They came bearing gifts. I now have a rather splendid new work bag (great pressie - my current one was starting to look a little tatty), and they came laden with gifts for Jake as well, ranging from croissants to jigsaw puzzles.
It was great to see them both. If you are reading this (and its lovely to know that you do usually look in) thanks so much for coming up to see us today, and we were sorry to hear that the journey home was such a long one. Still, at least Dad has been reunited with his camera.
Dad - you'll be pleased to know that after a quick google search for the instructions and the right code for Samsung TVs, and after a bit of select / red button stuff, I now have a remote that does both the TV and the Sky box again. Nice one. Thanks for the tip!