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RT6: Jackson to Tupelo & More Elvis

Posted by on Aug 31, 2011 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 6 comments We get up early to get a start on Tupelo. We have just one night here and want to have a little time to explore before setting off to Nashville. It is a cool 84 degrees at 9:30. By the time our day ends at 5:00 it will be 106 degrees. I cannot imagine being forced to toil in a field picking cotton in this heat. Brutal! Time to gas up and put some drinks on ice and hit the Trace for the second...
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RT5: Natchez & The Trace

Posted by on Aug 30, 2011 in BBQ, Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 2 comments Pecan pie for breakfast! We are in the deep South and that is what they do, right? Our hostess at The Pig Out Inn sent us on our way last night with two of their homemade mini pecan numbers. As we opened them this morning the wrapping released the sweet BBQ smoke adhering to it. Deep breath… aaahh! The pie is sweet and nutty and the perfect breakfast size. As we walk to the river to...
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RT4: NOLA to Natchez, MS.

Posted by on Aug 29, 2011 in BBQ, Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 3 comments It’s Monday and our Road trip hits the highway today. We check out of the Monteleone at 11-ish and spend some time getting the car wired….GPS (here on in referred to as Stella 3000 as it’s a significant upgrade from GPS models used on previous trips) and iPod. Warren Zevon comes on and we are off. We hope to be in Baton Rouge for lunch and in Natchez before dinner. It is already...
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