Today didn't go as planned on the river. I guess we went through a lock last night, which was disappointing because we wanted to experience that. When we got up we were docked at Metropolis, IL. We are apparently unable to move forward though the next lock due to the level of the water. It is a little unclear to me just why that is an issue or what caused it, but there is little information about this problem. All morning they kept saying we would go through the next lock as soon as possible. We are not far from our appointed spot in Paducah, KY - in fact our boat is in KY because the shore in the state line with IL and KY. We were told that once we were underway it would take 3 hours to reach our port in Paducah, KY. After waiting all morning a decision was made to call the buses here and allow us to get off and if need be we would be taken to the boat docked in Paducah. That sounded good but we didn't want to miss the experience of going through the lock so we just got off and walked around Ft. Massac State Park, which we could see from the boat. The most interesting thing we wanted to see was what we thought was a graveyard, but it was not really a graveyard at all once we got there. There was a nice little museum that Sharon and I looked at briefly. This fort was governed by Spanish, French, English, etc. It was also destroyed many times and rebuilt, the last time in 2002, to host re-enactments.
Ft. Massac State Park
We re-boarded, had our lunch and waited. John is tired so that was okay to wait anyway. Around 2p we are told that we will not be going through the lock today after all. So, we decided we would take the bus into Paducah. Sadly, it took about 45 minutes to get to the National Quilt Museum and it was too late to see it because it was closed. We will try again tomorrow morning. There is also a small Lloyd Tilghman House and Civil War Museum, and the Floodwall Murals along the river. We got to see most of the Floodwall Murals from the bus route today. Hopefully, we will see more tomorrow.
John Staying the course
Here on the state line
Our Boat is in KY and the shore is IL
John with one foot in KY and one foot in IL!
So we are back for a brief rest before dinner and then a Blue Grass show shortly after dinner. There is a lot of "talk" around the boat that we don't always get past this point. That would be disappointing BUT we must be flexible when traveling. According to the announcements it is all about the water level. According to our local guide on the bus, it is because the dam we cannot cross was supposed to be improved 20 years ago and they keep working on it to keep it workable. I guess CA is not the only state to ignore necessary "fixes" that need to be done! We shall see what tomorrow brings. At this point in time, we are scheduled to leave here at noon. I have a suspicious feeling that we might be taking a bus to Nashville. We shall see...
Dinner Delights
Oysters
Lamb
Mississippi Mud Pie
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