Onion River Exploration Project: Castles of the Rhine

Marksburg Castle

Day 9 (4/25/25)

So far we hadn’t done a lot of cruising on the boat during the day. Today was going to be the exception. We were going to cruise the section of the Rhine that is dotted with castles, over twenty in all. Besides the castles there are many other scenic sites along the way from cathedrals to vineyards. The day was quite cool with occasional rain. We were prepared for the weather however and were not going to let a little rain stand in our way. In many ways it may have been a bonus. Many people decided to just watch from indoors. At first we went up on top to the viewing deck and found that most of the best places were taken so we got creative. On the next deck down we found an alcove that was covered and out of the weather but had a great view of the cliffs along the river. Across the lobby there was another such alcove so all we had to do was watch the map and cross to the other side when needed. The best part was that we had it mostly to ourselves. Later a family that we had met earlier in the trip joined us. The weather actually added a bit of an otherworldly atmosphere for viewing castles. It turned out to be a great cruise up to Koblenz.