Klettersteig weekend in Jungfrau Region of Switzerland

Just before the Red Sea dive trip, Felix and I took advantage of the long weekend and headed to Switzerland, around Interlaken, in search of youths dressed in red knickers playing musical instruments (ha ha). Didn't find any, but we did explore the mountains, a good klettersteig (although most were still closed, too early in the season) and some great mountain biking.

Map of the Jungfrau region of Switzerland

Smithsonian road trip through the UP

After all of my traveling, I think the Upper peninsula of Michigan remains one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Here is an article from Smithsonian:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/The-Wonderful-Wilderness-of-Michigans-Upper-Peninsula.html?c=y&page=1

Red Sea Ecological Diving Trip 2011

....just back from the second dive trip with students to the Red Sea. This time, my fellow Biology teacher Simon Aellen and I took 10 students from my 11th grade higher level IB Biology classes on a week long diving trip in the Red Sea near Hurghada, Egypt. All students obtained PADI open water diver certifications this spring before we left and we spent the time diving on coral reefs, learning about reef ecology and conducting underwater surveys. The students created a blog to keep their parents and friends up to date. Here is the link with some good pictures...

fisdivetrip.blogspot.com