Making a remarkable man

We went down to the village hall where they were running a jumble sale, there were lots of things for sale, mainly clothes and books, but a few other things like games and ornaments

Dad took me to Linton Zoo today, where we met all kinds of animals, he showed me Tapirs and Zebras and told me about how we have to look after all the parrots from the Amazon because we keep chopping down the trees and turning them into furniture.

My dads sister came to visit, and we all went out to Grantchester for tea. Its a pleasant orchard where you sit among the apple trees. Then we went for a walk along the meadows by the river.

Dad took me to Clare Castle Country Park today, where he showed me the disused railway station and line. He told me about Gods Wonderful Railway and how Brunel made a line from London to Truro without significant gradient, using some of the best engineered tunnels and bridges ever made. And how he made a tunnel under the Thames.

Then he showed me some old hooks on the wall of a bridge and talked about the how the railways were the cutting edge of telegraph because they needed to signal between stations so the trains didn't bump into each other.