Hampton Inn Monroe

FOR A RELAXING AND COMFORTABLE STAY IN MONROE, LA. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CHOOSE COMFORT SUITES ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE.

THIS IS A 100% SMOKE FREE HOTEL. VERY CLEAN ROOMS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE HOTEL IS CLOSE TO SHOPPING, AND ...

... Fred: 'No, Car. C...A...R.” (more ste**ing wheel gestures and engine noises).
Man: "The Tar section?"
Fred: "No, car section." More ste**ing wheel and accel**ator motions.
Man: 'What was his first name?'
By this time Fred was nearly in tears laughing so hard, and I was s******ing furth** down in the shop! The man finally got what Fred was talking about, and we had a nice chat to him about New Zealand (he'd been th**e during the war). I ...

... IS A MUST WHEN YOU ARE IN THE AREA.

CALL THEM FOR RESERVATIONS AT 601-634-8777

THE SAME MANAGEMENT GROUP HAS THESE PROPERTIES:

ECONOLODGE
3959 E. CLAY STREET
VICKSBURG, MS 38180
PHONE: 601-634-8438

COURTYARD MARRIOTT
1 UNDERWOOD DRIVE
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
PHONE: 601-636-8788

Pulled into the KOA in West Monroe, LA with plans to stay a week but after ONE night we had enough. The park is next to a dog pound and dogs howled all night long and talk about the smell- we couldn't wait to leave and leave we did. First thing Monday Morning....

Next Stop... Caddo Lake State Park, Karnack, TX

Home, sweet home. We call Start, Louisiana Home. Seth has lived there his whole life, but i began calling it home June 2007. We have amazing friends, wonderful supportive families, and beautiful scenery to play in. We fish, we ride fourwheelers, we hunt, we bonfire, we live...and we really live. Seth got a call only a few short weeks after we were married to begin work in Georgia. This is where we, The Nobles, begin our life as a family of vagabonds.

Those of you who have followed our Round America trips since 2003 know that one of our Rules of the Road is to drive on two-lane roads, take our time, enjoy the sights, take lots of photos, and eat where the locals eat. We broke all the rules today. We drove on Interstate-20 from Atlanta across Alabama and Mississippi and into Louisiana. The only two-lane road we saw was the one in ...

... had ankle fractures requiring surgery, Edwin had a fractured wrist and broken ribs. And she had a lacerated scalp. Bandit was released the same day, the other two were hospitalized and will be for a while. But the rest of the day was without event. The day ended in Monroe, where we had dinner and a presentation at the Shriners Hall. Some people received Mardi Gras beads (I didn't). Fried catfish - again. Then it was off to the hotel.

... brothers. For about ten dollars, a passenger could fly to Jackson, MS. Monroe was also the birthplace of Claire Chennault of the Flying Tigers fame during WWII. An extensive exhibit depicts his life and accomplishments. Jim Halsell, another Louisiana native, has donated his NASA memoriabilia. The museum is underging extensive romodeling and upgrading. When finished it should be a destination for any aviation enthusiast. Just ...

Another day of bad breakfast at the motel so we had no choice but to go to Cracker Barrel ;-). Yummy. Got out of there at 10:30 and headed through the Deltas of Arkansas. Wow, those are the longest straight roads that we have ever been on. Miles and miles of straight, flat road. This is such different landscape then in the north-eastern states. Crossed over into Mississippi after awhile. Same landscape there. We stopped in Vicksburg. What a neat city ...

... all the same! Found a cinema complex, and couldn't resist heading there to watch Ocean's 12. Brilliant film! Anyway, there's a sad lack of really good pubs here to be honest, found a few that are also BBQ places (Mmmmhhh...) but not a lot of life to be honest. Sure that'll pick up when I head to Houston - already been promised a trip to the local Hooters - fingers crossed there's some Owls in this one after my last disappointment... Heh, heh, heh...