Interlaken

Interlaken is a small community high up in the Swiss Alps that provides tourists with a lot of extreme opportunities. When we got there, we had to determine whether we wanted go skydiving, bungy jumping, canyoning, white water rafting, canyon jumping, paragliding, or ice climbing. We settled on rafting and bungy jumping.

Rafting began with a 15 minute ride up into the mountains to the start of the rapids we were going to navigate. Upon arrival, we had a quick lesson in rafting safety, and then we were off! There were some challenging areas along the river, but we were able to navigate all of them without losing anybody on our raft. The water was runoff from the mountains, so naturally it was very cold. That didn't stop us from swimming a couple of times on the river when we were on calm water though! Very refreshing! There were some amazing views along the river, as we passed many snow-capped mountains and ended up in a large lake. All I can say about the views can be summarized in one word: WOW. Honestly, they looked fake. If I wasn't viewing them with my own eyes I would've thought they were a Bob Ross painting.






After rafting, we headed off for bungy jumping. Yes, we voluntarily chose to go up into the mountains, take multiple lifts even higher, ride out over an ice-cold lake in a 500 ft. high cable car suspended on a line between two mountains...and jump. And we'd all do it again. Crazy? Probably. Fun? Absolutely.