On Saturday we packed the car with most of what we thought Charlie would need. Defining "would need" proved to be emotive, but tempers were kept in check and we eventually set off on the 220 mile trip to Cambridge. The journey was uneventful, and we stopped for lunch at a branch of Nando's in Kettering.
Cambridge was busy, and we reached the entrance to the old part of town which is pedestrianised, and a traffic warden checked our document then lowered the bollards to allow us to drive up to Trinity College.
Charlie's digs were located on the 5th floor of a nearby building, but fortunately there was a lift. The only snag was the Uni didn't have enough Ethernet cables until Monday, so after dropping the belongings, we set off to park the car, then find her a cable to connect to the internet. This was purely selfish, as I didn't want to wait until Monday to skype. All the shops had sold out, so I left Charlie and Ali and went further afield, eventually finding a Maplins and the right length cable.
On our way back to Charlie's room, she nudged me as I passed someone, who turned out to be Jimmy Carr. It's a shame I didn't notice him, we could have had a conversation to determin we were not related..........
We left Charlie with a guy from the year above who had been assigned to look after her. She had lots to do, and we were holding things up. It wasn't a sad parting, the accommodation was good, the town is beautiful and she is very well placed, so we know she'll have a great time.
