27 – 29 September 2024
We decided to skip the city tour in Volkach and instead cycle through the German countryside.
Our guide Elena led 9 of us along the river, beside green vineyards to the very pretty town of Sommerach.
All of these towns are so well maintained, with flower beds and trimmed trees.
On our return to Volkach we headed into town to buy some streamers to decorate the back lounge area in Lions colours for the Grand Final. We had arranged with the Captain to use this area at 0630 tomorrow for the big game.
Our early rising was rewarded with a 120 to 60 win to the Lions. We grabbed a couple of bottles of bubbles from the breakfast and all toasted the great win. We had a quick walk around Wurzburg afterwards before boarding the ship which began an overnight sail to Miltenberg.
We skipped the town tour and decided on a hike in the forest above the town. It was a cold morning but lovely to be out in nature.
Afterwards we wandered around the old medieval town with houses from the 13th and 15th centuries. As it was Sunday, shops were closed and the streets very quiet.
At noon the ship started sailing again, with a violinist providing entertainment as we cruised along the Main which was soon to join the Rhine River for the final leg of our river cruise.