June 17-18

Two long days of driving!  The first day was slow because we drove through the Arkansas mountains in heavy rain to get to Hot Springs NP.  We didn't do much there because of the rain.  Then we drove to Vicksburg, MS in heavy rain. We crossed the Mississippi River at Vicksburg.

soup for supper offered free by the hotel
chicken gumbo and potato

June 17 was another long day of driving.  First we went to the Vicksburg National Military Park and learned some things about the siege of Vicksburg during the Civil War.  Then we drove 12 hours straight until we finally made it to Gainesville, FL.