Day 10 - Kleine Scheidigg – Saturday June 2nd

Chris and I woke up and joined the whole group for breakfast at about 9am. We all headed for the train station by 10am to get on a train(one of three) that would take us to a station at Kleine Scheidigg. It wasn’t the top of Europe trip that most people take out of Interlaken. That trip would take considerably longer, but we were still at about 7,000 feet.

There was snow everywhere. They had a few buildings, including some teepees that seemed oddly out of place. We saw dog sleds and a Saint Bernard with a little keg under his neck. We also saw helicopters flying overhead. It was all really cool. They had an outdoor grill with bratwurst and hash browns for 14 franks, so I grabbed some of that for lunch. Drew, Nick, Sam, Rob, Chris, Dr. Bob, and I all headed towards the top of a hill beyond all the buildings to go sliding down on trash bags. We went very high, and the snow was knee high. It was strange being very warm above the snow but freezing from all the snow in my shoes. We made a pathway and slid down. It worked pretty well.

I headed back down the mountain with the people doing afternoon excursions at 2pm. Amelia, Jocelyn, and I booked it to the stables to catch our horses by 4pm. We went for about 2 hours all around Interlaken, past rivers, lakes, mountains, golf courses, and forests. It was a wonderful time. My horse’s name was Lascar. The two Swiss Germans that took us around couldn’t speak English very well, but they did alright. We could understand what they meant most of the time. When I was trying to find a helmet to fit my huge head, they said to make sure I found “tight, but does not make pain.”

The three of us and Dr. Turkett went to eat dinner at a pizzeria that was wonderful. I caught Brent with everyone walking by just as I was leaving, so I went to sit with them for dinner. I just ordered ice cream with chocolate sauce. After dinner we all headed back to the hotel, and I went to bed.