It was in the high 60's when I got up this morning. We had light rain again during the night. Today's high was in the low 70's and very humid. No rain so far.
We moved the coach to the shop at 7AM. The number of boats and RV's stored at this 4 corners was a surprise when we first came here. Photos of the intersection just down the road from us.
SW corner
RV campground (4 FHU units) and storage area on SE corner
NW corner
Parked on the west side of us
After dropping the coach off we headed for Tupelo, about 70 miles from the shop. We stopped at Muddy's, in Booneville, MS, for breakfast.
There was an aisle on the other side of this wall. At the beginning of the aisle you placed you order then got your drink and moved to this side of the wall to the seating area. A waitress brought your food to you. We both had a breakfast plate: a biscuit, gravy, scrambled eggs and choice of meat. The gravy was okay, but not nearly as good as Kathy's. The eggs and biscuits were good. My sausage patties and here bacon slices were very good.
The first store we visited in Tupelo was Tuesday morning. By the time we arrived there I needed to relieve myself of the tea I drank early in the morning and the coffee drank at Muddys. When we parked in front of the store I thought, "How convenient that they post directions to the restrooms right out where people can find them." Note the signs on the columns in front of the store.
Then I realized that Tupelo must be a very politically correct town. They don't care if visitors can find the restrooms, as long as they stay 6' apart while they are searching.
We (Kathy) also stopped at some other stores to check things out. By 11:30 we were ready for lunch. We chose a Mexican place that advertised a buffet. The food was good, but not great.
The tables were great.
On the way back we drove about 35 miles on the Natchez Trace Parkway. We stopped at a visitor center, watched a 15 minute video and visited with the Ranger at the center. The story behind this national park is quite interesting.
The view over 20 Mile Bottoms.
A sign at the overlook
I don't know it the text will be clear enough to be read so I'm including it: Twentymile Bottom, now cultivated, was typical of the many low areas along the streams through which the Natchez Trace passed. In 1812 Reverend John Johnson stopped at Old Factors Stand, near this bottom: "I have this day swam my horse 5 times, bridged one creek, forded several others, besides the swamp we had to wade through. At night we had a shower of rain - took up my usual lodging on the ground in the company with several Indiana."
Then it was back to Iuka. Kathy checked out a few of the stores and then we headed back to the shop. The repairs guys are done with their list of items, except for a final check. We had noticed a leak from the top of the windshield and asked them to look at it. It looks like the top corner of the windshield has popped out away from the coach. Its beyond what Bryan works on but he has connections with a windshield place in the area. He will call them first thing in the morning to see when they can look at it.
I wore jeans, a tee shirt & flannel shirt today. By mid-afternoon I was ready to shed the flannel shirt. The combination of being in cooler weather the past couple of weeks, the very high humidity and the temperature in the mid-70's made it uncomfortably warm.
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours.
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