Muddy water fast and wide separates St. Louis Cathedral from
boats bringing fresh air seekers like this waterblogger on the Algiers ferry named Louis Porteriere.
In mid-bend, the Creole Queen and Natchez (the 9th) dance in the current. And . . . yes, they did dance although this foto makes them look like blind jousters.
Tugboat New Orleans assists Power Steel make
a rotation in the current while
Blessed Trinity fights her way up river.
Capt. Jimmy T. Moran, developed for the Panama Canal but never used there, heads downriver for an assist while
while the master plays the calliope.
It would be easy to stay here longer, but . . .
Many more Louisiana fotos to come though.
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March 18, 2012 at 8:46 pm
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March 19, 2012 at 10:42 am
starbuck5250
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March 19, 2012 at 11:45 am
David Hindin
The fog of travel(I get it):
You wrote: Capt. Jimmy T. Moran, developed for the Panama Canal but never used there, heads downriver for an assist while the master (of?) plays the calliope. I read this to mean that the master of “Capt. Jimmy T. Moran” is playing.
You probably were referring to the master of the previously noted Natchez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchez_(boat)
“The Natchez IX also features a steam calliope that can play 32 notes”.
http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/music/musichistory/natchezcalliope.html