M/V ILLUSIONS
TX TO WV TO TX CRUISE

Pretty orchids at the orchid show at Cheekwood

Fall colors on the Cumberland River

Nice blend of rock, water, and Fall colors

Nice colors in a cove, RDB, Cumberland River

Homesite showing low water on RDB, Cumberland River

Kentucky State Prison, RDB, Cumberland River
Note old lock wall to right of center

Fall colors on Tennessee River, LDB

Locks 52 and 53 on the RDB, Ohio River, were inundated

Olmsted Lock, RDB Ohio River, will replace Locks 52 and 53 when completed

Corps of Engineers dredge, Mississippi River

The Corps dredge was quite large

M/V ILLUSIONS at the small dock in Vicksburg, MS

Old River Lock and Dam

Dredge on the Atchafalaya River

Louisa Bridge from the mainland to Cypremort Point on Vermillion Bay

Entering Leland Bowman Lock, ICW west of Intracoastal City, LA

East guidewall, lights, control building, and gate, Leland Bowman Lock

Timbers on the side of the lock

Always something interesting to see on the Intracoastal Waterway, LA

Pretty yellow flowers alongside the ICW, Louisiana

Sunset west of the Calcasieu Lock, ICW

Clockwise, John, David, Angela, Sue, and Bob at the casino buffet

Giant boats on Calcasieu River south of Lake Charles, LA

Equipment barge with helipad and large crane, Calcasieu River, LA

The large crane on the other end of that barge, ICW and Calcasieu River

Twin bridges over the Neches River appear as one, Port Arthur, TX

Lifting a sunken shrimp boat, Port Arthur, TX ship channel

First of four large ships, Port Arthur, TX (note bow wave)

Same ship from the rear, from Greece

Second ocean-going ship, Sabine-Neches Canal (ship channel)

Same ship from the rear, from Monrovia

Third ship, with Pleasure Island bridge in the background, Port Arthur, TX

Same ship from the rear, registered in Majuro, which is capital of the
Marshall Islands

Fourth large ship in Port Arthur Ship Channel

REGENT was from Nassau, with Pleasure Island bridge overhead

Outbound ship in Houston Ship Channel, Galveston Bay, TX

Large ships follow each other, Houston Ship Channel

Shrimp boats and oyster boats were out on a nice day, Galveston Bay, TX

Fun activities and restaurants at The Boardwalk, Kemah, TX

Some large, waterfront homes on Clear Lake, just south of Houston, TX

Entrance to South Shore Harbour Marina on Clear Lake, TX

The marina has over 1,000 slips plus hotel, restaurants, and conference
center

Quick-haul of M/V ILLUSIONS after the 2001 Cruise
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