Finally going in

by | Apr 6, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel

We’re waiting at the lights to go into the Gotthard tunnel…finally! It should be smooth sailing from here. We’ll make another switch on drivers after this since all the stop and go has killed S’s legs…so we’ll make a quick pit stop...

At the Gotthard tunnel

by | Apr 6, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel

Well, it’s almost 1 pm and we’re not yet to Locarno. We’ve got 102 km left according to TomTom which should only take us about an hour…but we’re a few km from the start of the tunnel with full traffic jam. The problem is that they...

Just about half way…

by | Apr 6, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel

So we’re on our way to Locarno and are about half way there. Our navigation system says we have a little less than 3 hours left which would get us there at about 1 pm. With any luck, this will actually turn out to be true and we can perhaps get in a bit of...

Getting ready to go

by | Apr 5, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel

We’ve packed up our climbing gear and most of the stuff for the dog. I’ve also started packing my travel and overnight bags but hubby is waiting until we go to bed….which will be very shortly. We’re planning to get up at about 5 am and hope to...

The trip is almost here

by | Mar 30, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel

This time next week, we will already have been on the road for a while, headed to Locarno, Switzerland. I think we’re all really looking forward to the trip now although it will be interesting to see if any of us still remember how to climb since it’s been...

Making plans for Easter

by | Mar 5, 2007 | Europe, Italy, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel

Last year we went to Locarno, Switzerland, over the Easter holiday. We spent time in the midst of beautiful scenery and were really able to just relax and enjoy ourselves over the four short days that we were there. Before we left there, we said we wanted to make it a...