Sweet Home Alabama!

When we left Shreveport this morning heading east on I-20, we knew that when we got to West Monroe, Louisiana, we had to try and locate the Duck Commander headquarters or our oldest grandson, Garrison would have been so disappointed.  Find it we did and there were a lot of people there shopping for souvenirs.  Sadly, the "boys" were not there as the clerk explained to everyone.  Turns out they were in Las Vegas to attend the CMT awards show on Sunday night.

As we made our way east, we stopped at the Mississippi welcome center in Vicksburg that is right on "old man river".  It seems that no matter how many times we see that mighty river, it still is so impressive.  We went to the Vicksburg Civil War Battleground that is now a national park.  The area is massive and is a sixteen mile driving tour.  The area where the battle took place is so beautiful and serene that it is difficult to envision the chaos and horror that happened 150 years ago.  It was very moving to see how many men were wounded and killed.

We drove across Mississippi and remarked how everything had turned green and all the trees were leafing out  since we left on our trip.  It was a great feeling when we crossed the state line into Alabama.   After 12 days, 3,957 miles and 10 states, Dorothy was right, "there's no place like home".

This has been a wonderful adventure for us and hope that you have enjoyed sharing it with us through this blog.

At the Duck Commander headquarters in West Monroe, LA.  We're not sure who the guy in the doorway is.

This is for Garrison.

 

Louisiana countryside.

More Louisiana ....

Crossing the Mississippi River into Vicksburg, MS.

At the Vicksburg battleground.

One of the many monuments at the battleground.

Another monument.

On the Mississippi Delta tamale trail.  After eating here, we must update the Santa Fe post, because now, THESE are the best tamales we have ever had.

 

Cuba, Alabama - John's grandparents were originally from Cuba and moved back after his grandfather retired.  John has many fond memories of visiting them in Cuba during the summers.