On the way to DeSoto the next day, I stopped for gas and found myself next to a Portillo’s!!! So exciting. Probably more exciting than DeSoto National Memorial.There wasn’t a whole lot to see here. I learned from the video that he was a real a-hole. Just obsessed with finding gold. The natives quickly learned they could easily get rid of him by telling him the gold was just a little farther away. When he died, they dumped his body into the Mississippi River. The expedition eventually gave up, but not before spreading disease and destruction across the southeastern U.S. Several days later,while visiting Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia, I learned how DeSoto had totally screwed them.
That night I got to see my Uncle Joel in Gainesville! He took me out to dinner with a friend, and then we went over to his other friends’ house for dessert.
He took me out for breakfast the next morning, too, and filled up my gas tank. Oh, and he bought me this huuuuuge bag of snacks! He even included clips for the bags of chips, a jar of peanut butter (he knows that’s my favorite), and mini spatula for the peanut butter! He’s just so thoughtful, and we have the best conversations. Even though I always complain about Florida, I love seeing Uncle Mark, Aunt Donna, and Uncle Joel.
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