But nonetheless, it was still extremely relaxing for all of the adults and Jillian loved watching all the other people in the others punts and waving to those on the bridges who were watching all of us "punters". But by far, her favorite thing was interacting with all the wild-life (no eels!) on the water. Everytime we would see a duck, goose, swan, or even just a bird...she would say "DUCK, DUCK, DUCK"! She was thoroughly entertained!
We highly recommend punting to anyone who is in Cambridge (if its a pleasant day)! Our college has its own punt, which is a really nice conveniance. We first went to our college to pick up the key, cushions, and life jacket and then made the walk to Darwin's college where the punt was moored. We were able to reserve and rent it for only 2 GBP per hour (compared to 10 GBP per hour charged by the companies in town). :) I love a good bargain!
"Introduction To Punting"--http://www.scudamores.com/cam/index.php
"A punt is a square-ended boat which has a flat bottom with no keel and is usually propelled using a long pole. Punts were developed in Medieval times to provide stable craft which could be used in areas of water too shallow for rowing conventional craft.
One such area was the Fens, the marshy flatlands north of Cambridge, where punts were integral to local trades such as eel fishing and reed-cutting, until they died out in the late nineteenth century.
Punts were introduced to Cambridge as pleasure craft in Edwardian times. Punts today are usually 6 to 7 metres long and 1 to 2 metres wide. They should be propelled by means of a 5 metre long pole, which is also used to steer. This method of propulsion is known as "punting"."
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