June 2009

June was a bit of an anti climax, the skiing is over. The 27th of June was the Hospital motorbike day. We had special permission to ride over the Grosse Scheidegg. It was a fantastic ride, very challenging with lots of hairpin turns. We started in Burgdorf then went to Meilisalp the geographical middle point of Switzerland, then on to Meiringen where it started to drizzle up over the grosse Scheidegg in the direction of Grindelwald. We had a lunch stop at the top amongst some really incredible scenery, very dramatic with the clouds and fog. The weather wasn't great for the rest of the day, it drizzled most of the time. By the end when we stopped for a afternoon coffee, most people gave up and went off to do their own thing. It is Hans Pete's last year at the hospital, but we were able to talk him into organising the "Töfftag" again next year. We gave him a voucher for a balloon flight so he can choose a route from the air. We did manage a Trip to Kandersteg up to the Oschensee, cool but dry the following day. We are enjoying our balcony in the evenings, Duncan has become a very proficient BBQ master. We can observe the new housing development going up on the other side of the street, after long nothing seeming to happen there are a couple of houses now going up in what seems to be record time.