Ameristar Vicksburg RV Park
Vicksburg, Mississippi
We wanted to see the Vicksburg Battlefield site so we made a stop in this historic town.
After looking at all the Army fortifications, Dave was pleased to see the Navy represented. The USS Cairo was a Union ironclad that was sunk early in the Civil War.
After 100 years, the Cairo was located and parts of it were slowly brought to the surface. The Park Service restored it to the point that visitors can walk through it.
Seven identical ships were built in 100 days. These ships were considered state of the art at the time.
I was looking forward to lunch since some of the locals had all recommended a local eatery, the "Tomato Place".
We were a little skeptical when we drove up. It was a converted produce stand with lots of character, but we had delicious sandwiches on homemade bread with fresh squeezed orangeade. We bought fresh tomatoes and peaches on the way out.
On the way back to the camper, we stopped at Walmart for a loaf of bread. Only at a Mississippi Walmart would you find large economy size jars of "Pickled Pigs Lips" sharing the shelf with pickled pigs feet and pickled eggs.
Jim is a tomato lover. Tomato sandwiches are his favorite. Pickled pigs lips would NOT be on my shopping list.
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