SWEET VICTORY AT EIGHTS

Last year I became enthusiastic about Oxford college rowing. Specifically the Summer Eights Tournament where, in recent years, my former college has done well. Last year and I think I blogged this, was to put it mildly a disappointment. This year, the college women returned to their (rightful) position as Head of the River and the men held onto second place and, I believe, scared the head crew Oriel on a couple of occasions. A pagan tradition has it that the head crew burns a boat (and then jumps through the flames). Here is a photo of the beginning of that tradition which took place earlier this evening.