On Sunday we joined about one million other flag-waving Brits doing what we do best - standing in the rain without complaint. We went to the Diamond Jubilee Thames Pageant of 1000+ boats. We stood from 11am until 3pm before the procession started and then another two hours for the boats to pass us. Our friend Dave the Rave had found us a spot between Chelsea and Vauxhall Bridges which gave us the opportunity to see the boats approaching us head-on before following the bend towards Westminster. The weather was pretty dismal until the narrowboats arrived and then the rain really started. However we did manage to catch a glimpse of the three boats which we know and take these pictures which are not improved by the rain.
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| Everyone knows President - the steam powered working boat |
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| Fulbourne we first met on a BCNS Marathon Challenge in the 1990s and it now winters in Aylesbury |
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| Andrew and Wendy on Lord Toulouse we know from their involvement with Cutweb |
Great pictures! Love President's pic.
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