I came to Cambridge to do a little bit of work on a book I am writing. The sun was shining and all thoughts of work disappeared as we went punting along the river Cam. Lydia caught the park and ride bus in to Cambridge and I went in in the afternoon. Pip’s house where we are staying is always a lovely oasis. Landbeach is a tiny villages about 5 miles from Cambridge. In Roman times it was situated on a Roman road and there are sites such as the remains of the medieval manor house when you wander across a field. We have had lovely English sunshine but it is quite cold and we just have to forget it is the English summer. We made the wise decision not to punt ourselves. Could you imagine Lyd and I trying to make a lovely flat bottomed punt go in a certain direction. The river Cam was full of punts filled with people enjoying the sunny evening. As we glided under college bridges and past the spectacular colleges that define Cambridge we thought our punter made it all look easy. He knew exactly when to duck under the stone arches. I reckon I would have knocked myself out. Our dignified and elegant glide in the dappled sunshine ensured that at least for today we didn’t qualify to join the student club where membership is only for those who unwittingly end up crawling on to the banks dripping with water from the river Cam.
Sleeping under the stars 