Interlude in Norfolk

A delightful weekend was spent in the county of Norfolk, visiting some of Bob's illustrious friends-and-relations. Despite a distressing start (occasioned by a hic-cough in the rail service, and causing a prolonged journey undertaken by train, 'bus, and train again) we had a very pleasant time, and thoroughly enjoyed experiencing some English countryside in the autumn.

The highlight of the weekend was a visit to Banham Zoo - a model of what a family-friendly modern zoo can be. The animals were the most photogenic I have ever seen in such an establishment, and we particularly enjoyed getting up close to creatures in the miniature farm. The prairie dog enclosure was especially intriguing, and we enjoyed an encounter with one wee fellow who popped up to see us out of his hole some two meters from the fence . . . on the wrong side! He was not at all scared of us, and eventually went back to join his family by the simple expedient of pushing through one of the holes of the wire fence.