Another miserable, cold rainy day. The weather forecast is the same around Mississippi and Louisiana, so we decided to stay here another night. We don't want to hook up, etc in the cold rain, and we might as well take advantage of this great, inexpensive campground.
We drove about an hour into Greenwood which was recommended in my guidebook as a prosperous, cool town. Viking Appliance Company has its headquarters and factories here, so supposedly has spurred the economy. Perhaps because it is Sunday, but the town did not live up to the guidebook. It was very poor-looking, and everything was closed.
We found one restaurant open that was featured in the guidebook for its southern, Mississippi Delta cuisine. We split a Sunday lunch special....blackened catfish with 2 sides, homemade biscuits, buttermilk pie, and coffee, all for $13. More than enough for 2 people. It was busy with the after-church crowd. It was an experience to people-watch, especially the blacks who were dressed to the nines.
Back at the camper, we stayed indoors and watched some travel shows on public TV.
DINNER: A delicious Japanese soup with soba noodles, chicken pieces from the rotisserie chicken, shiitake mushrooms, ginger, green onions, all in chicken broth. It really hit the spot in this yucky weather. It will be interesting to see how many meals we can get from the $5 rotisserie chicken.
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