Ok, after all the waterfall hiking (kind of), barbecue, walking, jumping, kid’s playground, we stopped in Lavey-les-bains thermal baths & SPA. If you ever go to Switzerland, don’t even thing about not visiting this place (warning: you might get addicted and return every weekend, specially when snowing)!

It was supposed to be relaxing but as always we ended up getting even more tired after swimming and goofing around in hot water for three hours. All of this after everything we’ve done during the day. Well, most of the insane mood was due to me deciding to test my ATC2000 mini sports camera underwater. It says in the booklet and in its site that it should not be used underwater, but after taking a look in the way it is build, I took the risk (anyway I keep ruining cameras, palmtops and other gadgets by letting them fall in water, cliffs and sitting on them). I used it a lot in the snow while airboarding, clipped to my helmet. Should post those videos one of these days. But was really curious to see how it would work underwater. Anyway here’s the video, with some “intense” moments and a lot of silly ones. My hair without gel also looks really scary.

And here are some photos from Lavey-les-bains. The only bad thing about this place is that you feel like a zombie after soaking in hot water for hours (ususally 3 or 4), then jacuzzis, sauna, the ice room (as in the post photo), Turkish bath and so on. They even have a swimming pool with classical music underwater and occasionally dolphin and whale sounds. Ok, and when we are there we try to sing Ninfa Artemis gatôoooooo underwater to annoy everyone.

Overall it was fun and relaxing at the same time, turning my return to Geneva (driving around 100 Km) a nightmare (thanks Red Bull). The camera worked well underwater and did a good job. Unfortunately Youtube also does a good job ruining video quality. But you get an idea. The original 640×480 running at full screen, which the camera records directly to the SD card looks great, specially for a cheap sports camera. You can find this gadget on the link below, in case you are interested.

Where to get a Sports/Underwater camera?

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