Shiloh National Park -- Saturday

Saturday morning, we woke up to a rainy day. Chuck & Lorraine North and Dave & Sandy Hasselberg were going to visit Shiloh, and Chuck called and invited us. We decided to go, so we all piled into Chuck's Saturn SUV, and drove the 60 miles to Shiloh, TN. Although it was rainy, we went to the Visitor Center and saw the battle story on video, and then took about a 2 hour drive through the large park.

Here are some pictures that can best describe our visit:

Prior to leaving this morning, we had made plans with Steve & Sandy Allgire to meet at a restaurant in Iuka, MS for a 'going-away' dinner, since many of us are leaving early next week. Iuka is a small town in Northeast Mississippi, and the Cafe Memories restaurant was recommended by the hosts at our campgound. Being Saturday afternoon, we were surprised to find the town virtually deserted! Here are some pictures:

During the evening meal, I was surprised to see that Steve Allgire was such a well traveled man. In fact, he showed us the proper way to pour milk (reportedly from a bull out back) into his coffee cup. I think he got the technique from his "Red Hat Ladies" l.uncheons:

We got back to the campground around 7:30PM, and Patsy and I began to get the Bus picked up and ready to travel. We have called Deanne in Little Rock, and she plans to be in town for the next couple of days, so we plan to visit with her on the way home.

More later.................