Almost there . . .

Today we visited five different states and are now in Alabama. As my friends Bonnie and Christy used to say, "Tomorrow I can say tomorrow!" as regards to my seeing Sam again. I'm really excited! Today we did a few tourist-y stops--some were better than others! First, we went to Tupelo, MS and stopped at a Civil War battlefield. Well, it sounded awesome in the AAA book, but when we got there it was just a small park with a few plaques and cannon. I've got photos on Facebook (or will real soon!). We then took the Natchez Trace Parkway (which was beautiful, by the way!) and stopped at a Chickasaw Village. This was kinda disappointing as the main sign area was cordoned off with that orange construction webbed fencing. There was a trail you could take which looked really neat, but we didn't have time to take it. They had some areas marked off so you could see the size of the buildings the Chickasaw used, so that was neat. The best stop came in Alabama off of Hwy. 238. It's the longest natural bridge east of the Rockies. Absolutely beautiful! The undergrowth was gorgeous, the lighting was lovely, and the whole setup was truly worth seeing. Again, photos on Facebook for those who are interested. Email me at bekahj77_at_gmail.com (replace _at_ with @) if you don't know how to access Facebook.

Our travels are going very well, traffic has been fun but not absolutely depressing. The roads have been good and like I said yesterday our weather is fabulous! Warm, breezy, and sunny for the most part.