We got to cruise today! Found out last night that we will be cruising from now on. It is a comfortable way of getting from one place to another.
This morning we had to have our luggage set out by 7:00 and then be ready to leave the ship we were on by 8:00. We set our bags out about 6:45 and then went and had breakfast. After breakfast we went back to our room and waited until 7:45 to go to the lobby.
We walked from the boat we were leaving onto the new boat. Unfortunately our rooms weren’t ready so we had to wait in the reception room. Nicole went into the small town we were docked at but I stayed on the ship. It was only 40 degrees out and very foggy.
Around 10:30 everyone that had gone to town came back and we set sail around 10:45. We got into our rooms around 11:30 and then had lunch at 1:00.
At 2:00 we left to go to Melt Abbey which was a 7 minute bus ride from the dock. The Abbey was huge – we only saw about 1/10 of it. It is used as a school and a home for the monks. There were books written centuries ago as well as other artifacts. I guess they have quite a storage of other things too. The architecture of the building inside and out was worth the tour alone. The floor was inlaid and was stunning. The ceilings were masterpieces too.
We had a great tour guide that had a delightful sense of humor. At one point he was telling us about some guy that was given a goblet of poison he had to drink. When he touched the goblet it exploded and saved his life. The people felt it was a sign from God. The guide said if that happened today instead of the goblet exploding it would be the US mid term elections! Love this guy!
After the tour of the Abbey we rode the bus back to the boat and we set sail again.
Nicole is starting to come down with the crude that many on the tour now have. She has a slight temperature and a deep cough. She feels bad for a bit, gains her energy back and does well for a bit, and then repeats. Luckily one of the other guests had some NyQuill and Day Quill that she gave her. Hoping she can sleep tonight and feel better tomorrow.
We will look tomorrow while we have some free time in Salzburg for some decongestants. I forgot my Prilosec and need something for my acid reflux. My tummy doesn’t like all the foreign food I am putting in it.
We leave for Salzburg tomorrow morning at 8:00. We will have a two-hour bus ride to get there. We are to be back at the boat by 5:00 and the ship will sail to Vilshofen, Germany in the evening.
The high for tomorrow is to be 43 so it will be a cold one. We shall see what happens and if we have options to drop out of the walking tour and find someplace warm to sit in for a bit.
Our tour director is the worst one I have ever had. He mixes up the times, forgets to give us details, and is rude if you ask him a question. He has a huge group to herd and we are usually all in a state on confusion due to his mixing of times and places.
It is nice that we are finally able to experience the moving of the ship and not having to spend so much time on a bus. Tomorrow will be another long bus day with over four hours on it but we didn’t spend much time on the bus today. They only give us details one day at a time so hard to know what the next day will bring until it is here.
We sat with some different people for lunch. Two were from Canada and two were from California. We had an interesting conversation. I tried to talk the couple from Canada to let me have their PM in exchange for our President. They wouldn’t agree to that deal but were very proud of their PM.
Nicole is at dinner but I am skipping it tonight. I can’t eat three meals a day and if I eat too late I can’t sleep.
I’m ready to take a shower and go to bed early. I woke up early this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. I had slept too much yesterday. I am finally feeling rested for the first time in a long time. This trip has been good for my soul.
Grateful to see an Abbey and its beauty, grateful the ship is moving, and grateful for a fun tour guide today at the Abbey.