This was take two of the weekend. The previous one saw my flight out of London cancelled. I flew into Zurich where I met my uncle at the airport. From there we caught the train back to their apartment. Zurich has one of the world’s best public transport networks. By this stage in the evening it was rather late.
The next morning it was up early and onto the train. My aunty had the whole route mapped out complete with times. The great thing about the Swiss public transport system is that it is always on time. We made our way out of Zurich where we had to pick up the campervan. They park this outside the city in a storage spot here which is easier than in the city. From here we made our way to Zug on the shores of lake Zugersee.
Once at Zug, we made our way across the lake via ferry boat. Our destination on the other side of the lake was the small town of Arth. This would be our springboard into the mountains. Once at Arth we made the short trip to the base of the Kräbel-Rigi Scheidegg aerial cable car. There are a great number of gondola and cable car systems within Switzerland. Used both for summer and winter activities. This particular one took us up onto the adjacent ridgeline. From here we were able to set out on our day’s hike.
This hike was during a typical summer’s day. We were hiking above the lake with sweeping views back down towards the water and townships. The summer flowers were out in full force nestled among the vibrant green grass. Water from all the snow melt in spring.
We had taken a picnic lunch which we set up on the hillside. This was an amazing setup for lunch out under the sun. After a nice sojourn, we made our way back down towards the lake edge. We were running to a tight schedule as we had to catch the last ferry back across the lake to Luzern. Once back over the lake we had plenty of time for a swim in the lovely waters of Lake Luzern.
From here we made our way back to the campervan for the late afternoon wrap up. We made camp and set up shop for dinner. My uncle and I had a couple of beers out as the sun was setting over the mountains.
The morning brought another great day in the Swiss countryside. We had a delicious breakfast complete with a fresh pot of coffee. Once this was done, we made plans to stop off at another lake for a quick dip before heading back to Zurich.
We made the van drop off and caught the train back into the city. I had time for a quick packup of my gear back at the apartment. We had one final adventure before heading to the airport. It was a classic summer afternoon in Zurich, so we made our way down to the river for a swim. We hired a locker to put our gear in and walked up the river. A few hundred metres up and we jumped in. The river is a fast flowing water body. Some locals even swim home after work!
We floated down towards where our gear was and jumped out. After freshening up we made our way back to the airport where I was bound back home to London.
