Today was a day of travel, but much shorter than yesterday. We did jump to a new time zone so I feel like it is bedtime but have another hour before I can jump into bed. We are at a very nice park. It is called Benchmark Coach and RV Park and it is a Passport America Park. To those who are not campers, that means we got our site at half price. It was 15 dollars for the night and that includes electricty. They have a cement pads which made parking a "piece of cake". We ate lunch and then went out to see the sites.
Walt found a fish hatchery which was on a state road and near to the airport. There is a naval air base in the area, so there were many planes flying over the area were the hatchery was located. We drove up to the nursery and through gentle persuasion Walt got a tour. He found out that it was a nursery that grew catfish for the state of Mississippi to use in their catfish rodeos. Catfish rodeos are for kids to catch catfish and I guess the one who catches the most or the biggest gets a prize.
We spent the rest of the afternoon looking for a quilt shop to no advail. I did find a Joann Fabrics store and spoke to a quilter who did not know of a quilt store in the area. We had a very nice conversation about the area -- she was a very southern lady.
Walt spent the time I was in Joanns at a Sears store. It seems when you go in different areas and check out the stores you can almost always understand the finiancial level and the types of jobs in the area. This Sears store had a very nice stock of tools == a bit higher quality.
We did drive out of the snow today and ran into rain later this afternoon. They are very short on rain at the time, so all precipitation is welcomed.
The ground is a deep red color and when we passed lakes you could see they were short of rain by feet not inches.
Tomorrow is another day of travel and we will be in Louisiana tomorrow night.
Goodnight.
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