ONWARD TO MISSISSIPPI!

We had a great time in Dallas, but we are ready to continue our journey east. I think I forgot to mention that once we got just outside of Dallas, the terrain changed from sagebrush and wide open space with few if any homes to rolling hills, trees and populated areas. In fact I thought that east Texas was quite beautiful. I wish we had more time to explore this area.

After 3 days of driving we finally crossed Texas and entered Louisiana! Whew, I think that took it out of Dad. Mom could drive the coach but she didn’t want to, it was way too big for her. In fact, I think it kind of scared her. You’d think that after flying in the sleigh that nothing would bother her, but I sensed she was never very comfortable. Of course, as you know, I hated it! It made much too much noise for me.

Anyway, we continued on the I20 east and crossed Louisiana. The northern part of this state has gently rolling hills and is quite wooded. But it also looked like there was a lot of water in those woods. I think that in the summer there would be lots of bugs! Coming from the North Pole, we don’t have many bugs, but I don’t know as if I would like them.

The closer were got to this river the more excited Santa and Mom became. Santa said we were about to cross the mighty Mississippi River! He told us all about how he used this long river to help navigate across the United States. He said that this was the second longest river in North America with a length of over 2300 miles. It sure looked big to me!

When we crossed the river we were arrived in the state of Mississippi. We found a nice quiet campsite by a ferry. There was a Civil War battle that took place here so there will be a lot to explore tomorrow. This was a very long day, so we are all exhausted and just want to sleep. More to come.