All the Gold

Brandenburg, KY
Tuesday, July 9, 2012

The American Queen was docked in Brandenburg, KY, this morning when we awakened.  It was so nice to step out of our cabin onto the promenade and see the people of Brandenburg at the riverfront to greet our boat. Our tour today took us through Brandenburg and on to Fort Knox and the General George S. Patton Museum of Leadership.  No longer are civilians allowed to tour Fort Knox, and "all the gold" is no longer there. 

This was the highlight tour today for Charlie.  He has always been a student of World War II, and especially General George Patton.  There was so much to see at the museum on Patton's life from his birth to his death. 

Today was much cooler - in the low 80s - so when we returned to the boat for lunch, we ended up sitting outside for a while on the Front Porch of America.  After the boat departed for Louisville, the river was calling us to lazily nap the afternoon away.

Tonight was our last night onboard.  We attended a show by The Rat Pack, two guys we have seen in Las Vegas, who impersonated Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.  Great show and a wonderful way to spend the evening.

Because Brandenburg is only 45 miles from Louisville, the boat pulled into dock around 10:00 pm.  We called it an early night because we are to be off the boat by 8:00 am tomorrow morning.  What a truly relaxing week we've had just cruising the Ohio River.