Monday, May 22. The transfer from the Ocean ship Jupiter to the Riverboat Rolf was not just painless, but also pleasurable. During the transfer of our luggage Viking took us on an excursion to an open air museum north of Amsterdam. Great views of windmills. Some birding opportunities. Nice shops, including demonstrations for making cheese and clog shoes. A very nice way to delay our transfer.

We arrived with our bags already in our rooms. After a too worrisomely fancy lunch (they couldn’t even make coleslaw without messing with the basic recipe), we headed ashore. Amsterdam is just a fantastic city. We mostly just walked, but it was a great time. Dinner was fine, though I had to ask for some adaptations.

The ship’s crew are a lot of fun. Should be a great week.