We are staying a couple of nights in Natchez at an RV park located on the Mississippi River. Nice to look out our front window and see ships and barges going by.
On the advice of locals we ate lunch at the "Butt Hut" - great BBQ!
We toured Longwood, a beautiful plantation home, this afternoon. Unfortunately, it was started 18 months before the Civil War began and was never finished on the inside. It was designed to be 6 stories with a total of 30,000 square feet of living space. The owner lost most of his assets during the war and then died of pneumonia at an early age. His wife and 11 children - only 8 survived to adulthood - lived in the lower level for years and it was finally donated to the Natchez Garden Club by the three remaining grandchildren. It is now a National Historical Site and according to the "rules" it can not be changed in any way - inside or outside - so it is "frozen in time."
It was a lovely day for golf - grilled some steaks - watched the boats go by - it's a good life!
On our way to Houston - a couple of days early - anxious to see family! All in all a great trip south!
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