264 miles via I-20, US 49, I-59 through Hattiesburg, US 98, a zig-zag route through Mobile (I-65 and I-165 plus some local streets) and I-10. Cumulative tow miles: 3464. Truck miles: 297. Cumulative truck miles: 4836. The extra truck miles were due to the tour of the Vicksburg battlefield, but also trips to the casino, Walmart and a laundromat.
Other than a heavy shower west of Jackson, it was a nice day on mostly flat roads. I did a refueling stop just south of Hattiesburg. The GPS route through Mobile was nasty, but I didn’t get lost. The truck ran fine and the refrigerator stayed on.
So other trips (besides the battleground visit) in Vicksburg:
- A short trip to the Ameristar casino where, once again, I walked out a winner. This time 10 cents to the good. The casino was small and I didn’t like it much so it was easy to walk out with my winnings.
- A shopping trip to Walmart. All food this time.
- A trip to the laundromat. I was running short of socks.
My home for 3 nights in Vicksburg was the Magnolia RV Park Resort. This is a fairly small park with the balance between transients and long-term (some VERY long-term) residents was about 50/50. The long-term RVs were pretty trashy, but the utilities were good, the dog park was great and the pool (which I didn’t use) looked very nice. And a convenient location with very good OTA television reception. So, overall, not bad.
