Blogs from Mississippi, United States, North America - page 19

Well hello again everyone! Time for a brand new blog to begin!! :) This time, this is coming to ya'll from Mississippi! Here goes. Tuesday afternoon mom and I started our road trip and we made it down to the refuge by 3pm on Thursday! The drive was lots of fun... many laughs. :) And bring able to alternate drivers every few hours was a big help. On Tuesday we drove through 5 states (NJ, PA, MD, WV, VA), wednesday we went through 4 states (VA, TN, GA, AL), and Thursday we were only in 2 states (AL and MS)! We were amused because at one point we had a bathroom stop in Trenton... georgia. lol. See, it takes very little to amuse us. Anyway, that Trenton was much prettier than ours. Thursday we stopped by ... read more

Okay, we are 3/4 of the way there....We have driven 1, 324 miles since leaving the island....Last night was the worst driving...We spent some time in Chattanooga TN to go to the aquarium there. Cameron was BEGGING me to go and I couldn't deny the poor child. It was totally amazing!! The exhibits were awesome, we touched stingrays, sturgeon and other creatures in special tanks. We even had stingrays eating out of our hands....We were covered in butterflies in the butterfly garden and saw some awesome jellyfish. Though we rushed through the place, we could have easily spent several hours there alone. We also squeezed in some time to take the FREE shuttle to the Chattanooga Choo Choo for a photo op. before we left. That town is so friendly and clean...It seems to be a ... read more

Gulfport, Mississippi is a beautiful city full of history. It is one of the largest cities in Mississippi and has turned into quite the casino town, along with nearby Biloxi. No matter what you reason for traveling to Gulfport, there are a number of things that you can see and do for free. You can visit the beaches of course. But in addition visit this page to find more things to do when visiting Gulfport on a budget! ... read more

There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it. Charles Dudley Warner Ulysses S. Grant's philosophy of war Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can, and strike him as hard as you can. And keep moving on! WEB SITES Click on the blue Vickburg National Park Vicksburg National Military Park November 3, 2009, Tuesday, Vicksburg, Mississippi It was a long drive to Vicksburg National Military Park. From the beginning of the Civil War, control of the Mississippi River was of vital importance to the Federal Government. Command of that waterway would allow uninterrupted passage of Union tr... read more

Oct 21 Day 4 on the water We woke up to another cool crisp day. We planned on leaving early, but were enticed to stay for complementary fresh warm cinnamon rolls. Glad we did, for they were delicious. We fueled up with 3 gals diesel and pumped out the holding tank and headed out on the river. We managed to sail for about 1 hour, but with light winds from the south we motored most of the day. We crossed under Interstate 40 around noon. We are basically out of Kentucky Lake now. It looks like a wide river at this point. The river depth is 40-60 feet deep. Later in the day we motored through a gorge with high rock cliffs. Arrived at our first anchorage, Lick Creek, at 5:30 pm., about 200 yards of ... read more