Kandersteg 2016

Today I did recycling. The pinkies are very strict about recycling and where we put the rubbish. Plastic bag and soft plastic together. Plastic bottles together etc The pinkies try to be as eco friendly as possible. They also support fair trade by buying as much fair trade food products…

Today we went to breakfast at normal time, made lunch, then we piled into a bus,received a firm spanking from the driver, rolled up to the train station then hopped on the train to Interlaken where we hung out for a bit (this pun is definitely intended!) We then slipped…

This morning we got up at 7.15 and had breakfast at 8am so we could catch a train to Spiez and then another one to Interlaken. Once we had gotten to Interlaken we had a small walk from the train up to the high ropes course. At the high ropes…

After swimming we came back and had some tea which was creamy chicken and mushroom and for dessert we had straciatella. It was delicious. Soon after our free time (Adam, Issie, Jess, Meg and I had chips!!!) We went down to the campfire and had a fantastic time! There were…

Today after our stay in the Hut we hiked back to the campsite. It took about 3.5hrs. There were some amazing views. When we got back we were to the swimming pool where we went on the slides and jumped off diving boards. It was very fun.   By Alex…

Today has been fun. We tidied our tents and had free time. Then we had lunch and set off. First we got a bus then a train then a cable car. We went in a playground and then a cafe. Then we came back had tea and got ready for…

Today we woke up at the normal time to find that the last three people to be ready would have to do the recycling. They were Tom, Harri and Joel. We had breakfast and then packed two lunches (one for tomorrow). We had a tent inspection that if we finished…

This morning we awoke to the excitement of staying in a mountain Hut, but first we had to get there. It was around lunchtime when  we left, so we ate our lunch first then met our instructor, Alan. After a quick briefing, we began the long trek to the Hut.

Just about to depart for an overnight hike up the mountain. We are having a tidy up and packing our kit ready for the trek. We are quite slow at packing and it has taken all morning! Looking forward to a bed in the…

Wow! What a day. In my opinion, this has been one of the best days so far. Everyone has had a really fun time but are very tired as well.  We had an early start this morning waking up at 7am. We then had to quickly get dressed, have breakfast,…