On to the river cruise

Sunday 9 June 2013 Our hotel in Basel was excellent in most ways. (do you see something coming?) Location was great. Super helpful staff. Big room. Comes with pass for local transit. But a new AC unit is being installed, so no cooling in the room. The weather is great so just open the window. Which overlooks a street which has a trolly go by all night long. Too much noise with the window open. But we did OK. Sunday morning we went to church with the Basel 1st ward. They had an interpreter but the electronics weren't working so we struggled to catch a few german words. An investigator was asked to come up and bear his testimony. Turns out he is a catholic priest and ended with " I'm so happy that I will be baptised soon". Then on to the Viking river cruise. We show up at the dock - no boat. If you have been following the weather in europe, you know about the flooding. The flooding caused 2 problems. Too difficult to navigate in the Rhine gorge. And water too high for the ships to get under some bridges. So we were bussed 50 miles down river to the boat located where our first full day is to begin. Got to be flexible when you travel! We are in Breisach Germany. Ship has free email most of the time, so contact is good this week. The boat (ship) is made such that the entire top can be made to lay down flat. The railings, canopies, wheelhouse, and windbreaks all can fold down so the boat can fit under some tight bridges and locks.