Bob and
Joyce
Adventurers in Louisiana
May,2004
New Orleans
Steamboat Ride on the
Mississippi
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The Steamboat Natchez |
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A good view of the paddle wheel |
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And the stacks |
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Before boarding the Calliope player entertained the crowd. When a pipe released steam a light also appeared to make quite a dramatic effect. I'm sure it must be even better after dark. |
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The steam engine (one of two) that drives the paddle wheel. |
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How the Steam Engine Works |
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The city fades to the rear. |
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This is the "water" radar that the port controller uses to watch the many ships. Much like ground control at a large airport. This port is over 20 miles long. |
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The Domino sugar factory. A lot of granulated sugar passes out of here. |
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The raw sugar on the way to the factory. |
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The Exxon Mobil refinery. |
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For those that don't choose to see the river, jazz and food are provided inside. |
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Or one could just watch the paddlewheel. It gets pretty repetitious after a time. |
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Propane and butane tanks on a barge |
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A empty freighter waiting to take on its load. |
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When a ship crew wants to go ashore, a water taxi is available. That's the small boat on the lower left. |
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Lots of barges |
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The United States Naval Base. |
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