Dissapointment

We went to the reenactment today. Talk about a muddy mess. It rained yesterday morning and the place was terrible. I know they had nothing to do with the rain. They did not have the battlefield set up very well. The rebels had there backs to us. They should have had them 90d from us. That way we could have seen both sides. This was our 4th one to see.  This is the worst one as far as organization goes. Talked to a reenactor walking down the road and said this was his fifth one and he agreed with me as for the organization. Not sure why The last one was over 10 yrs ago. I was still working at least we think so. I did take some pictures and a little video with my camera. Tomorrow I am going to McDs and use their wifi to upload some pictures and video. We will be leaving on Monday morning. Not sure exactly what time and where we will be stopping. Will just drive and see. Might try and make it to Shepardsville Ky and stop overnight there. Depends on the weather what time we get started and traffic. WE have ordered a DVD of this battle. Should be pretty good as they have people right out in the field with the troops. It is thundering here right now. Might get some rain If they get rain at the battlefield site it will really be a mess.  Well that is for tonight. Later all Ron Thelma and Eli

Big day tomorrow

Today we went out for lunch. Had coupons for free appetizer and free cobbler. We had to pay for one cobbler but it was worth it. We had rotel cheese and tortilla chips for the appetizer. Brought some of that home. Thelma brought home some of her meal. Tomorrow we are going to the reenactment. Getting up early as I expect a traffic jam. They are predicting a lot of watchers. It rained this morning. I awoke about 3 or so and it was lightly raining then. It rained harder as the day went on. It finally quit about noon. Then the sun came out. It never did get as warm as they had predicted. Well That is it for tonight  Later all Ron  Thelma and Eli

Laid back day

This morning we went to the Waffle house here for breakfast After that we went to the Laundromat to wash some clothes. That should be the last we do till we get home. Then this afternoon I washed the front end of the truck and front of the Montana. Boy I don't think we ever had that many bugs. Not sure where we got them all. Still not all off the front of trailer. They might wait till we get home. I really don't want to get out the ladder here. It is a lot cleaner than it was.  Well that is it for tonight Not sure what else we will do tomorrow. Possible go out for lunch We have a couple of coupons for an appetizer or dessert at one of the restaurants. Later all. Ron Thelma and Eli

Shiloh Battlefield

Today we went and toured the Shiloh battlefield. Took us about 4 hours. I think. Very interesting. Saw a short movie at the visitors center. Then did the driving tour. I was amazed at how many units from Indiana were clear down here for the war. Here is some pics

Here is the Shiloh church which gave the battle its name. This is where it started.

This tree has an eagles nest in it You can just barely see the eagles head in the center. Maybe will try again and see if I can get a better picture.

Some of the Calvary are camped at the interpretive center tonight. This horse has the neatest markings. almost blends in with the trees.

This is not a horse but a mule. And he was letting everyone know it with his noise. Sounded funny. Well that is it for tonight Tomorrow we are doing some laundry. That should last till we get home. Later all Ron Thelma and Eli

A little sightseeing

Today we went into Corinth for a little sightseeing. First this morning we went to the Civil war interpretive center. Forgot my camera so will have to go back. We also went to the visitors center . The lady there was very informative. She gave us lots of brochures to look over and showed us on a map different things to see. And where to eat. Then after going back to the trailer for lunch we went into town to the depot. This is where two tracks cross. One going east to west and one north to south.

While we were there 3 trains went through going to the west. Here is one of them

We then went to the Corinth National Cemetery. This is not just for Civil war soldiers. There were some buried here from all wars. Even after they are out of service.

Notice how they all line up. No matter how you look at them they are all in straight rows. Tomorrow we are heading for Shiloh battlefield. Should be good.  Later all Ron Thelma and Eli

We are in Corinth

We arrived here around about 3:30 this afternoon. We had some pretty good roads and also one that was real nasty. Bumpity bumpity bump. Eli did not like it at all. Tomorrow we are going into the visitors center and get some info on this town. We will not get up real early as we have quite a few days to do this. Need to find out exactly where The Shiloh battlefield is from here. They have a 40 % chance of rain for Sat. Hope not. We are staying at a campground here that also has a gun club. I went down and looked at the trap house. I think they are automatic. Bunch of clay pigeons in them. Don't know if they will be shooting here while we are here or not. Well don't know much else tonight. We have a night light right above us so Eli has his own light for when he goes out. Later all Ron Thelma and Eli

We move again tomorrow

We arrived here in Montgomery Al. about 4 yesterday afternoon. Got set up and then a little later Thelma and I went to Olive Garden. We had not been to one in quite awhile. It was good. WE have leftovers for Tomorrow evening. We are going to Corinth Ms. We will be there for a week. We will leave there on the 2nd of April and start for home. Probably two days. We are going to the Shiloh battlefield and on Sat a reenactment of it. That should be good. There is a lot of civil war stuff in Corinth. Should have some pictures next week after we get there. Well that is it for today  Later all Ron Thelma and Eli