Friday, 5 July 2013 at 8:19pm
OK...catch up...and its a fantastic week here in Interlaken.
Interesting journey to Interlaken as you might imagine but no problem with the Trusty Touareg. Camp site just off the motorway ... only problem is that we have to unhitch and use the mover to get it on the site...
...but when we do, it's all worthwhile because we have a super-pitch pre-booked here and it's big... drain, water and a perfect view of the snow covered Jungfrau...or, at least, we have to take that on trust when we arrive because we can't see much at all...and it's wet wet wet. Forecast is good though.
Fair number of Brits here as it's a Caravan Club site for a change so we can have a chin-wag. Can get Astra 2 on the satellite... which means BBC highlights of the German GP....actually want to watch HIGHLIGHTS for a change as we really need to make as much of the weather windows as poss...this is absolutely brilliant scenery with so so much to do and see.
Buy a 6 day travel pass for the Jungfrau cable car/train/boat network. Might have to go back to consultancy to pay for it though. Even so, we reckon it's the cheapest option if we are going to see the sights. Get free local bus pass from the campsite though.
Realise that this campsite is in the perfect location..bus stop to town outside and 10 mniutes walk from Wilderswil station, the starting point for the Jungfrau transport network.
Thursday...Interlaken on the bus.
Friday...Use the old historic rack and pinion railway to get up to Schynige Platte with a brilliant view of the Eiger and Jungfrau amongst others. Do a 2 hour walk with fantastic views. Look down on the town from 1967m, seeing it sandwiched between the two massive lakes...Interlaken..see?!
Saturday....up to the Jungfrau! Highest railway station in Europe...3454m...just below the Jungfrau summit which is actually higher than the Eiger. Get to walk on the Glacier..the railway company have created a complex to entertain and it's a great experience. Getting up here by the Jungfrau rail network so easy...trains (mostly rack and pinion up steep inclines) run exactly to time and are scheduled to connect with each other. Great experience and impossible to describe the power of these awesome mountain peaks.
Sunday...up early (again) and off to Grindelwald to connect with the longest european cable car ride to Mannlichen (brilliant). We then do a 1.5 hour walk along a ridge to Kleine Scheidegg and it's truly amazing..one of those breathtaking moments as we walk along just below the snow covered peaks of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. Phew! Then it's back by a different set of rack and pinion trains...
....to see the Beeb's replay of the German GP. Damn good race too. Nice to see Kimi doing well for second and the McClarens look to be better too.....well, a bit better that is.
Monday..Grindelweld then cable car to First and walk to lake (Bachalpsee) at 2265m. Lucky with the weather..just miss the clouds and rain. Yet another great day.
Tuesday...last day...take bus to Interlaken then a cable cliff railway up to Harder Kulm...where we walk and have a traditional Swiss rosti for lunch...and very good too. We then take a lake ferry to Bonigen and walk back to base..a good final day. Thunderstorm half an hour later..that's perfect timing.
Perfect ending to a brilliant but exhausting week....homeward bound tomorrow. Probably try for Verdun..we'll see.
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