June! Time flies when you're havin' fun!

WOW! Didn't I just do one of these?! Amazing how June flew by! I started the month with a road trip to northern Germany in a few small villages near Münster with a friend from there. We visited her family and went to 2 really cool castles, one surrounded by 3 different "moats" and another that was huge on a big rock! (I can't remember the names of either or find the piece of paper where I wrote the names!) This trip was also the first time that I was behind the wheel since moving to Switzerland...and the majority of the drive was on the German Autobahn! I was in the slow lane most of the time (going fast still!)

I also had a great adventure weekend with my Aussie friend Molly. We camped in Interlaken and hiked in the Jungfrau area in the Alps. We got our butts kicked by the huge mountains and hot weather, but the views were do great it didn't matter! Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau are huge, beautiful mountains! We also did a really great (and short) rafting trip on the Lütschine River ending in the Brienzer See. It was a short, fast, cold, scenic trip! Lots of rocks, a funny guide, and 8˚C (46˚F) water. We were in full wetsuits and when we were able to jump in, no one stayed in for over a minute! We finished the trip in the Brinzer See where we all jumped out of the raft and swam for a while (still in full wet suite) in the "balmy" 14˚C (57˚F) water! The glacial water is so clean and beautiful (and cold!).

I also spend a few weekends in Basel...after being away for 4 weekends! I swam the Rhine for the first time. Such a huge river but there are regulated areas where you are allowed to float! You get a dry bag, put your stuff in it and hold on as the current pulls you down...you get out at the designated areas with ladders and parks. It is great, and while you are sun bathing afterward there are guys walking around selling caparenias! Not a bad day! I'm enjoying the summer, using Couch Surfing to meet people, attend bar-b-ques, swimming days, dance nights and explore Basel. Oh yeah, school ended for the girls so I am now hanging out with them all day...every morning at the pool for swim lessons and afternoons at the pool, rollerblading, at the library, parks, biking, or hanging out in the yard (which has a pool!) So I work much more, but still play! Woo Hoo! What a job! Cheers for summer!