Summer 2004

I was thinking of what a great summer it has been. In April I made a trip to Louisiana for the New Orleans Jazz Festival, in May I went to Canada for a wedding, in June I turned 30 and celebrated with a number of friends and coworkers, in July I took a week off and cycled the Swiss Aarau Route (325km) and visited London and saw two musicals, in August I visited a client in South Africa for two weeks and went for a balloon ride in eastern Switzerland, and today I returned from a hiking weekend in the Graubünden kanton of Switzerland.

The hike was long, painful, but fun. The weather could not have cooperated better and the company was great. The downside was a twisted foot that I’m still being reminded of when I walk. I’m questioning if low-cut trekkers are suitable for this type of hiking. Today we were all in too much pain to bother returning to the mountains, so we opted for a day at the beach instead.