View Locarno to Interlaken in a larger map 2 July 2012: Locarno didn’t hold our interest and we drove on to Interlaken where we planned to take some trips on trains to see the Eiger and Jungfrau at closer quarters and also to visit Zermatt. We went through the Gottard Tunnel again and turned off west and up to the Sustenpass, (2224m elevation). Poor Braveheart thought she had seen her last mountain pass but she soldiered on in her normal fashion. A glimpse of mountains on our ascent:

We stopped on the way up at one of a string of biker café’s along the route.

This is a favourite road for bikers with its hairpin bends and spectacular vistas. Once at the top, visibility changed dramatically and we slowed to between 10 and 15mph which was about the same numbers for visibility in meters, all of the long way down the other side. Our campsite was right on the edge of the fast flowing river that joins the 2 lakes, Thun and Brienze and also the port for one of the paddle steamers:

We were 7 minutes walk away from the train station and the ferry port. We walked around the town in the rain along with other visitors then returned to the camp to watch the UEFA football final between Italy and Spain. The best team won! (Spain) After several dramatic thunder storms in the night, we woke to cool and very wet weather and the mountains were completely hidden so sadly there was no point in taking the expensive train trips into the mountains. This is the second time we have come to Interlaken to take these trips so it looks like third time lucky!