Weekend 3 - May 16 & 17
Canyoning in Interlaken – the adventure capital of the world– exhilarating and so much fun! There was a big group of 17 Canadians all from UofC. We wore wetsuits, wet suit jackets, booties, life vests, a slippery but protector and a helmet, with creative and outlandish names to identify all participants. My name was PEANUT BUTTER.
View from bus getting to the canyons
Group shot after we jumped off a waterfall
Basically it’s exploring the canyon and water by going down zip lines with carabineers, and jumping off waterfalls into the swirling water. The biggest jump was 7 meters and you 
really don’t have time to think. The guides are great and do a 3 – 2 – 1 countdown for you and then you JUMP! That same jump was so close to a rock ledge that I second guessed how much I had to jump… however, if you jump too far you hit the rock, it you don’t jump far enough you hit a rock ledge, so everyone has to jump just right – and fortunately everyone did. After about 5 hours in the canyon, we proceeded to have a “traditional” Swiss lunch, which consisted of bread, cheese and beer. Food was much needed after playing in the waterfalls. We returned to the canyoning ‘tent base’ about an hour away where we looked at pictures, played ping pong, and fusball. Since most Canadians get a G7 and ½ SBB (Swiss Train Card), we waited until after 7pm to ride the trains for free, and all other times it’s ½ price.
Skydivers coming in for a landing
Sunday we went to Schwimmbad again and this time had enough confidence to play beach volleyball – Kieran my bro, you would be proud of me. Definitely got lots of vitamin D!
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