Looking back

2011-06-16T09:48:00+01:00

Looking back at last years visit by Jeff and Phil I can see the June weather was also a little changeable - I'm hoping it will improve for the weekend. Fliss' dad is currently visiting from the land down under so yesterday afternoon we wondered down to the local riverside drinking establishment to watch the first day of the May bumps. It may not be the best place to see the action, but it's the best location that serves beer :-)

I've got the next couple of days off. In theory we were going to be doing a bike pub tour today. However weather and other events seem to be conspiring to derail those plans. Still a few extra days of relaxation do feel particularly warranted even if we don't have to earn those beers with exercise.

A weekend of fresh air and beer

2010-06-14T10:43:00+01:00

Today's weather has returned to a sort of grey overcast but not overly cold averaging day which seems very out of place for June. Luckily the weather over the weekend was much better.

We had Jeff and Phil + family visiting for the weekend. Luckily the summer event calender threw up a local event which was easy to get to. The May Bumps which paradoxically run in June are a series of rowing races run on the River Cam. As the races start from the Fen Ditton end of the river and much of the action in a bumps race is in the first few hundred yards the river side becomes highly desired property. The parish council must make a decent amount of money allowing cars to park on the recreation ground and the local river side pub had put out a number of extra tents as well a food tent some rather expensive (but tasty) burgers.

To be honest we didn't see that much of the actual races given the throng of people pressed up to the river side however it was a nice day and there was beer present. The students were also very polite, say what you like about some of the privileged people we get at Cambridge but their parents generally seem to beat manners into them early.

After our guests headed back to The North we joined the rest of my family up in Rutland for what is turning into a regular event cycling around one of the countries smallest counties. This time we only followed a little of Rutland water and this time focused on cycling though the picturesque villages. Jason had yet again plotted a course that covered a good number of pubs to ensure we didn't get thirsty. Of course the millage meant each pint was well deserved ;-)

This morning the back of my neck feels a little sore to remind me I really should use sun-tan lotion when out and about. However if June is going to save up it's meagre allocation of sunny days just for the weekends I'm not going to mind if they are all as good as this one :-)

Alex's Adventures on the Infobahn - bumps

Looking back

A weekend of fresh air and beer