It’s Official.

cosmicsyzygy:

I want to go punting at Cambridge.

For those who don’t know what punting is (and really, don’t feel bad for not knowing because I literally just found out last night), a punt is a type of boat with a flat bottom and kinda sorta looks like a gondola, but apparently it’s not. The big difference between punt boats and gondolas is that gondolas are propelled by oars while punts are propelled by really long poles that push against the bottom of the river, canal, etc. to make it move. And it looks like this:

I don’t know why I want to do it so badly right now. Perhaps I just want to feel like Lalla Ward and Tom Baker in Doctor Who. Yeah, actually, that’s exactly why…

And also, the area is so beautiful and it just seems like so much fun!!! The next time I’m back in the UK, I do not plan on missing out on this unique experience. Now if only I could find my own Tom Baker…

MISSION COMPLETE. 

We went up to Cambridge today, went punting down the River Cam and quoted some Shada lines whist doing it (Isaac Newton invented punting!), bought some Douglas Adams books (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, The Salmon of Doubt, and the novelized version of Shada), toured St. John’s College (where Douglas attended), and ate Jelly Babies. Oh, I do love the spring!

It’s Official.

I want to go punting at Cambridge.

For those who don’t know what punting is (and really, don’t feel bad for not knowing because I literally just found out last night), a punt is a type of boat with a flat bottom and kinda sorta looks like a gondola, but apparently it’s not. The big difference between punt boats and gondolas is that gondolas are propelled by oars while punts are propelled by really long poles that push against the bottom of the river, canal, etc. to make it move. And it looks like this:

I don’t know why I want to do it so badly right now. Perhaps I just want to feel like Lalla Ward and Tom Baker in Doctor Who. Yeah, actually, that’s exactly why…

And also, the area is so beautiful and it just seems like so much fun!!! The next time I’m back in the UK, I do not plan on missing out on this unique experience. Now if only I could find my own Tom Baker…