There's a bear in there

Today started with breakfast at the pension and a quick team meeting before we were met by Clause and Phillip for the start of our new adventure through Altes Schloss and the outskirts of Bayreuth.
The Altes Schloss ("Old Castle") near Bad Berneck in south Germany is a ruined castle built in the Gothic style as an Amtsburg towards the end of the High Middle Ages. The castle lies on the Schlossberg ("castle hill") of Bad Berneck in the Upper Franconian district  in Bayreuth. Today the lofty keep is the emblem of this small spa town.
After we had checked out the Schloss we attended a rotary meeting for the club of Bayreuth-Erimitage presented in front of the group.The meeting went well and then it was time for another trip out in the Bavaria country side to visit the Teufelshohle or the devils cave. Cave as it is today was discovered in 1922 but has been known to locals for many years.The cave is named for the disappearance of livestock in the vicinity of the cave being attributed to the Devil. Centuries later, after cave had been fully explored, the missing livestock as well as numerous other animals including deer and cave bears were discovered to have fallen into the cave and died. One of these cave bear skeletons has been reconstructed which we saw in the cave. The cave seemed to be quite interesting to the girls as they gazed in amazement in the size and shape of the stalacmites that rose like great Franconian swords from the cave floor. One particular GSE member couldn't stop staring at these mighty marvels of nature and banged her head on the cave roof, this I'm afraid to say made me laugh.Anyway back on the road tomorrow, thanks to all our friends from  Bayreuth especially Clause, Philip and Nicola we have all had a great time

Paul.