Vicksburg, MS (USA)

Nicky was home for an extended weekend, so we decided to head over to Jackson. Left Marion at noon and headed west on I-20. Gas in Brandon, MS. Wanted to see the airshow that was going on this weekend, but couldn't get anywhere near the airport :-(. Ended up taking US-80 into center of city just to get around the trouble. North on I-55 for a bit and then off at Ridgeland Mall. Shopped for a bit there and then got back on the road. Listened to the radio - trying to keep up with my Football Challenge statistics (not doing so well...). Used I-55, I-220 and I-20 to get to Vicksburg - arrived at 1600. Saw the park video and toured some of the interesting sites along the Mississippi River. Saw a lot of good things and didn't leave the park until 1830. Weather was nice, so we crossed the Mississippi on the old US-80 bridge into Louisiana. The road actually looked closed, but we made it over. Nicky didn't like the looks of the bridge, so we took I-20 back across and all the way back to Meridian. Home at 2015.