Back from Camping

We're back. We've all made it home safely to our respective houses. We all had a good time. Despite the fact that the weather reports I read prior to going said it would rain and possibly snow the entire time, we actually had pretty good weather. It did rain, but mostly late in the evening and early morning. Other than that, it was either a little overcast or sunny. We did see snow - and played in it too! - when we went to the top of Jungfraujoch, also known as "Top of Europe".

That trip was interesting. The day started out very overcast and drizzly. But we were determined to go. So we paid for the expensive two train ride up the mountain. And went up. And up. Changed trains. Went up some more and then finished the last 30 min of the trip in a tunnel (that went up more). The entire time it was gray, cloudy, and before we went in the tunnel, it started snowing. However, about 10 min after we got to the top and went out on the observation deck of the Sphinx, it all cleared up! Bright sunshine and it got warm! That didn't stop us from throwing a couple of snowballs at each other though! :) The most beautiful part of the trip happened up there when Bill said he wanted to show me something and then slipped a very pretty white gold friendship/promise ring on my pinkie. I admit, I cried. :) I love this man soo much!

Oh, what about the bike ride? I know you are all dying to hear if we crashed. Sorry to disappoint, but we didn't. Bill's son did take a little tumble (lost his balance) at the very beginning of the day, but the biggest injury was to me when I knelt in the grass to retreive his water bottle - a blade of grass cut me. It looked horrible - bled down my leg - but it was fine. We rode a couple of kilometers to some waterfalls that are inside the mountain - very pretty! - and then we took a cable car up to a small little town halfway up the mountain. From there we rode down. And I have to say, I'm grateful Bill's son was with us. That forced us to go slower than we would have with out him and take frequent brakes. Which made me feel good since I didn't have to gaspingly ask Bill to stop so I could catch my breath. :) The first half of the ride was really easy - just brake, brake, brake. We got a good five minutes of actual riding in before we crossed the river and the trail started heading back up. So we had to walk the bikes - trailing a nine year old doesn't allow you to pick up enough momentum to bike up the trail. When the trail did head back down, it was so steep and rocky, we had to continue walking the bikes. In fact, the trail signs said you had to walk your bike! Finally though we got to a good easy sloping downhill were we could ride down without breaking too much. That was really fun! And the ride back to the campground was along the river. Very scenic and a fun ride. We all slept like logs after that though! :)

Okay, enough. Time for me to empty out my bag and go to bed. I would post a picture, but it seems I've left my camera cable at work, so you'll have to wait for them.