We arrived at Heathrow yesterday morning around 9 and found our bus out to Cambridge. Wandering around Cambridge was a surreal, dream-like experience. My mental map of the town is wobbly, so I couldn’t predict what would be around every corner, but every new turn brought back a wave of happy memories and dimly remembered emotions. We realized how much of our early days were centered on trying and loving various restaurants around town. We just made it in time to put an order of Yippee Noodle’s incomparable salty squid. After renewing our faith in salty squid, we walked around the various colleges in town and then walked out to see Tim’s old apartment in Chesterton. Altogether, we covered about nine miles of random meanderings before we made it back to the room to get some sleep.

This morning I got up early for a photo walk. The light was a little flat, but I love getting up early in the morning to wander aimlessly through a city and get a feeling for a city’s quieter moments.

We got to a slow start as we recover from jet lag, but after a hearty British breakfast, we’re making our way by train and tube over to Oxford. Hopefully we can catch up with the kids this morning before they head out for their camp this afternoon.