Now you may be wondering - do these people ever stay home?
Well, Memorial Day weekend turned into a four day weekend, so we decided it was a perfect time to return to Vicksburg, MS.
So we headed northeast out of Texas, through beautiful, green Louisiana and once again crossed the mighty Mississippi River.
We enjoyed an unhurried day in the Vicksburg Military Park; the National Cemetery was very moving being so close to Memorial Day.
Every state that fought in that battle and siege has a memorial built around the Park - this is the one for Texas.
It was a little sad to have to find the Confederate soldiers over in the town cemetery. Yes, you can't quite see it, but those are small Stars and Bars flags. Remember where you are.
This time we also had time to visit the USS Cairo Museum on the other side of the Park. It was a Union ironclad gunship that was the first ship sunk by a naval mine in 1862. It was discovered around 1960 and raised in pieces in 1965.
We were able to drive home on the Natchez Trace for about 50 miles. The Natchez Trace is an old indian trail turned into a trader's trail/pathway that ran from Natchez Mississippi to Nashville TN in the north, about 440 miles.
It is now a Scenic Highway and a dream to drive - very peaceful; very little traffic and big trucks are forbidden.
You gotta love the food variety in the South!!!
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