New Orleans to Vicksburg, Mississippi

After three big days in New Orleans today was a much required quieter driving day. We drove along the 61 North, from New Orleans to Vicksburg, which follows the Mississippi river and passes through several plantations and smaller towns. Mississippi is all about farming and the fields are endless, unfortunately being winter the fields currently look more like mud plains than actual crops.
During the drive we stopped at a local roadside restaurant where we got to hear some real twangy southern accents and also sample more of the local foods. Jez was the most experimental having the fried green tomatoes sandwich.
An important event of the day was Wonders vet class graduating. He was now officially a docter, a fact we have being using to impress the locals on his behalf. Although he asked us to stop referring to him as Dr Wonders or the Wonder Docter, Jez and I know deep down he loves it. Anyway, to celebrate Wonders had visions of cruising down the Mississippi in a gambling steamboat and if we were lucky we might even be able to pay for our hotel room with poker winnings. Unfortunately we were very disappointed. The steamboat at Vicksburg was anchored permanently, did not offer poker and everyone there looked like they were gambling their last dollar. Needless to say we made a quick retreat to find some dinner which to my delight was another barbeque.
Real Talk: One southern specialty type of barbeque is pork ribs, these ribs are very slowly cooked in a pit and can be ordered wet, dry or pulled. Wet means they are served dripping in bbq sauce, dry means they are marinated in dry herbs while pulled means the meat is pre-stripped from the ribs for you. The general consensus amongst the boys is that dry ribs are the best.
Sidenote: Unfortunately the blog is not allowing us to download photos at the moment. Besides not being able to view all the different sites along the way you have also missed the slow development of Jez’s beard. Differentiating himself from the naturally clean shaved Wonders and myself, Jez has been slowly growing his facial hair and under the”it would be rude not to” code this will continue till Nashville.
Bye for now and missing you all
Carl