Day 4 (easy) & Day 5 (rest)

So the group had a relatively easy day on day 4 and arrived at the lunch stop (in the middle of nowhere) very early. After that I managed to get to the hotel where the bikes were to be stored in plenty of time to get on the spare bike. I then rode back along the route to meet the cyclists at Spiez for the rest of their ride.

On the rest day Claire came up from Basel to Wengen and we walked around from Männlichen to Kleine Scheidigg in the sunshine. After that we took the route following the Lauberhorn ski run that was now the domain of a cow herd!

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Day 3 - Tour (and hard work) Begins

So finally we get to start the tour though one light as one cyclist was unfortunately stuck in Houston due to technical issues. Thankfully she arrived at end of the day and joined the rest of us for dinner.

My work day went smoothly enough with the bag collection and dropping off relatively easy with a small group such as this one. Lunch seemed to go down well with the surprise hits being Apfelschorle ( a fizzy apple juice) and not so surprisingly, Swiss chocolate.

Hotel in a great setting overlooking the lake and we had an unexpected bonus of a Degustation du Vin with local producer. There was also a little gift when i discovered a free wifi connection (unfortunately it disappeared by morning :-( ).

Day 2 - Preparations

As I sit in the hotel room looking out to black skies, stormy weather and heavy rain i'm guessing the pre-tour drinks on the lake shore may not be taking place!

Never mind the day has gone well with a trip to France to pick up the van, collecting cutlery & crockery for the lunch stops as well as getting the lunch for tomorrow.

Here's hoping for sunnier skies tomorrow.

New Job Day 1

Well I'm just boarding the train to Bern (and then on to Geneva) as I start this new and first job here in Switzerland. Not sure what to expect but am looking forward to it. Also had a telephone interview with London 2012 volunteer selection group. A little too open and not very specific set of questions so not too sure how I did. Just have to wait & see.

Oh and this is the first blog post I'm attempting by email!