A few blogging folks in and around London met on Wednesday on Bora's visit for a tour of the Darwin Center. It was great fun, especially the later part when I started shaking all over (only partly aided by two mugs of beer. I forgot to take my coat and we stood out of the pub on the cold cold street. There was no room inside the pub).
Bora, Karen and Matt have posted. More pictures here and here. I was hoping to run through the fascinating stuff that Karen so generously led us through. But, it's a Friday evening. I'll do it later. Before I run away, The Beagle Project rocks!
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