Half Day Cruising

We left St. Louis about 1:30 and started a day and a half adventure of just cruising on the river. We were supposed to stop in Memphis but the water is too low...that is a problem with sailing any river...the water has to be "just right." If the water is too high you can't cross under low bridges and if the water is too low, you run aground. Right now it is the end of summer and many rivers are running low. They are running low in WY too. Given that there is a lot of traffic on the river and it seems to be moving just fine.

I love to look at the huge barges that ply the waters. They look unwieldy and boxy, but they float up and down river with ease.

I liked this flotilla of barges. We learned that covered barges are probably carrying some type of grain. If you look carefully, one of the barges is not covered and it seems to be filled with sod. I thought that was odd??

Topside on our riverboat is an outdoor living space...it is a wonderful place to spend a few hours looking at the river (as are our private balconies). We have had a couple of rainy days so not many folks have used the space. Today we had sunshine and beautiful clouds...and I shared the top deck with about a half dozen folks. It was wonderful!