First was another sumptuous breakfast courtesy of Becky at Higher West Town, this time including bacon done EXACTLY the way I like it, which is a rare thing in this world, believe me. Blogging came soon after and then it was time to head down to the community centre for the talks.
First up was An Introduction to Cryptozoology by the dons of the subject, Jonathan Downes and Richard Freeman. Anybody who didn't know when they got there what cryptozoology was left very much the wiser. Barry Tadcaster and Ken the orang pendek then introduced the next speaker: Nick Wadham on the true nature of fairies, and reading from his book on the subject soon to be published by the CFZ. Today was when Paul at last joined the proceedings and filmed these two first talks on the iPhone, afterwards exclaiming how he had enjoyed himself.
Unfortunately we did miss the first part of the next talk through getting carried away chatting in the bar with Ronan and Steve Jones so we decided to take a trip into Bideford, returning in time for the CFZ Awards where many excited volunteers hoped desperately to reach the pinnacle of achievement that is the golden baboon. This year's lucky recipients were Yvonne Robertson, Jessica and Jo Heard, Jessica Taylor, Timmy Cornish, Matthew Knight, Dr Dan Holdsworth and Mark Raines.
Other highlights included Shaun Histed-Todd's Civilisation X speech and Darren Naish on his blog and book Tetrapod Zoology. Unfortunately I didn't make it to the expedition talks or Judge Smith's but I will be purchasing a copy of the latter's book, and waiting semi-patiently for the YouTube videos.
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