Punting

We finally have some sun, but it is accompanied by too much heat, no AC and no iced tea as well as humidity. Now I know why soo many elderly people in Europe die during heat waves. Between the heat and late sunsets I am lucky if the kids falls asleep before 10pm, which would be fine if they didn't have to get up and go to school.

So-how do you beat the heat? There are multiple parks and paddling pools around Cambridge-so we set out to explore today. We ended up at Llamas Land-a great park with lots of green, trees and play structures. We didn't pack the swim suits as we wanted to check it out first-good thing because by the late afternoon when we got there the water was pretty 'manky.' The kids played, stuck feet in the water and ate ice cream.

Around 4 (when the England game started) we headed over to the River Cam for some punting. Once Jason got the hang of it-we had a very pleasant ride. We crashed into a few boats, a few crashed into us and we only passed by one loud drunk group as most were in the pubs watching the game. Unfortunately we forgot our camera-so we will just have to go again--here's hoping for another sunny weekend.

We finished up around 6 (game still going-in a tie breaking overtime) and we made it out of city centre before the mad drunks left the pubs. I'd have to say-I have never seen the streets so quiet on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

We found a Tex-Mex type restaurant and enjoyed a decent dinner. Still no iced tea though-had to go for a blended margarita just to get something cold.

After dinner on the drive home, we wondered who won the game...after seeing groups of 6-10 coppers strolling the streets in front of the pubs, we guessed England lost.

This time of year in Cambridge is known for the May Balls at the colleges...so on any given weekend you are bound to see people in formals. We saw one such couple heading into Cambridge as we left...not in the extravagant LA style of over the top limo, but in the Cambridge style-on bikes! It takes some coordination to ride a bike in a long formal gown and heels.