Our First Long Trip Day One

We left Montgomery, AL on July 6TH heading to the First Great North American RV Rally in Gillette, WY.

We drove to Tupelo, MS to spend a couple of days with family before starting a long trip. The trip there was a breeze and the big diesel ran just great and was a pleasure to drive. We had reservations at Natchez Trace RV Park and thought we'd have no problems since we're both originally from Tupelo.

We turned off Highway 78 onto the Natchez Trace. About 10 miles from the turn off the fun came to a screeching halt. There was major construction on the Trace and we had to take a detour. Now those secondary roads in north MS were designed for small cars and wagons NOT a 40 foot motor home.

We drove through some of the most narrow roads I've ever seen and the bridges were not much better. Oh don't forget the big trees with big limbs over the roads. Naturally the farmers wanted their half of the road right down the middle and they weren't about to move over either.

After more than an hour of this "fun" we finally arrived at the park. We learned the next day there was another route we could have taken to avoid the construction.