A Day On the River

Friday we were northbound on the Mississippi River with no stops.  It was cloudy skies but smooth sailing.

The river is often over a mile wide and sometimes the bank is very distant.

Yet other times the shore is extremely close as the ship tries to avoid the swiftest rapids to save fuel.

River traffic is less dense up above Baton Rouge but we are still seeing occasional large tows.

We sometimes see tugs deadheading to their next barge assignment.

Our ship has a happy hour every day with complementary top shelf liquors, beers, and wine.

Here is our dining room where we have been receiving excellent food and open seating during meal hours.  The wait staff are all young American college-age people who are very well trained and easy to talk to.

We have a superb historian and entertainer on board named Bill Wiemuth, and we have been enjoying his presentations and musical ability.  He has taught us much about the Civil War and the River in general.  He also does a great imitation of Mark Twain.

We have seen five different acts of entertainment.

This duo named Dan and Eddie are terrific with numerous stringed instruments.

We love the smaller cruise ship format, and American Cruise Lines has a done a swell job.

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