We are talking HOT!!!

Who said it is HOT in the south. Each of the towns we were in showed on the bank thermometer 105 plus. Note the photo above.

Today we drove to St. Francisville, LA a small town about 50 miles south of Natchez. We heard that there were several plantations there. One of the plantations was where Jefferson Davis was raise. It was in Woodville, MS. Just north of the Louisiana line. It appears to be a working plantation even today.

One of the plantations was “Greenwood” about 7 miles northwest of St. Fancisville. When we arrived there was no question that we were there. This is what I’ve always thought of for a plantation to look like. Note in the photos Spanish moss hanging from the beautiful live oaks. They were preparing for a movie to be shot there. Originally part of a 12,000 property, it was still being used.

We continued to visit on into St. Francisville where we came upon an “old” plantation that was built in 1790 and is still owned by the descendants of the original family. This place was less of a show place and more of a utilitarian home.

One more stop took us to a state operated plantation called Rosedown. The state chose a beautiful plantation to show the public.

One thing I failed to mention yesterday, was after viewing Springfield, Winsor and Rosswood we were back in the area where we ate lunch on Monday. The Country Store, wow, what can I say but wow. This is the best chicken. Today we were told of an unusual restaurant just south of Natchez. Just so happened that we were in the area at noon. Man, what a lunch. Oh, I didn’t mention the desserts. Suffice to say we waddled out to the car, happy.