Road to New Orleans

Yesterday I was mildly intoxicated and swimming in the motel pool so I couldn't write. Motel pools have become somewhat of a tradition on our trip for me and Otter. Taking a short swim before driving hundreds of miles is a good way to start the day. And like yesterday, pool and booze can be good fun.

If you want to see the Peabody ducks in Memphis, be early and 10 years old. Kids get the front seats (floor) and as fun as the ducks are, they run like their asses were on fire. They will make Usain Bolt look bad if dashing from elevator to fountain ever makes it to the olympics.

Vicksburg was a great stop on our way down the Mississippi. Lots of civil war history and an ironclad - it's basically a shallow water steam boat covered in armor and armed with cannons. It was also baffling to see the flood marks at the flood gates. I had no idea Mississippi can flood THAT much.

Now we're happily in New Orleans, anxious to dig in to the food, drinks and music.

-Tuoppi

Natchez Trace Parkway - very pretty road indeed, the picture can't capture it.