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Trip To London Boatshow January 2006

A picture record of Fulbournss trip down the tideway to the Boat show being held beside the Royal Docks.
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We left Brentford Thames Lock at 6.30am ...
We left Brentford Thames Lock at 6.30am ...
... don't think the lock keeper was impressed!!!
... don't think the lock keeper was impressed!!!
Barnes Bridge
Barnes Bridge
Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith Bridge
Lunatic rowers - who would be out on the river at this hour?
Lunatic rowers - who would be out on the river at this hour?
Houses of Parliament
Houses of Parliament
It's getting light at last!
It's getting light at last!
The Wheel
The Wheel
Millennium 'Wobbly' Bridge
Millennium 'Wobbly' Bridge
Looking towards Pool Of London
Looking towards Pool Of London
The commuters were out in force!
The commuters were out in force!
NB Earnest under Tower Bridge
NB Earnest under Tower Bridge
Being buzzed by the cops!
Being buzzed by the cops!
Looking back to Tower Bridge
Looking back to Tower Bridge
Approaching Limehouse Lock from downstream
Approaching Limehouse Lock from downstream
NB Earnest waiting in Limehouse Lock
NB Earnest waiting in Limehouse Lock
The lock is filled by slightly opening the top gates!!!!!
The lock is filled by slightly opening the top gates!!!!!
Limehouse Cut
Limehouse Cut
NB Earnest decides to follow us around the Bow Back Rivers
NB Earnest decides to follow us around the Bow Back Rivers
Approaching City Mill Lock which has just been re-gated
Approaching City Mill Lock which has just been re-gated
We get under the Northern Interceptor Sewer with inches to spare!
We get under the Northern Interceptor Sewer with inches to spare!
The land to the left is the site of the 2012 Olympic Stadium!
The land to the left is the site of the 2012 Olympic Stadium!
A late Breakfast
A late Breakfast
Turning onto the Old River Lea by Carpenters Road lock, this area is due to be covered by one of the 'land bridges'
Turning onto the Old River Lea by Carpenters Road lock, this area is due to be covered by one of the 'land bridges'
The motley crew
The motley crew
We re-enter the main line of the River Lea below Old Ford Lock
We re-enter the main line of the River Lea below Old Ford Lock
A bit more clearance under this bit of the Northern Interceptor!
A bit more clearance under this bit of the Northern Interceptor!
Motley crew referred to as the 'Klingons' by NB Earnest crew - What do they mean!
Motley crew referred to as the 'Klingons' by NB Earnest crew - What do they mean!
Impressionist view under the Bow flyover
Impressionist view under the Bow flyover
We await the tide above Bow Lock
We await the tide above Bow Lock
Aileen & Shady were in the locking out before us
Aileen & Shady were in the locking out before us
... but they did wait for us.
... but they did wait for us.
Heading for the lock
Heading for the lock
Bow Creek
Bow Creek
We didn't stop to recover the Tirfor winch for WRG
We didn't stop to recover the Tirfor winch for WRG
The Pura magarine factory which seems to be being dismantled.
The Pura magarine factory which seems to be being dismantled.
DLR crossing  & Millennium Dome
DLR crossing & Millennium Dome
The lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf
The lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf
On the Thames
On the Thames
Approaching the Thames Barrier ...
Approaching the Thames Barrier ...
... did you notice the ship coming the other way!!
... did you notice the ship coming the other way!!
The Barrier
The Barrier
Detail of barrier
Detail of barrier
Traffic signals
Traffic signals
More detail
More detail
Even more detail
Even more detail
Approaching the Woolwich Ferry crossing
Approaching the Woolwich Ferry crossing
Looking back to the Barrier & Canary Wharf
Looking back to the Barrier & Canary Wharf
NB Galatea in close proximity to a ferry!
NB Galatea in close proximity to a ferry!
Not a good picture but the flats are built on the site of the Harland & Woolf shipyard where Fulbourne was built
Not a good picture but the flats are built on the site of the Harland & Woolf shipyard where Fulbourne was built
Sharing the lock into the docks with HMS Grafton
Sharing the lock into the docks with HMS Grafton
We look a bit puny alongside it!
We look a bit puny alongside it!
... Martin looks relaxed though.
... Martin looks relaxed though.
Graham stands to attention
Graham stands to attention
A crap picture of an aircraft landing alongside us.
A crap picture of an aircraft landing alongside us.
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