9th Day Sailing

Well it was lovely to have a lay (lazy) day on board with little to do but please ourselves so we didn't go to breakfast till after 8 as there was no rush. There were a few talks and demos available and Eric went to one on the history of the river while I had a nap as a bit nauseous from the very slight movement. Lunch was American Barbecue style and was really good with chicken, ribs, salads followed by delicious apple pie with ice cream and cream. Oh, and corn on the cob too. Everything was so very good. There are snacks and drinks available most of the time. We had the same duo entertaining tonight on banjo and fiddle - very good. We are still trying to receive emails and send and don't know what the problem is as some people are lucky to get signal. There is no small river boat traffic at all as the river current is too dangerous for small craft (they can get sucked under) so they use the lakes and other waterways around. However we see a lot of dumb barges being pushed along by really strong tow boats, sometimes up to 70 empty or 35 filled - some feat! tomorrow ( Monday ) we do a tour of Vicksburg and are tied up here tonight and depart on the tour at 8.30am. We then sail at 12.30pm.