"A punt is a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow, designed for use in small rivers or other shallow water. Punting refers to boating in a punt. The punter generally propels the punt by pushing against the river bed with a pole. A punt should not be confused with a gondola, which is propelled by an oar rather than a pole. Punts were originally built as cargo boats or platforms for fowling and angling but in modern times their use is almost exclusively confined to pleasure trips on the rivers in the university towns of Oxford and Cambridge in England and races at a few summer regattas on
the Thames. "Here Uncle Ron and I are in Cambridge, having a very relaxing afternoon. I feel really lucky that he traveled from London by train to visit me for the day.
We walked from the train station which was a mile away from the city centre and Ron never got winded. And he just turned 80 in May. Imagine!
He and Betty and their parents lived in Cambridge many years ago so Ron was the perfect guide for me. We walked all around the colleges in this University which is celebrating it's 800th year......yes, that's right. 800 years. Established in 1209. Can you get your head around that?
I think this is St. John's College. Ron, let me know if I got it mixed up with one of the others.
Thom, you would be amazed at this unbelievable city and University. You needed to be here to photograph it properly. I did the best I could. We'll see when I get home and we take a look on the 20D.
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