May 26th

Today was a free day, so we started our day in downtown Lausanne. We got to see some cool sights and stop in some shops. Eventually, we headed back to Ouchy-Olympique for a day on the lake. A group of us decided to go paddle boating which was a lot of fun. We spent one hour on the lake all together, relaxing and having a great time. After, we decided we wanted to stay longer, so we all got into one speed boat and spent one more hour relaxing on the lake. The water was crystal clear and the sights were beautiful!

After our day on the lake, we headed back to the hotel and got ready for our group picnic. We took the bus down to a park, setup the grill, put out cheese, fruit, and bread, and started grilling. After eating, we decided we wanted to play volleyball, but because we had no volleyball, we improvised with a water bottle. This game soon became called “Bottle Ball”, or “Bottle Bullocks” as Tom and Elijah like to put it. We probably looked ridiculous playing volleyball with a water bottle, but we were making do with what we had, and it ended up being a great time regardless.