Day 14: Natchez Trace

Today we woke up to Jen's shin splints bugging her. They have been bothering her for the past few days, so we decided that since Jen needs a couple more days to recover and the prospect of severe weather is in the forecast tomorrow, we would hitchhike to the next town. So, we skipped ahead about 40 miles and tonight we are in a campground outside of the small town of Kosciusko. We were grateful for the kind gentleman who picked us up and dropped us off right at the campground.

We wanted to share some things we've been cooking so far on the trip (this is for you, Beth!). Tonight we made black bean and rice burritos! Yum. The Blogger app won't let me control the order of the photos below, but you can get the idea. We sautéed a green bell pepper and half an onion, and mixed it with brown minute rice and dehydrated black beans. It turned out really well, so we think it will be a new staple. Most of our dinners only require one pot, do this one's a fancier option for us.

Tomorrow we'll sit tight through the severe thunderstorms that are in the forecast, and hopefully we won't get too stir crazy!