This day started out with a glass blowing demo on board ship by a master glass blower. He is as much of a showman as a salesman. His shop located in Wertheim -- a town with many preserved 16th century buildings. Neat place. First of all we stopped at Freudenberg for those of us who would take a bus and get to the town before the ship, as well as allow for two people to ride a bike (about 24 miles). The boat was about an hour late getting to Wertheim, so with a bunch of people waiting in the cold, the cruise director took all of us (about 100) to a local hotel and bought everyone a drink while we waited. Cruise directors stop at nothing to keep the people happy! When the ship finally arrived, we had a raptor demonstration in the lounge. The people who brought the birds were also waiting and just before we got on ship, they arranged for a hawk to land on Lucy's arm. Of course she loved it. Then there was the demo inside and I took lots of pictures. Why that was part of the program is anyone's guess, but it was very interesting and it just might be a high point for our animal loving Lucy.
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