Saturday, July 6, 2013

Taking the Trace north part one ...


We started our trip up the trace with a spot of lake camping, sleeping under the stars on the boat dock in the Natchez State Park on our first night. We then headed for Rocky Springs, about 50 miles north of the state park on the Trace. We camped there for the night and used our tents for the first time, providing a mozzie free sleep. The next day we continued north, stopping in Port Gibson to find some lunch then heading on just north of Jackson to Ridgeland, where we had our first park camping experience at Old Trace Park by the reservoir.

The next day my shoulder was giving me some trouble so we decided to have a rest day, only doing about 25 miles to Ratliff Ferry before camping for the night. Little did we know there was going to be a huge concert that night featuring a popular "country rap" band. Go figure.

On the fourth of July we hightailed it out of there and up the trace another 65 miles to Jeff Busby camp ground where we celebrated the Fourth of July by having a few swigs of rum with Rick, a motorcycle camper from New Orleans, and listening to the fireworks go off in the distance from our tents.

Last night we rode another 60 miles north on the Trace and stayed at the Davis Lake camp grounds in the Tombigbee National Forest. It was nice to have a shower even if it did cost 20 bucks. And the people at the camp ground were all so lovely, coming over one by one to meet us and offer us fruit, water and PIE!!!! Yes pie ! Mitts had promised me that there would be offerings of pie throughout the South and so far nothing, but by jeez it finally happened! :)

So we have made it just over halfway up the Natchez Trace. Shacked up in Tupelo, MS (the birthplace of Elvis) for the night at our first couchsurfing spot with our hosts Mo and Addie. And tomorrow we continue north on the Trace, Nashville bound.























3 comments:

  1. Following your process! Beautiful pictures!

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  2. Lol love it, sounds great... Like that, no mozzy night... How was the pie? Hang in there your doing great! So glad its such a great trip so far. Tears of joy reading of your journey girls. Power on big hugs! Mum / Mom :) xxoo <3 <3

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  3. It looks beautiful! What a spot to have camped for the night :)

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