Today I travelled up to Cambridge. Catching the 10:50 train from Lowestoft just in time, I thought I'd arrive in Cambridge at 13:00. Of course, public transport had other plans for me. Catching a bus from Norwich to Thetford ended up taking an extra hour, and so I finally made it into the department rather tired at 14:25, for the open day in the museum. There then followed a pleasant hour and a half leaving Darwin, Wordsworth, Anning and Sedgwick trying to persuade the general public that they were, in fact, young - and more importantly, not dead, whilst I chatted to Anne and Bryony downstairs.
In my hurry to buy new boots before I left, I forgot to pick up the wine and chocolates for Dan and Indira, so I quickly stopped at Sainsbury's and OddBins on my way to our regular post-open day haunt, the Cambridge Blue on Gwydir Street. I was recommended the Fox Creek Duet as a good wine - have to see how good it is in practise!
After a little garlic bread and a pint (thanks Nets!) we retired to the Koh-i-Noor for a selection of very mild (but pleasant) curries, after which I hiked to Dan's via the boat shed bridge.
The minute I got in, I was made to feel very much at home - Indira is lovely, as is Dan. Little James had been working in London all day - I think we interrupted him in the middle of dinner. Anyway, after briefly petting their cat and having a shower, it was time for bed.
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