even prettier than zurich

to prepare for our sailing trip to croatia this summer, last weekend we did a practice run on the vierwaldstättersee, also known as lake lucerne. now, why did it take me almost two years to realize that lucerne is even prettier than zurich?! the town and lake are just as picturesque, plus it has stunning mountains right around the lake, rather than visible off in the distance on a clear day as in z-town. also, the lake is bigger, more interestingly shaped, and has enough wind for sailing. perfect!

hmm, now i've made it sound like i actually like sailing... but it's more complicated than that. the entire time (that would be for about 8 hours last saturday) i'm either screaming in terror or barely holding in my screams of terror. but part of me still manages to like it. it's a bit stressful, being so torn. anyway, we didn't flip over, thereby accomplishing my primary goal, and even though some people say this boat actually can't flip over, i was proud of our crew. unfortunately, there's now some talk about practicing next time "in rough conditions"... eek!