Styx River to Tupelo

On Friday, May28, we drove to Tupelo MS. We followed truck route (Rt 90, 98) and eventually got to Rt. 45.

Rt 45  was a good 2-lane road for several milea and then became a 4-lane divided highway for the rest of the way. The trip was about 309 miles.

We are spending two nights here at a place named Campground at Barne's Crossing. When I called make reservations the lady I talked two really made me smile. When I offered to give my credit card number to confirm the reservation, she said In a typical southern accent she had my name and that was enough and that I could pay by cash or personnel check when I got here as they didn't take credit cards. When we arrived and met her , she turned out to be the most pleasant and helpful person you would want to meet. We have met some of the best folks in our travels. There are a lot of great people out here.  It is hilly but all the sites are very level and are covered in gravel. There is cable tv and wi-fi throughout the campground. I have some pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/jackbarbic/CampgroungAtBarneSCrossingRS#

They will be of more interest to RV'ers that may be planning to visit here.

 During the Civil War the battle at Brice's Cross Road was fought near here. You an access information on-line at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brice's_Crossroads or  http://www.nps.gov/brcr/index.htm

Every time we visit the battle fields that made our country, I am so impressed with the everyday people that put everything on the line. You can access the pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/jackbarbic/BriceSCrossroadMuseumBattlefieldRS#

You can't drive into Tupelo and not be informed that Elvis was born here. We did visit the site but did not go into the Elvis museum.

Click on: http://picasaweb.google.com/jackbarbic/ElvisBirthplaceRS# if you want to see a few pictures.

So, tomorrow we will go to Thousand Trails' Natchez Trace Preserve (Campground). We will be there until Friday, June 4, when we go to Highland, IL to our friends Tom & Phyllis who will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Fort Morgan May 25,2010

Today had plans to go to Fort morgan and Fort Gaines. Fort Morgan is on the east side of Mobile Bay.

I have uploaded picture that you can access at: http://picasaweb.google.com/jackbarbic/FortMorganRs#

There is a lot of history here. There are times like this that I wish I could remember what I was taught or maybe I should have paid more attention in history class. Fortunately Jackie is a real history nut and can tell the most fascinating stories about what happened and why it was so important to the United States becoming a country.

 I have found some references and there is a slide with the links. The Battle of Mobile Bay must have been a terrifying thing participate in. The days of cannon ball, shot and wood splinters were horrific.

Looking at the bay and the gulf we could platforms which we were told are for producing gas.

Well, the day was hot and humid. As we were finihing up I was thinking that going to see Fort Gaines may not be the best thing to do. Talk about luck, there was a thunder storm heading our way. Well, when you hot tired and your flat feet are hurting a poor excuse is better than none.

Even better, Jackie was also ready to head back...............................

Tomorrow we plan to enjoy the park and later join friends for dinner in Pensacola.

Mobile Al. area May 22-24, 2010

Well, I'm falling behind already and we have just started our trip. Our first stop was in Crestview FL. and I need get back to it. We are now at the Styx River RV Resort which is about half way between Pensacola FL and Mobile AL.

(I haven't uploaded all the pictures yet. I will add links to more pictures and add comments as I get them on-line)

We visited Bruce Yoder & Darlene. Bruce is a highschool freind from Western Military Academy (WMA).

Now,,, Bruce is "Da Man" when it comes to cooking salmon.

On Monday we went to the Oakleigh Historic Complex only to find it closed. I did walk around the outside and took some pictures. You can see the pictures at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/jackbarbic/MobileAlArea#

From there we went to the Mobile Muesum and it was also closed. Bummer!

Right nearby was Fort Conde. It was open BUT parts were closed for restoration.

As it turned out there was still a lot to see. What remains, is only a small portion of the orginal fort.

More pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/jackbarbic/FortConde#

Today we are going to Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines. These are located on th eeast and west side of the enterance to Mobile Bay.

Summer Trip, 2010

Jackie & I are traveling in our motorhome. We visited our neice in Crestview FL and are now at at campground in Alabama. If interested you can see nore pictures at :
http://picasaweb.google.com/jackbarbic/2CrestviewFLMay21222010#

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While here we plan to visit Bruce Yoder and do some sight seing in the Mobile AL area. I'll be adding more pictures as we go along on our journey.