Little Christmas Tug

When you take a cruise to points south in December, you get to see how they do Christmas without snow.  I don't think this cute tugboat was intended to be Christmasy, but it was all the same.

 

Farewell Skagway

  Alaska Cruise Trip Day 4 – Skagway, Alaska (still)

Pulling out of port and heading onward to our next destination.

Skagway Small Boat Harbor

 Alaska Cruise Trip Day 4 – Skagway, Alaska (still)

As we returned to the ship, we continued admiring the beautiful snow-capped mountains.

Handsomely

 One of my all-time favorite pictures of my husband.  Family Camp, 1989.

Cheaply

 The scenic Dalles of the St. Croix boat trip in the 1940s.  35¢ for adults and 20¢ for kids!  

Still operating today, the cost is currently $22.99 for adults and $11.99 for children.

Rotationally

It definitely felt like autumn yesterday.  This display at the Lock & Dam 1 observation area was picture perfect and the epitome of the fall season.

Matey

Watching the world go by, one lock at a time.

Preservationally

If you go over the side of the New Dawn tug boat, they've got you covered.

Pushy

Just a gorgeous day today, cool and breezy.  The breezy part was giving this tug a hard time as it pushed a string of barges into the lock.

Queenly

More from our Iowa trip.  The Casino Queen riverboat was looking bright and cheery in the afternoon sun.

Wishfully

We went on a trip this weekend following the Great River Road scenic byway as it wound its way through Minnesota and Iowa following the Mississippi River. 

We saw high water and flooding everywhere.  Most of the dams we stopped at were wide open, with no difference in water level on either side.  I don't know if high water is good for fishing, but considering the number of boats bunched up around Lock & Dam 7, the fishermen obviously are hoping so.

Buoy

Entertainingly

More from our Sunday drive last week.  People enjoying the boat traffic in Maxwell Bay on Lake Minnetonka.

Invitingly

From our time at Niagara Falls last year.

Industrially

Jumpy

This was a fellow passenger on a sailboat in St. Maarten a few years ago.  He was really enjoying himself.

Mystery

Maybe it's a lake monster.

Buoyancy

More from Wayzata Bay on Lake Minnetonka.

Summery

More from Wayzata Bay on Lake Minnetonka.

Ready