It is so nice to be posting about current events! I would say I promise not to get behind again, but that probably won't be true.
Danny has always wanted to see the Shiloh Battlefield (thanks, Ken Burns), so we took advantage of our extra days to be tourists and visit the area. Enterprise was to pick us up at 8:00, so we broke our rule and set an early alarm. Just down the road from the Enterprise office was a Waffle House. Can you believe that?! Of course we had to stop for breakfast. Danny was a happy camper, and my grits bowl was great!
The drive to Shiloh took about 1 1/2 hours through rolling countryside. The Military Park was impressive but so sad. Such a waste of human life, 23,746 killed, injured or missing. The visitor center had an amazing video narrated by Peter Coyote, then we followed up with the driving tour of the battlefield. Next stop was Corinth, site of equal carnage, mostly due to disease and illness. Corinth was a major railroad crossroads and saw lots of action. An interesting thing about the Corinth visitor center was the walkway. Replicas of artifacts from the battles were imbedded in the walkway. Hudson would have loved it! I can't wait to post pictures so you can be impressed, too.
The ranger recommended a local BBQ restaurant, so we stopped and enjoyed our first BBQ of the trip. They served gumbo instead of Brunswck Stew. I thought that was strange since we are so far from the Gulf, but it was very good, as was the BBQ.
Danny was ready to be through with driving! As usual, he caught every red light, and cars kept getting in his way. We both were ready to get back to the boat.
We took a walk to look at other boats tonight, deciding ours was the best, of course. A couple walked by and we started talking, as boat people do, right? They are looking for a boat with an air conditioned bridge, and one is for sale two boats down. They came aboard to look at ours and we had a lovely conversation. We hope to see them this weekend at the Rendezvous at Joe Wheeler State Park.
This is our third night at Florence Harbor Marina and it seems almost like home. We know the people in the office, we recognize some of the other Loopers, we even know our way around town - a little bit. Tomorrow we will head out and anchor on the lake a couple of nights before going to Joe Wheeler. Being around other people has been nice, but we miss the quiet and solitude, and Danny misses his lake baths!
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