Grimmelwald

Wow! Two posts in two days? Crazy! We have free 15 min internet time here so I thought I should use it now. This morning we left Interlaken (after a delcious included breakfast on which we feasted) and made it to Grimmelwald up in the Alps. To get to our hostel it took a train, ferry, bus, and cable car up the mountain. But it was so worth it! It is called Mountain Hostel and they dont lie, the views are incredible! I am in love with the Swiss Alps. By the time we got here Adam and Angela had already left for their trek to the top so we started on just a shortish hike to a glacier and it was fantastic. The glacier was admist a field of wildflowers and grass and streams running off from the glacier. Very reminicent of scenes in the Sound of Music. We touched the glacier, threw some snowballs, and ate a snack in the field. Then we tried to walk to the top of another mountain...BIG mistake. All the times they give for hiking here are obviously for Swiss people, not us. After 2 hours of hiking we met some Swiss hikers on the trail and they told us we were basically less than half way there. And most of the hike was steep uphill. We ended up just turning around and calling it an exercise routine.

We got back to the hostel and relaxed for a bit while we waited for Angela and Adam to get back. It took them 8 hrs to hike up to the top (of course the locals say it only takes 5...yeah right). I can't wait to see their pics! We splurged tonight on dinner and all 5 of us went out for real Alpine cheese fondue, quite delicious. Tomorrow we split again from Angela and Adam, but Mark, Steve and I are going to hike to one of the waterfalls here before going on to Bern. My main priority right now is to do laundry! My pack is starting to develop a distinct odor...

HI JUDY CHRISTIS! :)