Natchez Trace Parkway

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What a great day! After our bit of a fiasco yesterday, today was wonderful. Travelled south on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Native Americans, Kaintuck boatmen, post riders, government officials and soldiers all moved across this trail, creating a link between the Mississippi Territory and the fledgling United States. We travelled through forests, cypress swamps and farmland to meander through the rock-studded hills of Tennessee, cotton fields in Alabama, and Mississippi's marshes.

And Robbie, eat your heart out, we went to Tupelo Mississippi, saw the house where Elvis was born, the church he went to etc. It was interesting. Robbie, bought you something. Took lots of pictures but cannot download them yet.

Marcel, I tried very hard to get a picture of a wild turkey in flight, tried about 10 times, and so far, only got the sky and no "turkeys"!

Oh I forgot, drove thru Nashville and did not see any signs of the flood. Just drove past the Grand Ole Opry which is now closed.

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