What to you do when you are on a motorcycle, and it starts to pour down rain. Well, I guess there was a day when it sucked....not today. The rain clouds formed, we were scurrying for shelter and we found a great hiway bridge to hide under, and we could get the internet and it was like hanging out at a campsite with thunder and lightning and we were perfectly dry. Road is good again.
This is in Rosedale Mississippi and I promise that that is really the Mississippi River in the background. The route is spectacular and road incredible but we think we have only seen the river clearly about 4-5 times. We know it is there, it is on the maps, we can see the towers of the power stations and hear the tow boat whistles, we just can't see it often enough.
The cotton field here are so big it is, to me overwhelming. Here I am violating some state law and facing the potential anger of a local grower but I had to touch a real plant.
More proof, to ourselves as needed, that we are actually on the Great River Road since we do not see the actual river too often.
In Greenville Mississippi there is a place called Jim's Cafe. It has been on the food channel for serving one of the great cheese burgers in the south and for the wonderful hot sauce Gus, the current owner, makes. We stopped there today, not knowing any of this, but just looking for lunch. What a great surprise. This is Gus, whose family bought the place from Jim in 1934, and Susan the incredible server who is full of life, personality and great food suggestions.
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