Weltenburger Kloster

On Saturday we all piled into the Odyssey and drove about 30 minutes to the oldest monastery brewery and the second oldest brewery in the world.  The monastery was built in 1050 AD.  It was built on the Danube river surrounded by beautiful hills and a small village.  To get to the Kloster you have to park on one side of the Danube and catch a ferry across the river.  However, the ferry stops running at 5pm.....we didn't know this.  So at six when we decided it was time to head home....there was no boat.  For those of you who don't know, the Danube is a large, fast moving river....there was no way that any of us were going to swim across, especially after the amount of beer we had consumed!  So, we walked to the village and found a nice man to drive Justin about 20km down river to a bridge and then back up to the car.  The rest of us hung out with some locals and enjoyed another beer while we waited for Justin to bring the car around.  So, the lesson for the day is:  read all signs concerning ferry hours and don't get stranded without your car!