JetPlane

• *Sake Tasting at the Punter* blog post http://www.grahammccann.org/JetPlane/?p=2068 #
• Weather's god enough for a BBQ—it's smelling lovely and hopefully we'll be able to sit out long enough to enjoy. http://twitpic.com/2k0p3l #
• Amazing carved watermelon http://j.mp/dvQP3H #
• Belgian beer time, so at the Elm Tree. Michael's Satan Gold is alcoholic, my T'Gaverhopke Paasbier came with 'an acquired taste warning'! #
• Dinner at Free Press—very indulgent, but too lazy to cook ! #
• RT @MikeyCbg: Excellent piece by Joan Smith in response to latest Catholic outburst: http://bit.ly/aSzato – thanks for link @NatSecSoc #
• Oops, two pints of Budvar with dinner was a bit much. On holiday from tomorrow, so have a holiday feeling. #
• Lunch with Adam, Barry and Michael at the waterfront at Split. Blazingly hot and sunny. http://twitpic.com/2l5f6j #

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• Made it home (dry) through a gap in the heavy rain. Rather lucky, I could have been soaked! #
• At the Peterborough Beer festival with @gxusm having a lovely pint of Loch Leven 'Golden Goose'. Not as light as Nobby's Nutz, my first. #
• Having a Malt B of Maltby le Marsh 'Old Reliable' copper-coloured bitter. Good but not as impressive as Michael's Thornbridge Colorado Red #
• Back to the 1/2 pints for a lovely 5am Saint from "Brewdog of Fraserburgh" very tasty. Peterborough CAMRA beer festival #
• Last beer: Belgian Carolus Classic from Het Anker. Had to try it—"Gigantic thick head. Rich creamy mouth feel. Banana is right up front…" #
• Looking forward to tonight's sake tasting. http://twitpic.com/2i338h #
• Michael's made a lovely meal—marinated Welsh lamb, accompanied by a 2005 Mas de Daumas Gassac, which is ageing well (bottle 2/12). Sip sip! #
• *BBC Prom 42* blog post http://www.grahammccann.org/JetPlane/?p=2059 #
• *Pink Festival, Cambridge* blog post http://www.grahammccann.org/JetPlane/?p=2061 #
• *33rd Peterborough Beer Festival* blog post http://www.grahammccann.org/JetPlane/?p=2064 #

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• At the BBC Proms in the Albert Hall. Fantastic Arvo Pärt (Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten) to open. http://twitpic.com/2fob9p #
• Dreadfully Reverend James Jones, Lord Bishop of Liverpool and Bishop of Prisons, Platitude of the Year Winner 2009 http://j.mp/dgpfQI #
• Amused by the "Bouza" Tannat wine from Uruguay. Nice wine though, and a meaty (and spicy) 15%. http://twitpic.com/2gjl7t #
• 'Zombie ants' controlled by parasitic fungus for 48m years
  http://gu.com/p/2j4fm/ip #
• Weather holding out beyond expectations at the Pink Festival. Sam Jones rather good. Having beer with Jonathan. #
• Cracked open Jason's pumpkin wine (2009) to sip alongside Jo Brand's Have I Got News For You #
• Lovely to have lunch at the riverbank. The water is supposed to be 18°C, I'm not hopeful of that. #
• Oops. Finished the pumpkin wine by the riverbank. Water is lovely and sun is shining—a lovely and relaxing afternoon. #

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• Bentley's like a kitten again—ages since I saw him up a wall! The glucosamine supplement seems to be working! http://twitpic.com/2dmnsz #
• Spent a fun hour at Clayhithe staring at the Pleiades before the clouds drifted over. Saw a few great light streaks. Need whisky to warm up! #
• Perseids, Pleiades, oh well! #
• A squirrel ran through my front wheel and got stuck between the spokes; made 3/4 of a revolution round the wheel then lept out, leaving fur! #
• Lovely to see Tony, he drove over from Bicester for breakfast (Carluccios) #
• Watching the occasional leaf fall from the horse chestnut trees at Fenners. It can't be the start of autumn already, surely? #
• Bleurgh! Wish I'd left the tin of French Onion soup at the back of the cupboard, it's nasty. [It was from Aldi apparently] #

