Carl's Blog

So here I am on the steam paddle ship The Steamboat Nachez listening to a live jazz band waiting for the start of my 2 hour tour along the Mississippi River.

Remember in my post from The Day, I wrote about the rain bands? Well, one decided to grace us with its presence shortly after boarding.

Gladly it didn’t last long, but now all the chairs are wet. 🫤 But the band is playing again and the temperature is much better. It could be because of the rain or the river. Either way I’m happy to not be sweating as much.

The clouds are clearing off so hopefully I can get some ok pictures of the night sky.

Sadly it didn’t get dark enough and the clouds rolled back in so no night time sky. But here is one of a major sugar company.

The Natchez is a true steam engine paddle wheel and you can visit the engine room and boiler room while in motion.

The Natchez is only 50 years old, but the engines are 100 years old.

It did get dark enough to see the lights on the bridge and Caesar’s Palace

And with that I headed back toward my hotel with a stop for fried chicken and a drink.

Until tomorrow, which I have no set plan yet. Check back to see where I go and what I do.