We have now come to the time in our trip where time, which was stretched out leisurely, is now being spooled in tight with less than two weeks till we leave for France. Plane ticket to France booked: check. All hotel accommondation booked: check. Now just all the goodbyes, a couple of big boxes in the post and we're on our way back home via France (Lyon, Avignon, Carcassone, and a little town on the beach the name of which I still can not spell), Spain (Barcelona then Madrid) and Hong Kong. Last weekend we went along to the May "bumps", a series of rowing races, the rules of which are still not at all clear to us, even after Pimms and numerous explantations. Rules and a very blustery day aside, it was a chance to see how beautiful the banks of the river Cam are further out of the city centre. Barry and Carole Gibson (old family firends of B's) were in town for the afternoon and evening and we all went out to dinner. We'd had a very yummy dinner cooked by them the weekend before when we dropped by to see them at the little village of East Bergholt in Suffolk, after spending time at the ancient ruins of Framlingham Castle. The boys tried their hands at jousting and got involved in a group re-enactment of the Battle of Hasting. Sean is now a very enthusiastic knight!

Sean gets some tips on sword strategy

Getting ready for battle

Finn readys his horse for jousting

Can he get his lance through the two quoits?