Category Archives: Mississippi

Ocean Springs and Biloxi MS

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

The last five days we have been relaxing at home, exploring the Gulf Islands National Seashore park where we are camped, and spending most of our time in either Ocean Springs or Biloxi, Mississippi. As usual, our first stop was … Continue reading →

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Into Mississippi

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

We are now into the state of Mississippi and will be spending about a week here before turning around and heading back towards Florida. Mississippi has beautiful welcome centers. The one we stopped at today had a nice Christmas tree … Continue reading →

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Around Natchez MS

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

It rained last night, but stopped by this morning. So we took advantage of the break in the rain and went to explore the town. This is our third time visiting Natchez, so we are getting rather familiar with things. … Continue reading →

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Natchez, Mississippi

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Marsha Brecht

After a good night’s sleep we are both rested and ready to go. We crossed the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and then left Interstate 10, going north on Highway 61. This is the Great River Road, a National … Continue reading →

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Natchez Trace Parkway

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Our trek up the Natchez Trace Parkway continues. Milepost 308.4 Cave Spring. A natural cave. A sign there talks about how sink holes are formed. Milepost 308.8 Bear Creek Mound. Another Indian mound. This one was built between 1400 and 1600. … Continue reading →

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Tishomingo State Park, MS

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

I would not call this a sunny day; the sun came and went all day long. But the temperature did reach 72 degrees, which was nice. Tomorrow is supposed to bring some rain and storms so today was our day … Continue reading →

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Natchez Trace Parkway

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

What a beautiful day, blue sky, sunshine, and 67 degrees. We left the Walmart parking lot this morning to continue our trek up the Natchez Trace Parkway. We have been stopping at most of the points of interest and historical … Continue reading →

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Natchez Trace Parkway

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Still moving north, but taking our time. I hear there’s another cold front to watch out for up there. It was nice here today, mostly sunny and got up to 70 degrees. There are still many sections of the Old … Continue reading →

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Natchez Trace Parkway

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

At milepost 15.5 of the Natchez Trace is Mount Locust, one of the oldest structures in the state of Mississippi. This is also the last of more than 50 Inns that existed during the period of greatest use of the … Continue reading →

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Emerald Mound

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We haven’t experienced thunder and lightning for a long time but last night we got some. That must be a sign of spring! It wasn’t severe at all and we slept well. At Milepost 10.3 of the Natchez Trace Parkway … Continue reading →

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Natchez, Mississippi

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

The Natchez Trace Parkway, part of the National Park System, runs 444 miles from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, Tennessee. First it was an animal trail used by American Indians. Then, in the 1800’s, it was the main return route for … Continue reading →

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Tabasco Sauce

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

The world’s only Tabasco bottling plant is near Lafayette, Louisiana. How could we resist a free factory tour? The pepper-scent of Tabasco greeted us as we drove into the parking lot. It wasn’t an eye-watering strong pepper smell, but mild … Continue reading →

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Mardi Gras Parade

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

I haven’t written the last several days because I haven’t had anything to say. Mostly we spent our time inside (a casino or the RV) since it’s been either foggy or cold or raining. We spent nearly a week in … Continue reading →

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Farmers Market, BBQ, Old Cars, and a Parade

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Ahh, a beautiful sunny day! It’s been a while. First thing this morning we went to the Ocean Springs Farmers Market where we found fresh local grown produce and baked goods, honey, crafts, potted plants and more. We bought some … Continue reading →

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Fog and a ‘Gator

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We have extended our stay here at Davis Bayou Campground through the weekend. I think we have a prime spot. The campground has been full to capacity every day with several RVs being turned away. There is a limit of … Continue reading →

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A Little West

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We’re just taking our time the last few days moving a little further west. There is no hurry. Besides Walmart there are other big box stores that permit overnight RV parking in their lots; some Bass Pro Shops ok it … Continue reading →

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NASA Tour and Museum

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Thunderstorms this morning but we were lucky and missed out on the few tornadoes that were about.  Once things calmed down we started driving west. Near where we were, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center, America’s … Continue reading →

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Crazy Weather

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Blizzard!  At home in Minnesota.  And we are missing it.  Hmmm…I’m not sure how I feel about that.  I love them, but only from a distance or when I’m safe and sound inside looking out at it.  My niece in … Continue reading →

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