Day 15: Adelboden, Switzerland (Friday, August 22nd)

Today we had our laziest morning yet and I loved it! We have been going non-stop this entire trip so I definitely welcomed a morning of taking it easy. Russ and Ellen woke up early to go paragliding but no one else wanted to drop the money so we all hung out in our cozy little house and planned the next couple days. One thing I have not loved on this trip is the breakfast food so yesterday at the store we grabbed some cereal and milk and I was in heaven this morning! I like meat and cheese but not so much for breakfast. Around lunchtime we ran to the only store we could find in the town and picked up a few things to cook back at the house and then it was off on our adventure for the day!

Meet the Scooter Gang!

For not very much money we were able to take a tram up the mountain and ride these heavy duty scooters back down. Oh boy, we had so much fun! We bought all-day passes so we were able to take all sorts of different trails and the scenery was gorgeous! 

Parts of the trail were pretty steep so we got going really fast but apparently that wasn't good enough for the guys so naturally they had to try a few new tricks. 

They handled their scooters pretty well until our last run when the mountain got the better of Tom. 

I so wish we had video of his fall! We seriously couldn't stop laughing! Anybody else's face would have looked like his hands but those of you that know Tom know that he's pretty acrobatic so he was able to bail himself out pretty well. 

By the time we got back to the house Russ and Ellen were there and we were all ready for dinner. Considering we're basically in the middle of nowhere we had to make a short drive into a small town. We ended up settling on a restaurant called Time Out Pub that had decent food but the atmosphere was the best! We sat outside in this little square where they had an orchestra, band, and singers providing live music. Such a fun way to spend our last real night of vacation!

After dinner we went back to our place and hung out/played card games. Russ and Ellen are taking off in another direction tomorrow but we all have a bit of driving ahead so I'm sure we'll want an early start. It's hard to believe our trip is basically over! I've loved every minute of it but I'm also excited to get back to my own bed and regular routine.

Goodnight from Adelboden! 

Weather Today:

Once again, we lucked out with nice weather! 64 isn't super warm but considering we expected snow we were very happy!

Tomorrow: The trek back to Barcelona begins! 

We were able to save a lot of money by dropping our car off where we picked it up so we have 9.5 hour drive back to Barcelona tomorrow. We're hoping to make some fun stops along the way to ensure the drive is somewhat enjoyable.