Boat Travel in Europe #2of5

Germany - Bodensee, from Konstanz to Meersburg, Twice: We rode the ferryboat across the Bodensee to Meersburg and found a parking place easily. They were having some kind of festival, complete with a band and crowds of people.

Germany - Ferry across the Main River, at Kitzingen: A very small ferryboat. There was only room for our RV and two other cars. A wedge of swans swam with the boat.

Germany - Puttgarden, to Rødby Havn, Denmark: We expected to catch the 7:55 AM ferryboat but when we arrived at the dock at 7:10 they took our money and waved us right on the earlier ship.

Germany - On the Rhine: With several of Emmy’s Cousins as companions, we went from Bingen to Bonn, on about a seven-hour Rhine River cruise.

Germany - Travelmunde, to Gedser, Denmark: For reasons we never knew, an East German helicopter circled our ferry, and used a loudspeaker to shout something to the Captain on the bridge of our ship.

Greece - Athens, to Míkonos; Istanbul; Yalta; Odessa: SS Odysseus spent a day on the Greek Island of Míkonos, then on to Istanbul, Turkey, and Odessa and Yalta, Soviet Union, in the Black Sea. We returned through the Bosporus, past Istanbul, to Athens.

Greece - Athens, to Míkonos; Pátmos; Kusadasi; Rhodes; Crete; Santoríni: Our cabin on the SS City of Rhodes had a small closet, bunk beds, a porthole, and about three feet of floor space, the length of the beds. The tiny bath had a porthole, sink, shower, and toilet.

Greece - Rio, across the Gulf of Corinth, Twice: Men were directing traffic, and told this one to back on, and that one to drive on, and if they had a reason to do one or the other, it sure wasn’t obvious. We had to back on each time, no problem.

Ireland - Dun Loaghaire, to Holyhead, Wales: Drove to the harbor at Dun Loaghaire at 7:00 AM and got on the first ferryboat, OK. The Irish travel office had assured us the ferryboats were sold out, but as usual, (almost) never a reservation, (almost) never a problem.