Year 4, Day 178, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 10/25/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Heading to New Orleans today for two cruises with the first cruise departing tomorrow. Love time traveling. Left 7:30am and in 25 minutes it was 6:45am. We are doing two cruises out of New Orleans. However, our ship is currently still in Progresso, Mexico. It is experiencing an Azipod issue. People on board are posting in Facebook and a large group from the UK have already flown in. Everyone is concerned they may cancel the cruise if they can’t get the ship repaired. At 10 am traveling on Interstate 40 we pass over the Tennessee River Kentucky Lake. In 1938 the Kentucky Dam was started and in 1944 it began holding back the waters of the Tennessee River. The flooded Tennessee River is now known as Kentucky Lake which stands about 55 feet higher than the original river. This lake spans southwest Kentucky and northwest Tennessee. It is 184 miles long and has 2,380 miles of shoreline. At summer levels, it covers 160,300 surface acres. That is huge. Kentucky Lake is the largest man-made lake in the eastern United States.
Further along we see field of white plants. Tennessee produces between 200,000 and 350,000 acres of cotton. The average yield is between 700 and 900 pounds of lint per acre. We drove past more fields harvested than not harvested. Tennessee’s cotton harvest typically takes place in October.
At 3pm it is 87 degrees Fahrenheit and we are in jeans. Poor planning for sure! We are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Jackson Pearl Mississippi tonight. This hotel is about three hours away from the New Orleans cruise port.
Our original boarding time was 1:30pm tomorrow. However, the ship will not dock until 5pm because of the Azipod issues. Our new check in time is 10pm with the ship departing at 11:30pm. That is past our bedtime lol. Although Royal Caribbean is compensating very well for the change
Yikes and the talk around Facebook is New Orleans is a mess and filled with Swifties. Taylor Swift is at Ceasars Superdome for three nights. The city has given her a grand welcome. They draped a 140-foot friendship bracelet from Caesars Superdome for her. It says “Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour.”. Swift kicks off her three-night tour stop in New Orleans. This happens on the 18th anniversary of her debut album “Self-Titled,” released Oct. 25, 2006.
Birds keep setting off our cameras today. They are jabbering about us going away. Are they worried that the bird feeder may go empty?
Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.
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