Oct 5 - Oct 18, 2018
“Queen of the Mississippi” St Louis - Minneapolis St. Paul via Nashville
We were supposed to board the paddle wheeler Queen of the Mississippi for an 8 day, upper Mississippi River fall foliage cruise ending in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On that cruise we would have visited the boyhood home of Mark Twain in Hannibal, where the characters of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Becky Thatcher would come to life. We would have then explored the beautiful gardens and historic homes of La Crosse. Get close to nature in Red Wing and witnessed a variety of bald eagle nests. While we were in the airport in Atlanta we were called by American Cruise Lines and informed because of river levels we will be unable to cruise the Upper Mississippi and instead will be cruising from St Louis to Nashville. There went the fall foliage cruise. So while in the Atlanta Airport I was able to use my phone to get on the internet to book a flight from Nashville to Minneapolis on October 13, getting us into Minneapolis 9 hours later than originally planned. Just a minor glitch in the wonderful world of travel. When you travel you have to be flexible. Hopefully the rest of our stay in Minneapolis will go as planned.
Planned Trip
Actual Trip
