13 Jul Scenic Sailing

 

This post is based primarily on Don's notes, occasionally supplemented with MT's notes from our cruise in July 2025. When information from other sources is added—for further explanation to readers or to satisfy our own curiosity—that is set off in a text box (as this one).
Most of the photos that accompany this post are from Don’s camera (with a caption indicating the time it was taken); those from MT’s iPhone are indicated by “MT” placed at the beginning of the photo caption. Photos from any other source (such as the public domain Wikimedia Commons), occasionally used for clarification, indicate that source in the caption.

The Viking Daily newsletter showed today's weather forecast as "Rain Showers 86° F" and "Sunrise: 5:47 AM | Sunset: 8:19 PM).

Don woke at 6:00 am (MT already up).

At 7:15, we went to the River Café (Deck 5) for breakfast.

At 9:15, we went to the Explorers' Lounge (Deck 2) for Smartest of the Bunch trivia with Cruise Director Travis.

Then we went out onto the bow (Deck 1) to see the confluence of the Ohio with the Mississippi.

MT Sunday, July 13, ‎2025, 9:24 AM - Viking Mississippi: confluence of the Ohio, from left, with barges along far shore, into the Mississippi.

MT  9:24 AM - Viking Mississippi: confluence of the Ohio, from left with barges along far shore, into the Mississippi (telephoto 84 mm).

MT  9:24 AM - Viking Mississippi: confluence of the Ohio, from left with barges along far shore, into the Mississippi; the Ohio had clearer water of lighter blue (telephoto 133 mm).

MT  9:24 AM - Viking Mississippi: confluence of the Ohio, from left with two bridges and barges along far shore, into the Mississippi; the Ohio had clearer water of lighter blue (telephoto 102 mm).

MT  9:25 AM - Viking Mississippi: two bridges near confluence of the Ohio into the Mississippi; the Ohio had clearer water of lighter blue (telephoto 102 mm).

Don took photos of the confluence across the bow from inside the Explorers' Lounge, where this event had interrupted our trivia game.

9:28 AM - Viking Mississippi: view, from Explorers' Lounge, of place where the Mississippi makes a right turn near confluence of the Ohio.

At 10:15, we went to the Living Room (Deck 1) for "Q&A with our Marine Operations" with Captain Pedro Flores and Chief Engineer Craig Dykes about the facts of the Viking Mississippi.

At 11:00, we stayed in the Living Room (Deck 1) for the Enrichment Lecture "Rolling on the River: How the Mississippi Shaped American Music" with Destination Specialist JP."

At 11:45, we went to the River Café (Deck 5) for lunch.

Then we went back to our stateroom to watch Mass on our laptop.

At 4:00, we went to the Living Room (Deck 1) for the "Majority Rules" trivia game with Cruise Directors Travis and Tristan.

From 4:55 to 5:45, we walked on the Track (Deck 1).

At 6:00, we went to The Restaurant (Deck 1) for dinner.

At 7:15, we went to the Living Room (Deck 1) for Evening Entertainment "Them Ol' Piano Blues."