Good day

Adam and I had a great day in Point Pleasant. He got to board -- at last -- his second-favorite towboat, the M/V O. Nelson Jones. He got to meet several river people, including one of the heads of AEP's Ohio River operations. That person and the president of Ingram barge got into a good-natured bidding war for Adam's services when he gets his pilot's license. But the owner of Amherst Madison didn't want to join in. Adam got another lesson in piloting on the simulator. And we had some chats with deckhands about life and work on the O. Nelson Jones.

We have about 300 photos to go through. Given all else going on this week, it may take a few days. But we should have a dozen or so decent ones.