Fourth of July in a river

Guten morneng from Grindelwald!

Not to much history going on here in the Swiss Alps, but nevertheless, my cousin and I have managed to fnid more adventure.

We left Bern to Interlaken, which is only 45 minutes on the train. Interlaken, a medium sized farming community is also the extreme sport paradise for the Swiss and tourist alike. After talking him out of skydiving, which was available for a hefty price, we opted to go white water rafting.

What a rush! The cold water racing, the commands from the guide to, "Get down! Hold on!" and then, that wave of icy cold Alpine water in your face as you struggle to paddle. I cannot describe enough what an adventure it was.

Needless to saw, my cousin and I were exhausted. But that did not erase the fact that we still had to check into our hostel in Grindelwald, which is high up the Alps next to the Jungfrau (where the wolds highest rail car station is located). After walking uphill for a quarter of mile complete with 50lb backpack, we arrived to heaven in the Alps. Next door is a farm complete with goats with a bell chasnig each other and pigs! Our balcony even opens up to a 360 view of the Alps. Talk about gettin our fancy on.

We leave to Zermatt today and I will finally do something Ive only recently dreamed of: seeing the Matterhorn up close and personal.

Ill post the pictures upon my return to the States. But Happy Fourth of July to all!

Oh yeah, one last thing, I did get to celebrate Independence Day with a group of servicemembers based in Ramenstein Airbase. They were medics tending to the casualities from the Afghani and Iraqi wars on vacation. So thank you to them for all their brave work.