I am so far behind on my posts, that I have to date them so I know where I am! Jason was in TO all week, returning Friday night. The kids went back to school on Wed., and now here we are on Saturday.
Jason's parents arrived today. It was a bit of a fiasco. We usually fly into Heathrow with Virgin. They flew into Gatwick-which we are unfamiliar with. Jason and Griffen took the train-just to see how it worked out. They bought tickets for the first leg online.
To buy return tickets, both Jason and his parents tried to bypass the service line by using the self-serve machine, to no avail. The UK and the rest of Europe has found a way to combat credit card fraud-using chip and pin cards (some US companies use them under the name Smart card). That means your card has a little chip in it and to complete the transaction you need to input a 4-digit pin. We all have US credit cards (they must not care about fraud) and the machine required chip & pin. Luckily Jason has a UK debit card (of which I still don't have access to). It will be interesting to see how tourist season plays out; those without chip & pin had a nice long line to stand in for a human to help.
After letting Eric, Diane & Jason nap away some jet lag, we drove into Cambridge for dinner. Since the evening was so nice, we took a stroll to the river. It is now light until well after 8 pm here.
The punters (a bit like the gondolas in Italy) were out in mild force with a few pulled over to the riverbank to enjoy wine or beer. We passed a lively little square with a bar and lots of college students.
On our return upriver-I noticed a commotion in the square. A naked man. He was probably college age. The naked guy was climbing up a pole to the top of an awning. This just as Jason was telling Eric & Diane what a nice family area this was.
The kids had a great laugh as naked guy flaunted himself before taking a leap into the river. We took the opportunity to point out how drinking too much alcohol makes you do stupid things.
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