Punting and Croquet

It's been a very Oxford summer so far, full of Pims, punting, and croquet. In the spirit of the season I thought it only fitting to post some pictures of one of our punting extravaganzas.


Wolfson College, in the north of Oxford and home to two very dear friends, Alan and Hans, provides a perfect spot for punting. Here is Alan maneuvering his punt out of the harbor.

It is important (and difficult) not to crash into the bushes. The punt pole is used both to propel the punt forward (by pushing off on the river bottom) and also as a huge rudder to steer the punt as it glides along.

I wave to other punt, which, with Alan at the helm, is about to leave us in the dust. Hans (in control of our punt) is not so bad himself. Ducks are also common companions when punting. Especially if you have strawberries to throw to them!

Look at those waves!

Alan in perfect punting form.

Hans and I sitting back and relaxing. This is the best way to enjoy punting, in my opinion.

It is also nice to play croquet after punting. Wolfson College provides an ideal location for this as well, with a ready set up croquet field.


You can see I have been working on my form.

Don't we look like an official team (we were not, unfortunately, victorious, but we get points for style).

Thank you to my dear friend Laura for taking many of these pictures. She's a photographer extraordinaire!