October 18, 2018. The Mississippi River. Sunshine.

When we travel, we try to ignore the weather. The rule is always to not complain. We can not do anything about the weather so we try to pay attention to the activity. And we dress accordingly. Today the day sparkled. The sun was shining all day. We had no rain and no heavy clouds. All day we heard comments from people about the sun. People were so happy to have sunshine. We did too. The first day on the cruise, we sat on our balcony and enjoyed watching the river, but since that first day, we have been unable to sit on the balcony. Either it was raining or the temperature was too low to sit outside. Today was perfect so we both enjoyed sitting on the balcony to enjoy the river and the activity. And a big white bird put on a show for us. At first I thought it was a giant egret but I wondered if it was a white heron. Someone came on the intercom to tell me it was a white heron. That was exciting to watch that big bird right adjacent to the boat on the shore. Even when we think we ignore the weather, Ken and I were delighted to have a beautiful day to enjoy the outdoors. Actually, we are as much pleased to see the sun as everyone else. If you ask me, I would tell you that we ignore the weather but in truth, we love good weather. Sunshine makes us happy along with everyone else.