So Many Campgrounds So Little Time

 River View RV Park and Resort in Vidalia  LA 

  

We started this journey on July 22, 2013 and because of my procrastination and fear of "THE BLOG" I am three months into the trip and quite far behind on my post. We have had so many wonderful experiences and seen so many beautiful sights I will have to try to limit my words to catch up to our current location. In keeping with the old adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words" I will post more photographs to speed us along the path of our journey.

Unusual Camper at River View

This was our first stop in LA across the river from Natchez MS.
 Some points we remember about our stay.

1. The campground was beautiful.
2. We got a kick out of the boat parked behind us.
3. The Mississippi River was beautiful at sunset with the tug boats and the barges quietly doing their work.
4. We had out best meal at Roux 61 a Seafood Restaurant in Natchez 
5. Our worst dining experience was at Ruby Tuesday's. (One of our favorite places to eat in our home town.) Unfortunately the service at the Natchez restaurant was terrible and the food was worse. 

Natchez State Park

Natchez State Park

Memories of our five day stay:

1. There was only electric hook ups so we had to shower in the public showers. They were reasonably clean.
2. The campground began to fill up for the weekend fishing tournament.
3. We met a young man riding a bicycle with a snake wrapped around the handle bars. He said he found it. 
4. The campers next to us were a group of men. A father and his two grown sons and a friend who happened to be a chef from Biloxi MS. They were enjoying a fish fry with the chef doing the cooking. We were invited to join them. 
5. Before the night was over the couple next door who were camping in a tent joined us. They were from France touring the U.S. for three months. The lady spoke broken English and the man could not speak English at all.It was very interesting trying to carry on a conversation with our different dialects and their limited English. Interestingly enough we communicated well enough to enjoy each others company and learn about each other.

Snake becomes boys best friend

6. Paul, Gizmo and I walked the trail through the woods and discovered a few animal tracks, an unusual plant and a lake. 
7. Some campers left a child's bicycle behind. I hope they lived close by and could come back to get it.
This is a place I would recommend visiting, especially if you are a fisherman.

 

                         Goshen Springs Campground, Brandon MS

1. One of the best kept campgrounds I have seen. 

2. Many of the campers were actually residents

3. The campground was very quiet and the residents were not as friendly as we usually see in campgrounds.

3. We enjoyed the pool and met a very nice resident while we were swimming.

4. We were able to wash clothes and swim in the pool between was and dry cycles.

5. First we couldn't stay outside because of mosquitoes, then we couldn't stay outside because of the 

    mosquito spray
6. I found a strange object in the water. Asked several people what it was. No one knew. Someone said it was frog eggs but I have never seen any frog eggs like it and I could not find it on the internet. If you recognize this thing, please leave a note and let me know what it is. It is about the size of a baseball and has what appears to be a mouth on the other side. It was found in fresh water.