Natchez Ms

May 31st, 2017 - We crossed the Mississippi River in Natchez and this was beautiful. 

McComb Ms

We chose this area because of time and we were only planning on spending the night.  We stayed at the Bogue Chitto Water Park in McComb Ms and would just recommend if you stay here and have a bike to do it when it does not rain.  There were lots of huge mud holes in the road, lots of the sites had standing water, and the bathrooms left a lot to be desired, so we passed on showers and just slept. Well tried to, there was a dog near by that was outside and it literally barked all night. 

On the way in to the park was this abandoned tourist place, I believe.

This is our site, and you can see some of the mud puddles. They were not too bad from here out of the park but this is a one way road so we had to go around a loop and that is where the worst puddles were. 

Would I recommend this place? No, not with a motorcycle and not when it is raining. 

Lucedale Ms

After we left Miramar Beach Florida we finally ran into some heavy rain in Lucedale Mississippi.  But I think someone was watching over us because there was this church, Holmes Missionary Baptist Church, and they had this perfect place outside under cover for us to wait out the church.  So I have to send out a huge thank you to this church for keeping us safe and out of the storm.

Perfect and under cover

Ziva all cuddled into her bed and covered.

But then she sees a new friend and she so wanted to go play.

Miramar Beach Fl

We started our big trip yesterday, we left home about 9am and arrived here about 4. We are staying at the Topsail Hill Preserve State Park and will be here until Wednesday.

 My mother passed away recently, she would have been 90 years old in November. This was a sock monkey I sent her in an Easter basket, the nurses said that it was never far from her so I thought it appropriate to take it on our trip, giving her another adventure. Inside the velvet bag are a few of her ashes and the heart locket on the bracelet around monkeys neck also contain a few ashes. 

we are all packed an ready to go.

This is in Greensboro FL, I thought this was an awesome way to honor those that served our country. Each cross had their name, rank, branch and war. This went on quite a ways. 

This is the big bridge we crossed to get to the beaches.

We are at the state park campground and again, like the other Florida state parks we have camped, this one too is beautiful. The only possible thing I don't like is that the showers were small, no place to put stuff (soap, clothes, etc.) and there were only 2 stalls which were very busy. But this would not stop me from coming back. Later today we will check out the beach.

And Nana Banana (which is what all the grandchildren call my mother) is settled in to. 

Almost all setup just need to do inside now. 

Princes Ziva is all cozy and watching Buddy who is on the other side of the bike putting the rear part of his shifter back on that fell off, yeah I know I know what would a trip be with out a darn mechanical issue. 

Tuesday May 31st was our play day and we rode about 2 hours to Fort Pickens & the Gulf Islands National Seashore.  Fort Pickens is the largest of the four forts built to defend Pensacola Bay, Florida.  I was built in 1834 and named after Major General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina.