Has anyone done a one way steamboat / other way cycle tour?
07-30-07, 07:10 PM
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Has anyone done a one way steamboat / other way cycle tour?
I'm considering taking a one way trip on something like the Delta Queen steam boat, then return by bicycle. I think it would be very interesting. Has anyone ever tried this or at least looked into it? Does anyone know if they would carry bicycles?
07-30-07, 09:35 PM
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I'm considering taking a one way trip on something like the Delta Queen steam boat, then return by bicycle. I think it would be very interesting. Has anyone ever tried this or at least looked into it? Does anyone know if they would carry bicycles?
Find out the price of the trip and post it on the forum. We all need a price shock once in a while. ;-)
07-31-07, 06:45 PM
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Yeah I'm afraid it is expensive. But there is a new barge hotel on the river. Not near as beautiful as the Delta Queen. They do call it "luxery". Probably still expensive.
A buddy of mine used to work the toe boats on the rivers. I wonder if he still has any connections. I'll have to ask. Cheap but far from comfortable and we might be expected to work.
A buddy of mine used to work the toe boats on the rivers. I wonder if he still has any connections. I'll have to ask. Cheap but far from comfortable and we might be expected to work.
07-31-07, 09:07 PM
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Where are you starting from (by boat) and where will you be returning from (by bike)? I'm afraid I have no advice about the boat, but as an ex-Cincinnatian I know the Ohio River valley okay and would love to hear about any rides in the area. In fact I'll be going along the Ohio between about Owensborough KY and Cincinnati in a couple of weeks.
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I've seen the River Explorer tied up at the Public Landing in Cincinnati quite often - also the Missisippi Queen and Delta Queen. Looks like fun. I don't know about the Ohio side of the river, but on the Kentucky side, a ride from, say, Maysville, KY to Newport, KY (across the river from Cincinnati) would use Rt. 10 and Rt. 8, which should be fairly flat and not too much traffic, as it all went on to the new AA-Highway (Rt. 9). Maybe a ride from Cincinnati to Maysville by boat, then go as far as, say, Augusta, KY (home town of George Clooney - his mom and dad still live there) to camp (maybe a B&B?), then on to Cincinnati the next day would be cool.
An alternate might be to go to Pittsburgh, then return on the Ohio side of the river until opposite Augusta, then take the car ferry across the river to Augusta, and finish as described above. There are lots of historic sites all along that stretch of river - if you want to read up, find the book "The Frontiersman".
An alternate might be to go to Pittsburgh, then return on the Ohio side of the river until opposite Augusta, then take the car ferry across the river to Augusta, and finish as described above. There are lots of historic sites all along that stretch of river - if you want to read up, find the book "The Frontiersman".
