Day two was kind of an emotional one. We started out taking a look at all the bugs that attacked our car last night and where we landed in Perry, Georgia, my late husband‘s hometown.
We went to the cemetery where his parents were buried, Granny and Paw-paw Georgia. We paid our respects and went on our way to our next destination.
Montgomery, Alabama! This is my late husband’s birthplace. He stayed true to his roots his whole life, loved the University of Alabama and their mascot, an elephant. We visited the home he used to live in with his family and then did lots of historical visits.
First, Hank Williams Circle where the country singer and his wife Audrey were buried. There were pictures of his albums carved into the headstone! There was even a message from Hank Williams Jr., to all the fans who visit there frequently.
Next, we visited the corner where Rosa Parks refused to move give up her seat to a white person. The stoic statue really is impressive.
Chris’s hotdogs are supposed to be extremely famous. I was an MLK Junior eight there! What we got, however, was a mushy mess. I think it was supposed to be a hotdog with sauerkraut, chili, cheese and mustard. This was very far from what either of us were expecting.
We drove by the church, where MLK was a preacher, a civil rights memorial and several other important places in town.
Selma, Alabama was our next stop. They drove over the famous Edmund Pettus bridge and found a beautiful mural on the other side.
The rest of the town was terribly dilapidated. The kid commented to me how it was a shame that so much had been fought to get the people of this town equal rights, yet the world was still not letting it really happen.
Then, we were off to Jackson, Mississippi, our final destination of the day. We treated ourselves to dinner at the Iron Horse Grill seafood dip with crawfish, and a true, southern, roasted chicken dinner. Yum!
