The Travel Journal of Mr Sunny and the Twins

[BirdbyBird]

Mr Sunny (S) and the Twins, Red and the Other Red were accidently left behind at the TN GTG. There was initially some confusion as to where they had traveled from before being found on Vickie's table and they jumped in the camper with Herschel till they could make their way home ...which it turns out is actually in Southern California. We should have figured that seeing how bright and cheerful S is! The Twins are a little more of a handful...you know how twins can be. Sharon said that they could travel a bit before I sent them packing to So.Cal. so..... here goes.
S and the Twins have continued south out of Nashville and down the Natchez Trace.

The pictures from the first part of their journey is taking for ever to up load to PB so I will send of the Thursday part of their journey and get back to Tuesday and Wed. later......


On Thursday S and the Ts stopped to see Rosemont...the boyhood home of Jefferson Davis. The one lane road leading back made the driver thankful that she wasn't driving a class A. The Twins noticed the Spanish Moss up in the trees and knew for sure that they weren't in Kansas anymore or TN or Ohio....



A lot of the furnishings inside are directly connected to the Davis family or relatives. The guide also showed marks on the wall that showed the growth of family members and even where one of the nephews had etched his name in one of the windows.



The kitchen was in a separate building and had a neat table and more rustic furnishings.



The Ts made S climb up on the stove even though he tried to explain that he would have been placed on the table and they would have been used on the pots, etc. But you know the Twins...they are so impulsive!



Here they are sitting infront of the hearth in the kitchen.....I seemed like a nice gathering place on a chilly evening. Do they have chilly evenings in southern Mississippi?



This was/is the herb garden. The fence is to keep the chickens out (and probably the Twins!)



This house wasn't really on the tour and the guide lady had disappeared.....I think it may have been used by the family. But S liked it.



Here is a view of the one lane road heading out. This one is straighter than the one coming in and the water hadn't washed as much of it away. The grounds are owned by a gentleman who the driver was able to meet. Only a other couple was there and leaving as we drove in. The grounds and the buildings appeared to be a struggle to care for. You definitely got the feeling of another century. Nothing fancy about any of this. There was only the one woman to greet and give the tour of the house...after you go over to the grape arbor and listen to the 10 minute very informative audio tape....

[ali1257]

Thanks for sharing the story of S and the Twins...gives me some ideas for writing myself.

PS Hope they make it home safe and sound

[bluepinecones]

Love the photos and descriptions. Am sure Sharon will approve of S & Ts extra journey/adventures with you and the fur babies.
In fact, wish I had been there too.

[snowball]

I really enjoy looking at houses like that really enjoyed the pictures!!! thanks for sharing with us S and the twins trip
sheila

[Nasoosie]

What a great idea! LOVE your narrative and pics! thanks for sharing----house looks much like my grandparents' furnishings!

[rvgrammy1953]

Tina, what great a story and photos...Love the "Adventures of S and the Twins"..... They won't know how to act when they get back to CA....Sharon will have to re-train them....

[Redetotry]

Thanks Tina, great pictures and post, loved the houses especially the one with the porch and green shutters. Like Sarah I wish I'd been there too!

[AlmostThere]

Only the women on this forum could have this much fun with potholders! Good job, Tina. That was fun. Also enjoyed the pictures very much.

[sharon]

Tina, thanks so much for taking such good care of S and the twins, I know they can be a handful at times! I really miss them, but I'm glad they're getting to see parts of the country that even I haven't seen. I'm in Fayetteville, Ar visiting with grandkids (2 more sets of twins!) and cousins, aunts and uncles. It would probably be a little boring for them here, altho they are going to miss the tractor pulls on Sat. One of my personal favorites. My net connections have been so bad since I left the GTG that I haven't even tried to put pix on PB, they may have to wait until I get home.

If the twins get out of line, just give them a little shake and they'll straighten right up! Thanks again!

[Liz]

Wow, S & the Twins are having more fun than Belle! Great pictures and commentary, Tina. I love places like that. Thanks for taking the time and patience with Photobucket to share this adventure.

[mitch5252]

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Tina, that was a huge Friday Morning Smile! Great job!!
You're a dang clever woman.

Now, have Miss S and The Twins become Official WomenRV GTG Mascots?

