We strolled down

 To the Cam late yesterday afternoon. I needed to convince Middle Cat people really do punt on it.  She was fascinated by the quite large number of people who were being treated to a rather chilly ride. 

We declined all offers to take us on to the water at any price. It was more fun to watch the tourists. Of course we are also tourists but not in quite the same way. We at least speak English of a variety the locals understand and, despite being lost yesterday, I managed to give directions today.

I spent some hours with my dear friend A… and her family as well. It was such a privilege and I had to be careful to remember they were not on holiday.

It was wonderful to meet

A… today.  I was well aware that people you meet “online” can be very different in “real Life” but A… proved to be as warm and friendly as I hoped when we finally met. It was an added bonus for Middle Cat as well as she was finally able to meet her. Three hours of conversation was much too short.

After A… had left Middle  Cat and I prowled slowly around a small corner of Cambridge. We did not get far because she kept finding more things to photograph. I really needed a tour guide for her!

We padded back to the rather swish place we are staying in for a short break before heading out to find the inevitable M&S and food for the rest of our stay. That was more of an adventure than we planned as Middle Cat insisted we turn the wrong way to get back and we ended up at what felt like the opposite end of the central area.

We eventually made it back with good directions from a bus driver who had just finished his shift.

And yes I did go in to the wool shop next to the cafe where we met A… and I bought a small souvenir skein of wool. 

We made it to Cambridge

 And hope to catch up with my friend A… today. The place we are staying in is in the centre of the city and we both enjoyed a good hot shower this morning. 

Now we need to get a map and go for a proper prowl of the immediate vicinity. Middle Cat knows nothing about any of this so I will have to do some explaining.