Despite the cold drizzle the entire way to Shreveport we mangaged to check in to our hotel, drop off Cinder and hit the casinos. We went to Sam's Town to start the night around 11:00 then we traveled on to the Horseshoe. All in all, we didn't win any of our hard-earned cash back. But we had a great time at the craps tables, watching and learning.
We got back to the hotel around 2:30am to a crying, whining, spoiled little black pit bull. She could hardly contain herself when she realized that we actually hadn't left her forever.
This morning we woke up, Cameron went for a little run (to keep his status in the weight-loss competition at work) and then we went down for the free breakfast. We truly love the taste of "free" food, even though we wouldn't have had the breakfast had we not paid the $75 for the hotel room.
On to Vicksburg, MS around 10:00 this morning. The drive was quite nice with the overcast and misty skies behind the trees just coming out of their winter dormancy. It truly was an enjoyable 2.5 hour drive through north Louisiana and into Mississippi.
Vicksburg is directly on the Mississippi River which is the border between LA and MS. We stopped at the visitor's center, got some brochures and let Cinder christen the great state of Mississippi. We cleaned up after her, of course.
Then it was on to our tour of Vicksburg National Military Park. This was a self-guided car tour covering all 16 miles if the park. We stopped for photo opportunities. Again, the overcast sky and misty surroundings really lent itself to the somber atmosphere of the battlegrounds. We really enjoyed this, even though Cameron had already visited this city on the way to watch one of his brother's college football games a few years back.
Tonight will include dinner at Riverside Grill in downtown Vicksburg. Then, at 6:00 we will be aboard the Sweet Olive Riverboat Sunset Tour of the Mighty Mississippi.
I keep telling Cameron that I can't believe we're actually doing this. It's just so cool. On top of that, I cannot believe we're actually taking Cinder with us. It's been great so far though!
Please check back again soon as our travels take us into Tuscaloosa, AL for some old fashioned camping!
We got back to the hotel around 2:30am to a crying, whining, spoiled little black pit bull. She could hardly contain herself when she realized that we actually hadn't left her forever.
This morning we woke up, Cameron went for a little run (to keep his status in the weight-loss competition at work) and then we went down for the free breakfast. We truly love the taste of "free" food, even though we wouldn't have had the breakfast had we not paid the $75 for the hotel room.
On to Vicksburg, MS around 10:00 this morning. The drive was quite nice with the overcast and misty skies behind the trees just coming out of their winter dormancy. It truly was an enjoyable 2.5 hour drive through north Louisiana and into Mississippi.
Vicksburg is directly on the Mississippi River which is the border between LA and MS. We stopped at the visitor's center, got some brochures and let Cinder christen the great state of Mississippi. We cleaned up after her, of course.
Then it was on to our tour of Vicksburg National Military Park. This was a self-guided car tour covering all 16 miles if the park. We stopped for photo opportunities. Again, the overcast sky and misty surroundings really lent itself to the somber atmosphere of the battlegrounds. We really enjoyed this, even though Cameron had already visited this city on the way to watch one of his brother's college football games a few years back.
Tonight will include dinner at Riverside Grill in downtown Vicksburg. Then, at 6:00 we will be aboard the Sweet Olive Riverboat Sunset Tour of the Mighty Mississippi.
I keep telling Cameron that I can't believe we're actually doing this. It's just so cool. On top of that, I cannot believe we're actually taking Cinder with us. It's been great so far though!
Please check back again soon as our travels take us into Tuscaloosa, AL for some old fashioned camping!
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