As we left port the top photo shows the dredging project on the Mississippi river in New Orleans Louisiana, the purpose is to deepen the lower Mississippi and make it accessible to newer, larger vessels.
Barges carry agricultural commodities of cotton, grain, soybeans, wheat, corn, lumber and wood products, as well as fertilizer, coal, construction materials, metals, sand and gravel. Gasoline, petroleum products and other chemicals account for 200 million tons of shipping annually on the Mississippi River.
Our room was very nice and much enjoyed.
We did not have internet on board the ship so was unable to upload photo's daily.
