Our first day of the month and it began with a beautiful sunshine albeit a cold morning; 39*F and it did warm up to 74*F by the time we got to Mississippi but I am getting ahead of myself. We were on the road by 9:15 AM and headed south on Hwy 27. We went through a few towns, some quite depressed from the economy. We stopped for fuel in Lowndesboro Alabama ($4.04 and again Toomsuba, MS @ $3.65). We stopped for lunch near a neat little lake on Hwy 80. It was a very nice drive with farms, rolling hills and lots of forest. We went through Montgomery, the Capital of Alabama then Selma, where the voting rights for the blacks was fought back in the 60’s and 70’s. We eventually arrived in Meridian, Mississippi at our park for the night; “Okatibbee Water Park”. We used Passport America to get in at $11, and what a beautiful place this is! We are backed onto a lake and we had a very nice sunset. It was a long day and we gained an hour as we went from Eastern to Central time. It is warm outside and we have the door open.
We drove 356 miles in 7 hrs @ 51 MPH average and were stopped for a total of an hour and 15 minutes.
N 32* 29.897
W 088* 47.083
Alt: 408 ft
We were back on the road by 8:45 AM under a beautiful sunshine and warm morning. Today was a bit of a boring drive. We were mainly on I-20 and although the scenery changed from time to time, we mainly had forest and tall trees. Here, it is green and some of the trees are just beginning to change color. We crossed the Mississippi River which made it officially that we are now in the West! We stopped twice for fuel; in Jackson MS at a Pilot where I used my Flying J card and saved on fuel cost @ $3.74. We also got propane and saved $0.05 by gallon. We had brunch here too since there was a Denny’s. The second place for fuel was Monroe, Louisiana @ $3.89 (Flying J). In Bossier/Shreveport, Louisiana, we stopped for the night at a campground on Hwy 3 which turned out to be right beside the railway tracks. DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED! IT is hot out there, 84*F. IT is amazing how one has to use the furnace than use the A/C in the same day!!!
We drove 323 miles in 5.5 hrs @ an average 57 MPH We were stopped for 1.5 hrs
N 32* 36.063'
W 093* 44.125'
Alt: 188 ft
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