I enjoyed the history lesson, thank you! I'm learning all sorts of new things from your and Corinna's TRs. Too funny the maze getting out of that art park.
Well there are more lessons coming...this was a rather educational trip!
I'm confused though, currently there is a football stadium being washed away every hour? Even with the changes they made?
The changes help the cities up stream, but Captain Oblivious got it right, the river is more streamlined so that the water moves faster and at the mouth of the river it is eroding the banks.
Mom would love that coffee machine.
I really liked it!
Don't think so. Just lumps.
Looked horrible.
But people were greedily scooping it up, so...
There are lots of variations on Biscuits and Gravy, some are better than others. I would encourage you to try it at some point. If you have it from a place that serves good ones, Biscuits and Gravy are quite good.
That's not so bad then.
Otherwise it'd drive me nuts and probably ruin the whole vibe of the trip.
You could have just gone to a different bar that had better music. Besides he only did 45 minute sets from 5:30-6:15 and then another later one after the first dinner seating. I don't think I went there every night. Maybe every other.
I don't want to get like that.
Really.
I would hope that none of us wants to get like that. However, I found so many folks who were just pushy and not willing to wait. Not that everyone was like that, but there were enough
I used to drive longer than that for my daily commute, when I had a job.
Not a bad gig.
At least it sounds like it.
According to the bus driver we talked to, they did this 10 1/2 months a year, then got six weeks off while the boat goes in drydock. I would imagine they get days off, which is why I suspect there are a couple more drivers than total buses.
Now that's... weird.
I never thought about that.
You always see on TV and movies these steamboats loaded with people.
But you're absolutely right!
They said in the early days they would fill the boat's with cotton on the decks and anywhere else they could stuff it. Passengers would just sleep out on the decks as it was until the later boats of the Victorian era that they became fashionable methods of transportation.
Oh, okay. That makes sense.
When we checked in for the voyage Monday morning at the hotel, that was your last chance to make any changes to your dining arrangements.
See, that's the last thing I think of.
I always give people the benefit of the doubt and assume they've joined the 20th (now 21st!) century.
I never used to think about it until I met Fran, in the beginning she went there a lot. Now neither of us think about it much, but after a couple nights of the cold shoulder and only to us, I couldn't think of anything else that differentiated from anyone else.
Oh, geez. I'm such a doofus.
I never even thought of that.
I really need to get out on a cruise some day.
Any cruise.
Actually we have paddlewheel tours here.
But they only last a few hours.
And the boat's nothing like that one.
Umm... I think two decks? Maybe three?
It's been a while.
I love that Disney Cruises have so many photo opportunities, with and without characters. Evidently many of the other sea going cruise lines do as well. I realize it's a money maker, but I like to come back from vacation with some group photos!
Multiple night cruises are the best, especially when you have a while to settle in and get a groove. I've found that 7 nights is good, but I've never been on a longer cruise.
That was... nice? Or disconcerting?
For that first morning I was a little disconcerted. I didn't realize we were going to hit our destinations in the middle of the night. But I got used to it.
Not a coffee drinker myself, but I certainly get how that'd be a good thing.
On Disney Cruises they charge you $3-4 for one of those!
That ramp doesn't look much easier to navigate than the hose it's for.
Yeah she got up and walked over the hose and I picked up her
scooter and maneuvered it over the hose manually.
Better down than up.
Unless..... "Brakes! Fran! Use your braaaaaaakes!!!"
The scooter has no breaks!
You had me at the bennies.
They always win for me!
Is she the one in yellow or pink?
In pink and her husband is the guy in the salmon colored Polo shirt and sporting the shiny dome cut.
Oddly enough, that's how they look, too.
The eggs looked a little funny. Like they used an odd shaped mold to poach them.
Nice that you only need to be back 30 minutes prior.
We were always back well in advance of sail time except once.
Mostly the problem was a very severe angle at the crest of the ramp. She was afraid that she would "bottom out" if she rode over the top of the ramp. So she would get off and let me walk it over the top.
Interesting. We have one of those as well.
Pretty much the entire city was underwater in 1950.
That's crazy! What river is near Winnipeg?
That would've been interesting. I think I would've done that one.
It was probably small and wouldn't have taken very long, but unless I have a strong desire to do something, I usually let Fran decide. She says she does that for me, but I'm not sure she realizes how much of her stuff we really do. She wasn't interested once she saw the store front, so I went along with it. Besides we did a lot of standing and reading at the River Museum.
What was your overall impression of the town?
It seemed quaint and stuck in the 50's from what I saw. I imagine farther from the river you would find all the 21st century plagues like fast food, chain megastores and the like.
Ah. I was wondering about that.
They really had this touring thing down. It was very efficient!
Thank goodness you mentioned the TVs!
I figured with the number of smart alecks I have reading along I'd stop that one right there.
Yeah it was really bad. On those screens they had "stories" as told by 4-5 family members. There was the perspective of the husband who stayed behind to rebuild, the young girl who left with nothing but her dolly, the wife who tried to keep her kids safe in the Red Cross camp. I think the last one was from a Red Cross Worker. It was really sad and fascinating.
And the other part is called an oxbow.
Thank you. I'm sure I learned that somewhere along the way.
This wasn't the last museum where this fact was mentioned.
You guys have had a busy day.
For me and my normal activity level, I did quite a bit of walking and standing!
See you tomorrow when you get to a point 10 feet away!
It was funny we went through the park so we weren't in the middle of the street. The road wasn't busy, but when cars drove by they were going fast. I didn't realize we were going to practically get trapped inside the park!
Thanks for this, so definitely something that we'd do as a couple only then no kids. Fine with me!
I actually saw an advertisement in DS's doctors waiting room last week with the boat you were on and made me think of you guys!
They have really been advertising a lot lately. It's a nice boat, but there is absolutely nothing for kids to do. Plus at the prices they charge, you wouldn't want to pay for a kid to be along whining about how bored they are. There were lots of times that we didn't have service, so if your DH needs that to play his games that might be a problem. Also there isn't a lot of room to hook up his Game station in the room. These rooms make Disney rooms seem like a mansion!
I know! At least they had a decent sized parking lot on the land. It wasn't even 1/10th full.
This would have put DH in a real bad mood. You know, you really need to talk to him and tell him that one doesn't win every time they gamble. He has been BUGGING me, especially lately (like I can do anything right now for him at 36 ish weeks pregnant
) about going to Vegas so he can gamble.
That's the problem having good luck your first time. It wasn't until I'd been gambling for 20 years or so that Fran and I started to do fairly well. Sure I hit a small jackpot on the slots every once in a while, but mostly my money is for "entertainment" and I have no expectations of winning. When that's gone it's gone. I don't know if I can help him realize that first trip was a fluke!
What a sourpuss.
Yeah I think it was this day, maybe another. We were sitting on the bus and they were getting off. The husband said "Hello" called us by name and she just walked right on past.
I love that you're getting your nails done before every trip now!
Actually I'm just getting then done every two or three weeks. It keeps me from biting them and sticking my hands in my mouth when I'm talking on the phone. I have an appointment Friday for a mani pedi so I'm ready for the Disney trip.
I had one of those coffees almost every day. I've felt so crappy lately that I've only had one coffee in the last few weeks.
I know it makes me think that I prefer our earthquakes!
Oh my gosh how pretty the streets are! That would be cool to see.
These small towns were all very quaint and pretty.
Vicksburg looks like a quaint little town.
I think that describes it perfectly.