Coronavirus Tour; Day 7
Today was Chris' birthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY Remus! I won't say how old she is.
This morning I went out to the car and found it covered in a fine coat of yellow dust (pollen?).
At 8:45 we departed our hotel in Jasper, Alabama. It was cloudy and 70 degrees. The top went down on Poonie and it stayed down all day. Our route was 5 north, 278 west, 241 north, 237 north, 51 west, 43 south, and 8 west to Dismals Canyon. It is privately owned but it is also designated as a national landmark. We walked a mile and a half in the canyon, which had a creek running through it. It was beautiful and definitely worth the visit.
I did slip and fall on a downslope that was muddy and covered in wet leaves. What a klutz!
Leaving Dismals Canyon we took 8 east and 43 north to Russellville, Alabama where we stopped for lunch at the Rancho Viejo Mexican Restaurant. They offered up some good chow with excellent service.
After lunch we continued north on 43, 72 west and Woodmont Drive north to Tuscumbia, Alabama to see the birthplace of Helen Keller. It was closed, due to the Coronavirus, but they let us walk around the grounds since we'd come so far. Very nice of them!
Our route to conclude the day was 72 west, the Natchez Trace Parkway southwest, I-22 west, 9 south and 278 west to Batesville, Mississippi, where we arrived at 5:15. The Natchez Trace was a pretty drive.
Our trip today covered 242 miles with a high temperature of 82. We enjoyed some sun and, though there was some very brief and very light rain, the top on the convertible stayed down all day.
To see all the photos taken today click on this link: Day 7 Photos
This morning I went out to the car and found it covered in a fine coat of yellow dust (pollen?).
At 8:45 we departed our hotel in Jasper, Alabama. It was cloudy and 70 degrees. The top went down on Poonie and it stayed down all day. Our route was 5 north, 278 west, 241 north, 237 north, 51 west, 43 south, and 8 west to Dismals Canyon. It is privately owned but it is also designated as a national landmark. We walked a mile and a half in the canyon, which had a creek running through it. It was beautiful and definitely worth the visit.
I did slip and fall on a downslope that was muddy and covered in wet leaves. What a klutz!
Leaving Dismals Canyon we took 8 east and 43 north to Russellville, Alabama where we stopped for lunch at the Rancho Viejo Mexican Restaurant. They offered up some good chow with excellent service.
After lunch we continued north on 43, 72 west and Woodmont Drive north to Tuscumbia, Alabama to see the birthplace of Helen Keller. It was closed, due to the Coronavirus, but they let us walk around the grounds since we'd come so far. Very nice of them!
Our route to conclude the day was 72 west, the Natchez Trace Parkway southwest, I-22 west, 9 south and 278 west to Batesville, Mississippi, where we arrived at 5:15. The Natchez Trace was a pretty drive.
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| Carl and Marge following us on the Natchez Trace Parkway |
Our trip today covered 242 miles with a high temperature of 82. We enjoyed some sun and, though there was some very brief and very light rain, the top on the convertible stayed down all day.
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To see all the photos taken today click on this link: Day 7 Photos
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