Wertheim

 

Traveling the three rivers, many sights are seen.  The rivers have been dammed (they have dams on them) and as a consequence the rivers have been tamed.  Instead of rapids and waterfalls, there are many different water levels.  Nowadays, to navigate these waters, a ship has to go thru an extensive lock system.  I'm not sure of the exact number of locks that we went thru but the number 52 sticks in my brain.  The locks are extremely narrow, and when we are in the locks, there are only a few inches on each side of the ship. For safety reasons, we were told that we should not touch the sides of the locks.

Marina is such a rebel.
There is absolutely NO photographic evidence of me touching or not touching the side of the lock.

We leave the Rhine and take a left onto the Main River

Ahoy!!!  Another castle

Another camping area

Wertheim Germany is best known for its landmark castle and medieval town centre.  When we were there, there was some sort of charity run going on.  The runners would run thru the town square while the townfolk would sit in the outdoor cafes and applaud and cheer each runner as they came thru.  

Wertheim is located between two rivers and is known to flood. 
This is the flood marker from over the years. 
The oldest flood line is 1595, the highest flood line is 1784. 

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I like the grand old churhes

In the town square, we ran across a family having an ice cream outing. 
 A massive amount of ice cream, it was.

Back on the ship, new friends were hollering from up above.