CAMPING IN SWITZERLAND

It seems like now that it is September we are getting to do the hiking that I was hoping to do all summer. And, after lots of begging (by Bea) we did our first camping trip in Switzerland. We didn’t go far or for long but it was a nice weekend. And I took lots of photos!

We went to the canton of Glarus – to a lake called Klontalersee. It seems campgrounds here are a little different from what I’m used to in the US. Instead of private spots in the woods that you find at pretty state park campgrounds, you park in a parking lot and set up your tent with all the other tenters in a big grassy area. And another funny difference. There was a nice clean (naturally) building with bathrooms and showers and a spot to wash your dishes. Near the dish washing sinks there was a machine to put a coin in so you could pay for some hot water. Crazy! I ended up washing our dishes with cold water because I didn’t have a coin with me.

The color of the lake showing through the trees was wonderful.

I have to thank my mom for bringing Dad’s old tent to us in her suitcase last month. For some reason when we moved I didn’t ship our tent. I think maybe we had a camping trip planned after we had our stuff shipped. Anyway – many many thanks to Grandma for making this trip happen.

Here’s the lake as the sun went down. It has a dam at one end and it seems the water was very high.

In the morning while the girls were still sleeping I went for a little walk and enjoyed the reflections on the lake.

We have been to this lake a couple times before but it was really nice to see it when it was quiet. Sitting around our campfire as the sun went down and then in the morning soaking in the scenery before the busyness of the day began. Isn’t it so true that the light is best at the beginning and the end of the day.