Punting

We woke up to another beautiful day in England yesterday. I went down to Royston High Street so I could close a few bank accounts and Mum and Jo could go shopping (again). Barry had managed to get half a day off work so he suggested that we go punting in Cambridge. I have never been punting and it was definitely the day for it as it was sunny and warm and a Friday so there should be less crowds than on a weekend. Mum suggested we pack some lunch so we made sandwiches and got some fruit and headed for Cambridge.

Poor Barry seems to know the routine, he drops us girls off close to the punting bridge and then he goes and finds somewhere to put the car before walking to meet us. We found a nice quiet spot to eat our lunch before we hopped on our 'chauffeured' punt. We opted for a private punt (so we didn't have to share with other people) and to have it guided so we got a nice young lad to take us up and down the river, chipping in with the history of the buildings we went past on the way. It was a great way to spend the day and I can't believe I've never been before! The river was full with students who had just finished their exams and were really letting their hair down, lots of tourists trying to punt and not fall in the river and several guys obviously trying to impress their girlfriends unsuccessfully. We only had one head on crash the entire trip :)

After that we sat and had a drink by the river before setting off home. Last night was the night I had arranged to catch up with people in Royston for a few drinks. Cath drove all the way from Reading in traffic, Andy came from Norwich and Marv came from Bury St Edmunds and it was great to see everyone again. I also managed to catch up with Amie, Lucy and Jo and later on George, Amy and Martin (!) also came along. We sat out in the beer garden until about midnight before heading home.