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On Board The American Queen - 2 |
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See the Mississippi Queen? It’s the same ship that moved in on us near downtown Vicksburg. We left the port first. |
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We had two days of temperatures near 80 degrees and we took advantage of it. |
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When the weather was nice, we took the outdoor stairs to The Front Porch Dining Room. |
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Whenever we approached a bridge, the smoke stacks were laid down. Even when the river isn’t 25 feet above average, their height can pose a safety issue. |
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I’m standing in front of the French doors to our stateroom. |
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The Pilot House is also lowered when going under a bridge. See how low it is in this picture. |
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And then it rises again when we get to the other side of the bridge. |
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We got to eat outside a couple times, when it almost hit 80 degrees. |
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There the calliope goes again. I loved it. |
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Interesting how the gang planks hang at the front of the ship. Only one is used at each port, depending on which side of the river we docked. |
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One evening we had country music. It was my favorite. |
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One evening a guy from the audience joined Greg Lupton at the piano. |
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We visited the Engine Room which is on the bottom level next to the Paddle Wheel. |
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We watched the two big pistons go in and out of the engine room. They’re attached to each side of the Paddle Wheel. |
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After watching someone at the piano every night, we come to think we know him. |
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We also found him in the Front Porch Dining Room, which is where we ate most of our meals. |
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The large ship in the background on the right is an ocean going vessel docked behind us in New Orleans. |
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When it was cold or windy outside, we walked inside down the hall to the Grand Saloon Theater or Formal Dining Hall. |
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This is the Grand Stairs down to the Forma Dining Hall where you couldn’t wear sandals or blue jeans or shorts. |
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We always took the stairs for exercise, but many people took the elevators. |
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Some nights the sky was really pretty over the river. |
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Somebody knew what they were doing. |
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The engineers were intrigued by how smoothly the stacks went down and then rose up. |