Took the paddleboat steamer from Lucerne to Tellsplate when a polar vortex whipped across the lake tossing swans in the air as if they were birds (well I guess maybe they are birds) and throwing 19' tidal waves across the boat. The captain was yelling, "All hands on deck" in Swiss which sounded like, "All hands on deck" because the language of the sea just like the language of the air is English. Most of the crew was already on deck leaning over the side feeding their lunch to the fish. It ended as suddenly as it began, like someone threw a switch - the wind stopped blowing and a minute later, the rain stopped. We made it to Tellsplate without further adieu in time to set up for our show at the Tafelmusik. Closing for us was a group touring from Hiroshima, Japan: Up In Smoke. Stay tuned for our next exciting adventure as we cross over into Italy: No merda, Sherlock.