Our hike continued today, and it continued with several encounters of the special kind: cows. Ever since our last trip to Switzerland, my friend and Canadian squirrel imitator had set his mind on wanting to milk a Swiss cow, of which you usually can find plenty in the Alps. (Prior to our tour he even researched on youtube how to do that!) And today, the opportunity finally presented itself. Twice, in fact. The first time, however, my friend got sidetracked and went down exploring a riverbed, leaving me to watch our backpacks. So I used the opportunity to take some pictures. But when I turned around to get a snack from my backpack, I suddenly found myself face to face with big ol’ Miss cow-face. ‘No big deal,’ I thought, ‘as long as she keeps her snotty nose out of my stuff …’ But that wasn’t the intention of Miss snotty cow-face, because as soon as I started chewing on my cracker, she set her mind on chewing just the same – leaving me to …

Mürren – Gspaltenhornhütte; almost there We hiked today. High into the mountain world of the Swiss alps. A long hike, with lots to discover. Like alpine flowers, ibexes, little pools of icy water, and snow, of course. Lots of snow. Now, if you ask me what all of this has to do with alpine puddle drinks – I can tell you: Nothing, really! Just my dear hiking buddy, the oversized Canadian squirrel (see this post here), tried to convince me that tasting alpine puddle drinks would work miracles in quenching my thirst. Ya, right! Anyways, here’s a look at our tour: The Tour | Day 1: We start out in Interlaken and take the train to Lauterbrunnen. From Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp we take the cable car, and then another train up to Mürren. (By the way, trains and cable car are connected with each other, so that we don’t lose any time switching transportation or figuring out where to go.) Within a few minutes’ walk from the train station, we are surrounded by alpine pastures. …