First Glimpses of Exeter...

The following morning Jimmy dropped off the van and then we made the long walk into the historic city center, where we caught our first glimpses of the cathedral.

There were also some lovely buildings nearby. 

We also came across a couple of odds things, such as this cow on the side of a building...

...and a traffic cone on this statue. Sadly, an 18-year-old fell to his death while placing a cone on the statue back in 2017, but clearly that hasn’t stopped pranksters from replacing it.

Moving Day...

Throughout the weekend, we helped Veronica to pack up her room as the day after Graduation was moving day. As much as she enjoyed living with Ryan again, she won’t miss that dumpy little house.

And as much as she loved living in Norwich, she was excited about getting to know her new university and city.

Luckily we managed to find a one-way rental for a van that sat three in the front.

Once we squeezed her bike in, there was no spare space at all.

Jimmy did an excellent job driving the 300 miles south, southwest to Exeter. Along the way, we were shocked to see Stonehenge out the window.

Our timing was perfect to get Veronica’s stuff crammed into her storage space before they closed for the night.

Veronica booked us into a cute apartment for that night and the following, allowing us an entire day to explore Exeter.

Last Things Spotted in Norwich...

The Royal Arcade, a covered shopping street built in 1899, was a great backdrop for taking photos of Veronica. Inside there was a painted ball depicting the art deco architecture.

Captured a few more photos of round things, such as the ceiling at the bar that was previously a bank...

...this funny sculpture on top of a random post...

...and the stew I had for dinner at the Belgium pub.

In a separate theme idea, I also captured a bunch of rays of light, such as on this mural of Norwich...

...and hitting this assortment of old leaded glass windows...

...and stonework. 

Pretty sure this statue is inappropriate on a rooftop on UEA’s campus, but I liked how the sun was hitting the windows when I took the photo. Hard to believe it might be our last time in Norwich. Sure was fun while it lasted.

More Happy Graduate...

As it was our last day together in Norwich, we covered a lot of ground and took a lot of photos of our happy grad.

We also stopped for a few cocktails.

Our New Grad...

It’s probably not a big surprise that we walked around campus and took lots of photos, including inside the School of Environmental Sciences...

...as well as outside.

We found some nice spots on the bridge to the Sainsbury Centre...

...and on this spiral staircase.

I thought this one was particularly cool. 

Of course, Veronica couldn’t resist taking some photos as well. 

We were really impressed with the efforts that the school made to make a nice hospitality area next to the sports hall for the grads and their parents. The only problem was that they miscalculated how much vegan food would be needed for the Env grads.

What a nice way to spend our final day on campus.

Grads and a Drone...

Veronica gathered her ex-roomies on a hill behind the campus...

...to create a graduation video with her drone.

It was nice to meet her friends’ parents and to see them acting as silly as us trying to capture every moment...

...including when the grads let their mortar boards fly.

Afterwards, Veronica set up her tripod to catch a few family photos with the Ziggarats...

...and UEA Broad.

Veronica’s Graduates from UEA...

July 15 was a big day for us as we accompanied Veronica to the University of East Anglia for the final time.

Jimmy and I were so thrilled and proud to be there to watch Veronica go through her graduation ceremony and to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science with First-Class Honours, indicating high academic achievement.

Here she is with Larry, one of her housemates from her second year.

We had no idea that the sports hall had such a large auditorium. In addition to the 130 Env students plus their parents, there were also Chemistry majors.

When the Administrators, Lecturers and Professors arrived on stage, they were wearing brightly colored robes and sashes depicting where they graduated from.

I didn’t manage to catch a photo of Veronica actually getting her diploma, but took so many other photos of her that day that I opted to just borrow the official version.

Afterwards, all the grads gathered on bleachers outside to grab a giant group shot. Can you spot Veronica above the lady passing by in yellow?