The last few days have been taken up with visits to the eye clinic, German lessons for Val, and keeping out of the rain. Today we went to a big ‘out of town’ shopping centre in Thun. I’d found a jacket I liked online and fortunately one of the shops had them in stock. I found a nice gilet to go with it too, which rather blew the budget, but hey ho.
It’s still raining, and my new jacket claims to be completely waterproof. We’ll find out on our way to Rocks later.
We’re off to Einigen again today, but this time we’ll be walking in the opposite direction, towards the city of Thun at the end of the lake. Most of the shoreline around Thun is laid out like a series of parks. Lots of wildlife.
And lots of boats. Every inlet is full of them.
After a couple of hours we reach the end of the lake. View back towards Interlaken, and the high alps where we live.
The river Aare flows out of the lake in a northerly direction. It joins the Rhein which flows into the North Sea.
Thun Castle in the distance.
We’ve been very lucky with the weather for the past few days, and our luck seems to be holding. Time to do another section of the path around lake Thun. We catch the bus to a village called Einigen.
We ate our sandwiches on a bench in the churchyard, and headed towards Spiez. We explored a hill called Spiezberg, which gave us lovely views of the vineyards, the castle and the harbour below.
Another good day out.
Emily is good at football, and she’s started playing for Interlaken Ladies. Last night was the first home game of the season, so we thought we’d go and take a look.
The ground is very nice, with a bar and cafe. Emily played on the right wing. Here she is with a cross into the penalty box.
And here she is again. The opposing team are from a small town called Kerzers, which is in canton Fribourg to the north of us.
The result was 0-0, but the football was competitive and very enjoyable to watch. We’ll certainly go again.
The pump track has been a great success, and last night Steve dressed it up with lots of lights for a roller disco. The kids loved it. Press play.
This morning there’s lots happening in the village. An outdoor gym has appeared, and a tennis tournament is taking place. Here’s Georg going for a low shot.
A little market on the Eigerhübel. Val bought some damson jam.
Tonight, we’re off to Interlaken to see some football.
It’s possible to walk all the way around lake Thun, a distance of some 80 kilometres. We’re doing it bit by bit, and today we’re on the north shore. We start high above the water at Beatushölen.
Lovely views towards Interlaken.
We pass through a small hamlet called Sundlauenen, and eat our sandwiches at the steamer quay.
A weather stone.
Translation: is the stone warm… it is sunny.
Is the stone wet… it’s raining.
Is the stone white… it’s snowing.
Is the stone swinging… it’s windy.
Is the stone hopping… earthquake.
Is the stone missing… tornado!
We pass by a campsite called Manor Farm.
Manor Farm is where I camped in June 1978. 4 of us were on a touring holiday. I was 19 years old, and it’s quite possible that if we hadn’t visited Interlaken, all of this Swiss stuff would never have happened.
We set off up to Männlichen after lunch – it’s a really nice day. It’ll soon be time for the cows to come down, but for now they seem happy enough.
We head down towards Arven.
It’s blueberry season. The wild ones aren’t as big as the ones you buy in the shops, but they’re just as tasty.
At Arven we turn back towards Männlichen. The path leads us through the forest.
We catch the gondola up from Holenstein, and then the cable car brought us back to Wengen. A great hike on a lovely afternoon.
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