Our next big adventure

While we are looking forward to a few weekend trips here in North Carolina, we are also planning our next extended adventure.
With 2 weeks to travel during Christmas break (December 17-January 01, 2012) we have targeted New Orleans as our next great destination. As of now, we will be staying at the KOA West--given location and costs, KOA is close to a best of.
We are currently mapping our trop from Lillingyon, North Carolina to New Orleans. We want to be in New Orleans on December 21 or 22. That allows 5-6 days travel to New Orleans. Departing December 26 gives us 4-5 days in the city.

On our way down we are looking at an overnight near Columbia, South Carolina and a visit to the art museum. Another over night between Augusta, Georgia and Atlanta--possibly an hour past Atlanta. The third night we wold like to be in Montgomery, Alabama to tour the city and see its history. Our 4th night in either Mobile, Alabama or Biloxi, Mississippi before pulling into New Orleans for 4 days of adventure.
Coming back home, we are stopping in Hattiesburg, Mississippi along I-59 on to Birmingham, Alabama.

Any suggestions on what we should see along our route? Any road houses in Mississippi?



On a side, we are planning to be in Washington D.C for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on August 28, 2011 at 11:00 A.M.

Will it fit, do we need it?

Today we start the task of stocking the 5er with essentials.  Taking the stuff we have in the house that we have doubles of and placing it in the Coachmen.  We have quite a bit in our plastic tubs and the time has come to sort it, keep it or donate it.  Yard sales are fine and all, but we do not thionk they have as much an attraction here in the Sandhills of North Carolina--unless you live in an old farn house and folks think you may have some undiscovered treasures.
We dropped the Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel at the transmission shop here in Lillington for its evaluation.  The owner seems to know what is up concerning the Dodge 47re automatic transmission and their original short comings with low pressure, weak torque converter and sloppy bands / clutches.
As we are sorting through what is left of our stuff, we wonder what to do with ALL the Christmas decorations.  Will we decorate the 5er during Christmas?  Mary's sister told us about a great park in Charleston, South Carolina where ALL the campers do a light show and everyone from miles around drives through the park.  http://ccprc.com/index.aspx?nid=68  We have plans to go Christmas 2011.  We will have pictures on our web site http://www.blueroadblogger.com/ right after the holidays.

Tim and Mary