We headed out of Vicksburg, MS about 9:00 am. The weather was overcast with a little wind. We traveled east to Jackson, MS about 50 miles east, then headed SE across MS to Mobile AL.
We got to see a large part of Mississippi we had never seen before. It wasn't exactly depressed, and it certainly wasn't upscale. The term "muddled" comes to mind. The roads were pretty bad for the most part, maybe even worse than California's right now. Every little town we traveled through had sort of a standard look - buildings either unoccupied, under construction or being partially used/lived in. We would pass a house with 3-4 junked cars in the yard and an old sofa/refrigerator on the front porch and other stuff here-and-there while a few houses just down the road the houses had fences, were set back from the road on property and were well maintained.
Each little town we went through had multiple churches, At least one Dollar General store, a Waffle House Restaurant, other fast food restaurants and a couple of quick stop gas stations. We also saw a number of pay-day advance check cashing stores in the larger towns along the way. it was not obvious how the local residents in this area outside of the larger cities (Jackson, Hattiesburg) make a living but it appeared that it might be a tough go for a lot of them.
Anywa3y, the weather cooperated and we arrived in Mobile, AL and picked up our old friend I-10 and headed east to Pensacola, FL. After a quick stop at the Florida Visitor's Center rest stop just over the FL line, we arrived at our RV park, just east of Pensacola. It is a great RV park and we have a nice site right on the water (Escambia Bay). We have stayed here before and it was worth a return visit.
After arriving, it seemed appropriate to relax a little and enjoy the area and sunset with a tequila and some popcorn (perhaps a strange combo but it was good). We will be here two nights and the plan tomorrow is to visit the Gulf Islands National Seashore just south of the RV park. Depending on our energy levels, we may also do some sightseeing in the Pensacola area.
It was another long ride, but it look like we are out of any weather to speak of and headed for pretty good FL weather.
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