Howdy y'all. I just wanted to state that if the Natchez was going to Tall Stacks and wanted to make some side charter money that we could all pitch in, I'm sure, and find some cities along the way to help out. If it can't be done.....I'm aware that folks want to be home with families and daily the situations there change even on infrastructure, I'm sure.
We can't imagine what is going on down there. I almost spent three or four months down there to help, and I should have. It has been a mixed winter up here. My life would have changed dramatically, I'm sure. There are some folks from here that have an apartment in the French Quarter and spent some time down there around Christmas and wanted to be there with the other folks for kinsmanship. There were excited to go there and be with friends down there. It is a small world.
If the Natchez wants some neat event.....we can do it. If the time isn't there and folks want to be home with family, that is quite understandable. Please know that someone is there to help you in whatever way possible. Pick city routes, don't add, and volunteer captains chosen to get their city volunteers, each city does their own event, pay rent to use the vessel, and go onward. I'd say each city should ask really low hotel rates, maybe subsidized by their CVB's or city.
Just a suggestion. Nothing esle. The Natchez is great and a winner.
That is my story and I'm sticking to it. Natchez you rock!! Mary