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• Six am start was a bit painful after a night in the pub. Yawn #
• Arrived at Cowes 30 mins early. Tempted by some Dubarry deck shoes. Time for a bit of internet research. http://twitpic.com/2awg1y #
• Enjoying the OnDeck hospitality at Cowes. http://twitpic.com/2b0me3 #
• Good tribute band at West Cowes: moved from T-Rex to Dolly Parton effortlessly. http://twitpic.com/2b1cla #
• Lovely seafood meals in Oxford Brasserie, Southampton. Enjoyed the machiato too. Couldn't find anywhere that would take us in West Cowes. #
• Missing my breakfast! We planned to grab it at Southampton station, but went straight onto a train. Now it will be lunch at Waterloo. Hungry #
• At the Great British Beer Festival trade show in Earls Court. Massive. This is going to knock us silly. #gbbf http://twitpic.com/2b82c0 #
• Starting with a dark beer from the 'Young and Upcoming Breweries Bar' Richmond Swale, dark chocolate malt. Michaels Prescott Hill Climb good #
• Fun Bombadier Beer Bus. However, really enjoying my half of Ulverston Lonesome Pine (fruity honeyed lemon zesty) http://twitpic.com/2b89k7 #
• #gbbf hic! http://twitpic.com/2b8cgf #
• Disappointed that Orkney Red McGregor wasn't on. So had a half of Highland Orkney Blast from the same bar (6% barley wine, oops!) #gbbf #
• Probably my last at #gbbf wonderful draft oak-aged Flemish brown beer with cherries: Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier. To easy to drink (6.8%) #
• Three commuters sitting together on train by me. All doing the same crossword in their own papers. Will they compare answers at Cambridge? #
• Yes, all comparing answers to crosswords. How lovely! Good to be back in Cambridge #
• *Don Juan* blog post http://www.grahammccann.org/JetPlane/?p=2031 #
• *Racing in Cowes Week* blog post http://www.grahammccann.org/JetPlane/?p=2041 #
• *Great British Beer Festival* blog post http://www.grahammccann.org/JetPlane/?p=2047 #
• After about three hours of catching up with blogging, I'm relaxing with a lovely wakame soup. I'm now three hours behind schedule #
• Bbrrrr! Swam too far in the river (which was lovely) but haven't warmed up in 20 mins. Time to go home, perhaps the cycle will warm me up! #
• Yes, warmer now. Scrapped plan for hot bath! #

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• First time to try Supermalt. Pretty sweet. It was the only soft drink I fancied at Tesco. http://twitpic.com/29ta9r #
• Waiting for the rain to clear before we head out to the Cambridge Folk Festival, with Nuala, Joel and three-month old Ethan. #
• Lovely relaxed atmosphere at Cambridge Folk Festival. The festival ale is nice and light, contemplating food http://twitpic.com/2abj29 #
• Cool folk festival dude http://twitpic.com/2ac8qx #
• The Carolina Chocolate Drops did fantastic things with castanets. Great group. #
• The sun's shining. We're lounging on the grass, sipping Pimms & listening to Julie Fowlis from North Uist—lovely http://twitpic.com/2ad2vd #
• On our way to Southampton, with friends from the Free Press, for a days yacht racing from Cowes. We'll meet up in Southampton. #
• That's got me excited—Michael suggested the tattooed young man sitting behind me on the train might be ex Foreign Legion. #
• Nine of us in The Platform in Southampton. Lovely food and fun staff. Interesting to find an African themed pub in Southampton. #
• Enjoying the Seafarers Ale http://j.mp/9DYYCT at the Platform Tavern http://j.mp/dBfRqa in Southampton. Best preparation for a days racing? #

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