AR TRAVELERS RV RALLY, VIDALIA, LA – Day 2   After a near sleepless night, a strong cup of stove-brewed coffee was an eye opener.  The RV resort at which we’re parked is on the river side of the Mississippi River Levee, across the river from Natchez, MS.  The pre-sunrise morning sky overlooking Natchez was spectacular, as was the sunrise.  The river is about quite a bit above normal since the Mississippi drains about 41 percent of the US and it’s the season for all the melting snow to be making its way to the Gulf of Mexico.

Kay and I enjoyed a great walk along the river on Vidalia’s riverfront walkway, about a mile and a half long, working our way upstream to the Visitor’s Center where we picked up information on the area.  We spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon touring Natchez.  It was/is much grander than I had imagined, and must have really been an exquisite city in its heyday in the early and mid-1800s. 

We took a horse-drawn carriage ride and saw many of the old houses, hotels, and churches.  We’ll catalog our photos and add them to a web album for viewing.

After the buggy ride, we drove through their cemetery, one of the most spectacular we’ve seen; Natchez is certainly proud of their Southern and Confederate heritage as was evidenced by the number of Confederate flags.  As a side note, my great, great grandfather, John Smith, fought at the battle of Port Hudson, just about an hour south of here.