December 30, 2014. Down in the Bayou

CAMPGROUND:  Chicot State Park.  Electricity, water, so-so bathrooms.  3 stars. $21/night

LOCATION:  Near Eunice, Louisiana in south central part of state

WEATHER:  Some sun at last!  Highs in 40s

We hiked around the military campground between Port Gibson and Vicksburg, MS  where major battles were fought on the Mississippi River during the Civil War.  As we were hiking, we almost felt like we were in the war as deer hunters' bullets rang around us.

We drove south, and crossed the Mississippi River at Natchez.  As soon as we crossed the bridge, we spotted a good-looking restaurant, so we stopped for lunch.  Louisiana food is so good!  We split a sinfully-good hamburger with andouille sausage.  Yum!

We took the scenic route, meandering on a highway that parallels the Mississippi through the delta.  Other than hunters in the swamp, we had the highway to ourselves.  The road is built up on the levee.  

We arrived at our campground around 4:00.  We built a campfire since it wasn't raining and had warmed up a bit.  (Sounds strange, but true). 

DINNER:  3rd dinner using the rotisserie chicken we bought a few days ago.  I cooked a recipe called White Wine Chicken. I cooked mushrooms, scallions, garlic and chicken in chicken broth and red wine (all I had).   I served it with couscous and steamed broccoli.  I made 4th dish using the rotisserie chicken....some chicken/bean/broccoli soup to eat another day.   4 meals from a $5 chicken!  Hopefully we can cook over the campfire tomorrow.