October 15, 2018. The Mississippi River. Greenville and Vicksburg.

This is familiar territory. This morning we docked in Greenville, an important town from earlier times. Two tours were offered today: one to the B.B.King Museum and the other to a historic tour of Greenville. The tour of the town left every thirty minutes, which tells you how much history was done in Greenville. People could be dropped off in town to wander around before picking up the shuttle back to the boat. One lady we chatted to told us that it took 45 minutes to drive to the museum and only one hour to see the museum before driving back. She was disappointed. Ken and I take no excursions. We stay on the boat. I do not wish to be stuck in a bus with lots of people and Ken has difficulty with mobility, so we stay home. Our biggest thrill is to be on the river. At the moment we are cruising down to Vicksburg, a distance of 100 miles. The tour of Vicksburg cemetery tour will be given by the officials from the Military cemetery. A morning and afternoon tour will be given, but as we have toured the cemetery already we will once again stay on the boat. We have a good time too. The barge activity has increased down here. Ken and I wish the traveling was always taken during the day light. We enjoy watching the river. These river towns were important in the 19th and early 20th centuries but now they are tourist towns. We have seen many barges being pushed by big tugboats but the trains passing by are huge compared to the barges. But they are picturesque. And the tugboats are enormous. The historian on the boat gives talks every day which are interesting and entertaining. Tomorrow evening we go to Natchez. As best as I can tell, the guests are looking forward to Natchez. Ken and I will stay on the boat.