Made it to Indianola, Mississippi. It was a long day; it was a 4 state ride thru Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Riding the El Camino Real was fun, but it was a long haul. Have a short 347 miles tomorrow. I will be home in about 7 hours. I’m back in the eastern US, civilization baby. It was all about getting back to the Delta today.
To me, the Delta is a special place that you can feel it down to the core of your soul. You can’t understand it until you’ve been here. When I ride thru the Delta, I like to stop at one of the music heritage sites. If you listen to American music, your listening to the blues. All American music and to include the British rock of the ’60s were influenced directly by these cotton fields in Mississippi. I wish I had time to go to the juke-joint Festival in Clarksdale. It’s on the calendar for next year.
At the BB King museum before the push home. For BB King, it all began at this 100-year-old Cotton Gin that is part of the Museum. This is where he had his first job bought his first guitar. He once said that is was one of his favorite places on earth.
After seeing the King, I make my way over to Missippi Route 7. A fantastic motorcycle road coming up Mississippi Highway 7 from Indianola. This road was a pleasant surprise, a fast traveling, curvy road in that runs thru the Mississippi Hill Country. Its no Tail of the Dragon, but it is a fun and pretty highway to ride. This would be a great route to get to the gulf from Tennessee; it slices Mississippi in half from north to south. Stopped in Holly Springs for Southern Style Catfish lunch before crossing into Tennessee. 
It was good to get home and a great trip. Riding the Twisted Sisters in Texas, the El Camino Real to Lousiana, and to finish it with a journey through the Delta in Mississippi was pure Motorcycle Heaven.
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