Interlaken

On Saturday, 17th May, we left Dagmersellen and headed for a weekend away in Interlaken. Unfortunately, the weather was wet and cool for the whole weekend. This meant that we couldn't see the famous Eiger, Monch or Jungfrau mountains, or take a train to the mountain top for a view. We checked in at a lovely, homely Bed and Breakfast Hotel (Rugenpark) and went for a walk around the town of Interlaken, which is quite attractive.

An afternoon drive took us to the Lauterbrunnen waterfalls (below), where water pours out of the rocky cliff-faces from high above. From there we drove to Grindelwald. This small town is a well-known ski-resort in the Winter months.

On Sunday we felt adventurous, so after checking out of our B&B we visited Seilpark, a high-ropes course. The girls and Terri-Lyn had a brief introductory lesson (right), then we hit the ropes. After overcoming a slight fear of heights we all made it through the course and had lots of fun flying on the zip-lines.

The weather may have put a dampener on what we were expecting to do at Interlaken, but it gave us the opportunity to explore other activities. We had a great time, and hope to return again to visit the mountain tops.