Hippies go to Mississippi and find a new sweet home in Alabama

Our next stop on our journey across the South was the historic town of Natchez Mississippi. We tried out the Natchez Nachos... not to be recommended. We also stopped at the post office and got to overhear the locals speak cordially to each other in very slow Mississippian accents. How sweet (southern accent). We dipped our feet in the wide meandering Mississippi River and then headed on our merry way towards Home Sweet Home Alabama, where we did in face have a very sweet home awaiting our arrival.






We set out on the road for our next destination, an adorable bed and breakfast in Fayette Alabama. We wanted to get the feel for small town Alabama, and we sure did. The B&B is run by a sweet church going old couple out of there home. They even cook you up a mean praline french toast for breakfast served promptly at 7:30 AM. Unfortunately Laura's phone, which also serves as our alarm clock, died during the night and we slept through this delicious home-cooked meal. Although we were frusterated, we realized this was the first time since we hit the road that we got a decent night sleep and the first time in over a week that we slept in a bed. We also found some left over french toast in the kitchen that we took with us on the road.
Now well rested, we hit the road again heading toward Atlanta with a stop in Birmingham. We spent most of the afternoon walking around the Civil Rights Institute of Birmingham, which is an incredible exhibit.

Civil Rights Institute

You don't have to go into the museums to feel the history of Birmingham. Statues and posters in parks and on street corners serve as constant reminders of the city's brutal history. With storm clouds starting to gather over our heads, we decided it was once again time to hit the road and head to the exciting city of Atlanta!