Big Mona On The Move

 We are visiting with Dennis’s cousins and family in Mississippi on the border of Louisiana. We took a day to sight see in New Orleans at the WWII Museum. A lot of New Orleans is still devistated by Katrina and other hurricane. The roads were being worked on and finding places to park was some what confusing.  But, First we stopped at Cafe Du Monde for my first beignets and coffee. Then to the museum. I wanted to learn more about what my dad did in the Navy. He was a Naval Aviator and did reconnaissance in the Pacific. The movie offered at the beginning, Beyond All Boundaries, reviewed how the nation was and the world as a whole. It covered every aspect and point of view and they used actual film footage at the time. We then explored all the other features from art made by soldier, articles left on the beach from D-day, full size aircraft and artillery, and complete life sized dioramas of Europe and Pacific locations and movements. I found a B-24 bomber but they never talked a...

 I have been off the grid for five days and it has been nice. After having Big Mona updated we left Georgia and headed for Alabama. Where we were headed was between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. We passed Talladaga Race track. It is huge!  Then through Birmingham and on to US 20/59. It was a very long winding road to get to this Army Corps of Engineer park, but we have no regrets.  The park consists of maybe 20 sites, some on the water and others in a ‘holler’ nicely shaded with a spring fed creek running through it. Lake Holt is built between two locks and during the summer becomes quite busy. We enjoyed evening campfires thanks to a neighboring couple who gave us lots of wood from their home 30 minutes away. One night we had severe storm warning and possible hail. We had lightening and a lot of rain but in our little holler protected us. The next day our little creek became a babbling brook with a mini waterfall. Another couple we met were from Virginia and had a 2014 Tiff...