Got a phone call on Saturday from Belkis, who I’d met on the salsa scene in Santa Barbara. She was visiting Durham on a physics conference and I’d said she should come and hang out. So today we did. We did the city walls, looked at the outside of the minster (the inside was closed on account of a looney on the roof, though that seems rather a non-sequitur, as the looney couldn’t see you if you were inside the minster whereas if you were outside it was much easier to shout “jump you fool!” an be heard)
Actually, it was an “unofficial demo” - a publicity stunt for http://www.fathers-4-justice.org/
which photo opportunity the local papers seem to have cleverly missed. Clicky for the story, though that link is likely to break within a week or so…
I had also cleverly forgotten to take my camera. That camera has been everywhere with me since I bought it, and the two times I’ve not brought it out, I’ve wanted it. Next up was a pub lunch, the groovy little church in the town centre, and Clifford’s Tower, Belkis’ treat, which was the only part that I’d not done before. Great views of york and a bit of banter with a composed Scottish guide who managed to combine the Jovial Uncle and Salesman roles most effectively.
To cap it, it turns out Belkis will be in Paris at the same time that we’re in Carvin, so we’ll be meeting up for dancin’ at some point!