how are you liking wv Vijay its a beautifull area -) i live in vienna wv towards the northern part
Vienna, WV is near the Ohio River isn't it Wulfie? Yeah, that's a beautiful area. I always loved watching the paddle wheel riverboats plow down the Ohio River when I lived in Evansville, Indiana. There's still quite a few of them going up and down the river. I remember, as they pulled into the port in Evansville, they would blast their horns to announce their arrival. They were steam whistles and they made a deep, loud "AHHHHHH" sound. Those horns were so loud they shook the ground and hurt my ears, but I loved it!
Most of those paddle wheels were coming from places like Cincinnati and New Orleans, but they always stopped in Evansville for a few hours. Everyone would disembark, shop for a few hours, then climb back on the boat again. The "American Queen" was one of my favorites. She wasn't an old boat like some of the others. She was new and very high tech....and very beautiful. I think New Orleans is her home port. She stood over eight stories high. It was an amazing experience to see her paddle her way into the Evansville docks.