Well, I can still punt

[lnr]

And more or less in a straight line at that *and* turn the punt round on purpose without hitting the bank, so who cares if it's really slow right? I mean I even remembered things like to *drop* the pole instead of lowering it, and to give it a twist if it's trying to get stuck in the mud. Watched one other punt lose their pole: least they had the sense to let go rather than falling in, though in this weather that might have been quite pleasant. It's glorious out there.

Lovely way to spend the evening, especially with dinner out beforehand, pimms and lemonade during, nice company, and a drink in the Anchor afterwards, with a surprisingly rock oriented selection of music which was cool. We should do it more often. And Mobbsy: I still owe you some cash.

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[lnr]

It's not the same though, it's certainly not as large as the Cambridge ones.

[brrm.livejournal.com]

Really? Bigger than this (http://www.photonhunter.co.uk/cgi-bin/photoinfo.pl?filename=P0003157.JPG&event=punting2&mode=display) ?

Yes, that photo was taken in Oxford. But we were just proving it could be done. Honest. :)

[lnr]

Oh OK, the punts I've used in Oxford certainly didn't have a platform that big, either that or I'm just misremembering. Bare feet work well FWIW.

[damerell.livejournal.com]

Other-Trinity's punts have proper platforms, but you don't really need that much.