Day 6: The Deep South

Today we venture further into the deep south and visit an 18th century plantation along the Mississippi River. The Oak Valley Plantation provided an interesting insight into plantation live in the 1700 and 1800s. The grounds and building have been restored and maintained throughout the years. The weather is a balmy 85 degrees... perfect conditions for a mint julep on the veranda.

We continue further down the Mississippi to New Orleans. The French Quarter did offer some street-side musicians whose talents did not go unnoticed. However, the Bourbon Street scene was less impressive than expected. Although the housing and building architecture around the quarter was a pleasing site.

We cross Lake Pontchartrain out of NOLA and head into Laurel Mississippi for a night's stay. Tomorrow's journey will be the longest thus far as we expect to drive about 9 hours and cover 4 states - Alabama (with a stop in Birmingham), brief pass through Georgia and Tennessee, and into North Carolina.

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