Couldn't not go to Memphis and not go on the mighty Mississippi!! And on a paddle steamer of course :-).
Interesting tour guide - it would be fair to say he was on the right side of conservative... A few quite extreme statements made - especially about hard labour and the 'non' rights of criminals, and how perhaps hard labour should be brought back in... He ended the talk with the incredibly graphic retelling of the story of the Sultana tragedy - complete with descriptions of body parts floating in the river, blood and gore etc etc... Made it all a bit more entertaining!
There were also lots of dead fish around where the boats were parked up - apparently due to the lack of oxygen in the water... I wasn't convinced.
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