Suz and I left Hattiesburg, MS around 7:30 this morning and headed to Vicksburg, Mississippi - site of the famous Civil War battle. We headed up 49 and then turned onto Miss 28, what a wonderful riding road, Suzanne even had fun driving the car. Hiss, curves and smooth pavement. There were many stretches where the canopy of trees even outshone the Martin Grade (714 - Unfortunately, we didn't get any photos of this due to the narrow nature of the roadway. We then turned onto MS 27 North and had another wonderful ride into Vicksburg.
Once in Vicksburg, I got my Senior pass for the National Parks - $10 for a lifetime pass! Suz and I took the auto tour of the battleground - what an amazing site, and so large. The locations of all the Union and Confederate divisions are clearly set out with monuments and cannon. Truly awe inspiring - so many lives lost. The pictures of me riding are on the tour of the battleground.
After the tour, we headed to Canton by way of Shreveport, LA. Unfortunately, it was on I-20 all the way at between 75 and 80 mph. Not the most fun on a bike, but Suzanne likes driving the car fast - but 200 miles of it can wear on one. We stopped along the way at the in Monroe, LA at the Bleu Bayou Harley Davidson shop (photo) for a shirt and to say hello to the staff from the TC HOG family. It was well received.
Between Monroe and Canton, TX we ran across a couple of "single laners" on I-20 for road repairs that backed up traffic for several miles - now that's a lot of fun on a bike - but I did get a lot of slow speed practice (thank God for the TC HOG Slow Speed Skills course!). We finally pulled into the Canton Comfort Inn at 5:00 pm Central time (6:00pm our time) a bit worn but game for tomorrow (see photo).
Went to dinner at Jenny's on high recommendations, looking forward to a cold beer and a wine. No luck, while the food (Mexican) was very good, Van Zandt County is - you guessed it - DRY. Well, at least we have a beer or two in the motel room!
All-in-all, a really good day. A great ride of 95 miles or so on 28/27, an awesome tour of Vicksburg, and some good Mexican food. The rest we can set aside.
We'll drop another note tomorrow from Amarillo, TX.
Cheers to all!
John and Suz
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