April 9th Left For Florida

We visited with Alice this morning and left her comfortable.  We drove south and stopped at Mammoth Springs.  I've never seen such a large amount of water moving from underground.  It was very beautiful.  There were plenty of turtles sunning themselves on the banks, as well as swimming in the water.  We walked around it and went on our way. Our goal for today was Tupelo, Mississippi.  I've never been in the deep south, but have always wanted to see it.  It is very green, and warm.  There were lots of thunderstorms today, but we drove between two fronts all day and didn't see any rain.  The Red Bud trees are also very beautiful, like the one in the background here.  All along our drive we saw them here and there, standing out wherever they were.