LEAVING PENSACOLA AND ARRIVING IN NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI



The afternoon before leaving Pensacola, we were visited by a Pensacola friend, Miki with her friend William.  Miki had never seen a motorhome, so she was in awe!  She was also in awe of Gary's handiwork.  It was a great visit and to complete Miki's education I am going to include pictures of this same space after the slide-outs are pulled in in preparation to drive on down the road.

Friend Miki, Gary and Miki's friend William

Driver's seat no longer visible from the living area.

The mirror on the wall is now behind the end window of the slide.

The bed and closet now meet!  The excess STUFF is now packed beyond the bed in the back of the motorhome.

The shower gets the things that can leak or spill, such as water jugs and plants.

 

We are now almost ready to drive down the road, just a few things sitting or hanging around that have to be put away. 



 

We were on the road by 8 am for the six hour drive to Natchez MS.  It was wet most of the trip, but not pouring.  So it was manageable and Audrey even drove a share of the time.  We missed the turn of  Hwy 61 where it went south of the city, so Gary had to drive through city streets, all 58 feet of us. 

 

Looking from our front window into the Park.

 

But we did manage to get to Plantation RV Park safely.  When I say we missed the turn, I meant the driver, Gary and the map reader, Audrey!!  We did not listen to Molly, the GPS (which is new to us), properly.  We are still apprehensive to rely on Molly totally!!

 

 

After setting up home, enough to get through a week with more space, we relaxed for the evening.  Thursday morning we drove in to Natchez to check on tours and anything else that the Visitor's Center could suggest.  Taking the materials home to read, we made the decisions for tours and made our reservations the next morning. 

 

Since it was raining, we just drove about the town and through the large and very old City Cemetery.  It would be very interesting to walk through this cemetery, but would need several hours and good walking shoes for the hilly terrain. 

 



 

The rain did not appear to be clearing off, so we drove down to the river to the Under the Hill part of town.  It sounded like a good way to spend some time without getting wet.  The wind was strong and cold as well.  We began to wonder what the week would be in terms of weather.  Hm-m-m?

 



Casino Riverboat with bridge over the Mississippi to Louisiana

 

 

View of homes on the Natchez Bluff  near river's edge.

 

View south, down river.

 

View north, up river.

 

Tugboat moving quite a load of coal down river!



Large Tug Boat!



Riverboat on the Louisiana shore.



 



 

 

 

 

 



Leaving the casino, we decided it was time to call it a day and hope for sunshine the next day.  Stay with us as we have four more days to see more of Natchez, hopefully in the sunshine.