Mississippi!
Mona has always wanted to see the sunrise on the beach and today was to be the day! it was a truly beautiful morning with lots of colors and dramatic clouds...
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Dixie Road Trip – Sweet Home Alabama!
Our first stop today was Montgomery, Alabama. Our day began with the first Confederate White House. Jefferson Davis and his wife Varina Howell lived here for about four months in early 1861. Soon, the Confederate Legislature decided Montgomery was too hot and moved the capital to Richmond, Virginia. ...
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Dixie Road Trip – Biltmore and Woodstock
Started the day with a visit to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina….with most of our focus on the mansion. The estate sits on 8000 acres and the mansion itself covers 4 ½ acres. The mansion was built between 1889 and 1895 and consists of 250 rooms...
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Dixie Road Trip – Dixie Driving
We left Bardstown this morning around 8:00, driving eastward on Route 150. Saw lots of beautiful horse farms and and we saw many homes that looked as though they had been abandoned 100 years ago, except for the refrigerators on the porch and the new F150s in...
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Day 27 – 1360!
Started our day in Topeka, Kansas. Surely you know, as I now do (because I lost a bet with Mona), that this is the capital of Kansas. Soon, we’re not in Kansas anymore. We’ve crossed into Kansas City, Missouri. It’s amazing how many twists and turns...
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Day 26 – Mountains in my rear view mirror!
Sounds like a country song, doesn't it? Maybe it could start like this: Mountains in my rear view mirror. Each mile bringing me nearer, Back to the center of lands I roam. Yes, back to my home sweet home! Okay, I won't quit my day job. Come to think of...
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