Trinity College Cambridge

Miang and I are now in Cambridge, living in a Trinity College flat on Bridge Street. Its an old half-timbered Tudor building. We are on the first and second floors above the shops. The interior is delightful, with sloping floors and beams at every angle. It is beautifully appointed with all the modern essentials.

Daughter Catherine met us at Heathrow yesterday afternoon and drove us to Cambridge. Top priority, after sampling ale again following a two year drought, was to go and visit Chris, Hiva and the children, James (3 yrs 9 months), and Thomas (9 months). Next priority was the essential purchase of a bicycle. Already Miang has explored the market.

This afternoon I took James to a local park to do some water-rocket launching. This is a system I have borrowed from the 100 level teaching laboratory at VUW. Its liftoff to a maximum height of around 50 metres is so fast that James couldn't keep track of it, until he managed to glimpse it in the final descent phase. Here you see him running back following retrieval, ready for the next launch.

It is wonderful to be back in summer, and to be in this beautiful town again. My project here requires me to read and write. I cannot think of a more pleasant environment in which to indulge in these activities.