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[JanetA]

Birdy, you are a nut! that is hilarious...

and the pictures are gorgeous! I sure could put my rockin' chair on that front porch and sit awhile!

Just lovely,, and yes, I'm sure the winters are chilly,, but the summers are killers! Hot and humid. I feel sorry for the field workers!

J

[avalen]

what an adventure!! love the pictures, my kind of country living

[BirdbyBird]

After loading pictures forever last night, Herschel is ready to tell the tale from earlier in the week. Carol and I were driving south on the Natchez Trace. Herschel took S with him when we went to hike back to the graves of the 13 unknown Confederate Soldiers. Carol said that the graves had a lot more flowers and decorations than the lst time she came through. There were several theories of when and how the soldiers may have died along the Trace but the facts are not known.



Some of the things I wasn't able to get pictures of were the flocks of wild turkeys. The turkeys are definitely bigger in Mississippi! I saw them three different times, but by the time I woke Herschel up to take the picture for me the turkeys had past or run into the trees..... S was very interested in the moss and fungus growing on many of the trees. The colors were brighter than the camera shows. It was definitely bug central with all the standing water and damp......



Carol and I stayed at the Davis Lake Park..... It was foggy and misty....and damp again...but the sites were very nice.



Maggie and Carol investigate one of the walks.....it was all a bit soggy.... The rigs are parked behind her!



There was some lovely wildlife. I think this was a gray heron.....all I know is that he makes a racket when he vocalizes...



And this was the strange Duck family..... the small wild duck along with the white duck and the larger Black and White duck. They were the only ducks there and the gray and white Herons....



Carol will tell you that Herschel's favorite thing was to look at the Old Trace and imagine what the early dogs must have experienced walking noth with their humans..... He tried to take the Twins out to see also!



Herschel also let the Twins sight see at the Jeff Busby campground along the Trace.



Carol told him that this was the highest point in Mississippi.....Okay, so Mississippi is sort of flat....



The Busby campground is where Carol and I met up again with a lady named Vickie who has been traveling in her conversion van....the van is new to her and in the pst she had been just traveling (and living) in her car. We met her first farther north on the trail at the Meriwether campground and now two days later we met again and invite her for dinner. Gosh she had visiting the most interesting places, many of them associated with the settings of novels and favorite authors......

After Carol headed back north, Herschel continued to search for those DEEP Traces.....Guess what he found them. S wasn't scared but the Twins were a little nervous.



Carol and shared the stories about the Bad Guys and Robbers hidding up above the unsuspecting humans (and their dogs... ) Carol didn't say if Pot holders were stolen often..... but Herschel was keeping an eye out anyway!
This part had TWO sections, I guess when one got too muddy they headed the other way..... They were both muddy for me.


On the last day of the Trace right near the end was the Mount Locust House as it would have appeared to individuals heading north back to Nashville and Kentucky.



The said this would have been at least one day out from the beginning of the trail. The Spanish Moss was plentiful.



Here was where the traveler hung their bed roll and hat, etc.



S and the Twins were impressed with all the tools and such.



And the furnishings.....this place was pretty simple....not like the fancy Davis place later on....



The back of the house looked ever rougher



S and the Twins threatened to ring the bell....but I reminded them that they might get put to work if someone was actually planning a meal....so they declined ....said they were on VACATION



We stopped by the cemetery.....



Remi took S around to read the stones....the Twins had been misbehaving and Remi had left them behind. Herschel has better control of those two.



Remi noticed this on especially....... Annie must have known somebody important to get included



We are now staying in the Escapee's park outside Mobile, AL. for a second night. Spent the day driving to Florida and beaches south. The sky cleared better than the weatherman predicted.......Not too much playing on the beach around here for pups....Herschel says he likes the rules at Myrtle Beach better..... The Wildlife Refuge and state parks and birding areas were interesting. Wow, it is blowing outside....think we'll need the heater tonight....and to think it was the air conditioner yesterday! S and the twins are already asleep for the night and the puppies need to wake up so that they can do their last out of the night and then go back to sleep. Heading north tomorrow...just haven't decided by which route.....

[VickieP]

Looks like yall are all having a great time and who would have know that keeping pot holders in line would be so much of a task, bet Hershel will be ready for another vacation when they ship back to CA!