chickening out in the alps

so it`s already our second night in Interlaken in the Swiss Alps. needless to say, it`s beautiful and pristine here. we arrived yesterday afternoon and found a campsite not too far from the train, or the lake, and the mountains surround us. we set up camp and went grocery shopping, then went to sign up for some outdoor activities. we decided on canyoning, which is like white water rafting, without a raft. so you go down rapids and waterfalls and pools with just a life jacket. we picked the extreme one, which was supposed to last 7 hours!

well, last night, after a nice evening spent chatting by the giant campfire with our neighbors, who were from scotland originally, and now australia (they`re on leave and have been traveling for 3 months, with 8 more to go!), we crawled into the tents. i woke up because i was freezing in my sleeping bag. i couldn`t even move to put more clothes on. i looked over at ching and he was completely cocooned up in his sleeping bag. i crawled in deeper and pulled the drawstring to close up the top. ching woke me up in the morning with the question, "do you really think we should still do canyoning?" my answer was absolutely "no".

we decided dry sports was the way to go. so, we did hang gliding instead! it was awesome! i was nervous, but it turned out to be way too short of a ride. these australian guys have set up shop here and take people up all summer long. it was a splurge, but well worth it. in the morning, we are headed for warmer climates - the south of france.