Into Mississippi

Crossed the mighty Mississippi into Natchez this afternoon. By trailer
courtesy of the good folks at the Natchez Sheriffs Dept, who did not
want us to ride across due to safety issues. Sheriff Chuck Mayfield, a horseman and avid animal protector (he owns 3 rescue horses) arranged for our
herd to stay in a beautiful pasture at the old stockyards. He and Wayne Rabb, a mule man (yay!) who hauled us in his stock trailer, offered to
check on the herd daily, and helped us with our route planning. And Sheriff Chuck even offered
me a daily deputy escort to the pasture to go treat Walter's foot!

Speaking of which... the equally wonderful folks at the MissLou vet
clinic went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and help us out,
starting with Dr. Debbie Guillory bringing us breakfast. Then showers, laundry,
and most generous of all, the good doctor donating her services to the
ride by treating a nasty cut Walter had on his right hind heel,
giving him a shot of penicillin and doing a brief vet check. Thank
you Dr. Debbie!!

Tonight we are esconsed in a sweet & crazy little house called the
"Shantybellum" a block from the river and downtown Natchez. We will
be here thru Monday with tickets to all sorts of tours and shows, all arranged by Ms. Courtney Taylor, head of PR at the sheriff's department.

Courtney even took us to Walmart and waited patiently with her daughter for about an hour while Sea and I bought much-needed food and supplies. She initially heard about us through Jen Ogden Combs who runs an internet news station, and took the initiative to contact Sheriff Chuck and Elodie Pritcharte (housing) on our behalf. Our heartfelt thanks!

the Shantybellum



I am especially grateful as I have come down with a monster head cold
and will probably spend most of the weekend curled up in bed sleeping
while Sea tours the town.
And on that note, g'nite all....