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