Natchez, MS and Vidalia,LA

We found Natchez State Park on a rainy Sunday morning and Larry quickly decided that we would NOT be staying there because we would not have satellite reception for the TV. I know, we aren't really campers, what with a washer/dryer, three TV's, computers, phones, yadda, yadda, yadda. What can I say? It's a little embarrassing, really, but, whattaya gonna do? So out of the wilds and woods of Mississippi and on to Vidalia, LA.

We found a very nice park in Vidalia, right on the banks of the Mississippi. We took our lawn chairs out by the river and watched barges travel up and down the river. Apparently the drought that affected the river has eased somewhat because there seemed to me to be a good deal of traffic. Of course, I think the drought problems on the river were farther north.

I  did take this picture of sand along the side. I don't know if it's always that way, but it looked to me as if the river should have been covering it.

This is the bridge connecting Mississippi and Louisiana at Natchez.

And a little history that I found on the Riverwalk in Vidalia:

We visited an old Indian village. Apparently this area had been used mainly as a ceremonial ground. There was a tour bus of people from Austria. Thought that was interesting that they would be there.

Then we checked out a former plantation that is maintained by the National Park Service. This is the only picture I took because my camera flashed and that was frowned upon. Really the house didn't seem all that imposing, except for the 24-carat gold overlay cornices and moldings in the drawing room. The house belonged to several different families, but remained mostly intact. This is the dining room.

I feel a little guilty because I have recommended Natchez to others and I didn't do half the things I should have. Maybe when I get back to Tupelo,  I'll have to come back here too.