My Thames boat holiday pics 56k beware
29-07-2006, 08:07 PM
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My Thames boat holiday pics 56k beware
Well now i.m home and unwound thought i would put my pics up
hope you enjoy them.
was a really good holiday the best thames trip i have had.
for the first week there was two boats the middle weekend me and my dad split of and headed for pangbourne wher i met up with rob and jade and had a few beers and a bbq before we headed back down rivwer to meet back up with the other boat .by the time we caught back up with them there was anougher boat joined us so had a good few nights drinking .
weather wise could not aske for any better sunshine nearly everday with tempts over 35c most of the time only rain we had was 3 hours worth on the saturday afternoon before jade and rob turned up then thursday night it rained at windsor for a couple of hours in the evening but then cleared up so will still had a bbq
there are a few pics so hope you like
A few sights on the way up through london on the way to teddington lock on the first saturday
Our freinds that traveled with us
Some random pics from the non tidal thames
The boat that joined us plus our bbq after the rain shower at windsor
[/b]a sorry sight to see on the river caused by a electrical fault
some pics of the trip home today
there you go did warn you there was loads of pics
only had a few probs with the boat nothing major thoe the hot watwer pipe came apart so put all the water fron the tank into the bilge
and after fixing it cracked the gas pipe for the cooker
then had a loose nut on the filter and got air in the port engine but that sorted now too so roll on august bank holiday
hope you enjoy them.
was a really good holiday the best thames trip i have had.
for the first week there was two boats the middle weekend me and my dad split of and headed for pangbourne wher i met up with rob and jade and had a few beers and a bbq before we headed back down rivwer to meet back up with the other boat .by the time we caught back up with them there was anougher boat joined us so had a good few nights drinking .
weather wise could not aske for any better sunshine nearly everday with tempts over 35c most of the time only rain we had was 3 hours worth on the saturday afternoon before jade and rob turned up then thursday night it rained at windsor for a couple of hours in the evening but then cleared up so will still had a bbq
there are a few pics so hope you like
A few sights on the way up through london on the way to teddington lock on the first saturday
Our freinds that traveled with us
Some random pics from the non tidal thames
The boat that joined us plus our bbq after the rain shower at windsor
[/b]a sorry sight to see on the river caused by a electrical fault
some pics of the trip home today
there you go did warn you there was loads of pics
only had a few probs with the boat nothing major thoe the hot watwer pipe came apart so put all the water fron the tank into the bilge
and after fixing it cracked the gas pipe for the cooker
then had a loose nut on the filter and got air in the port engine but that sorted now too so roll on august bank holiday
29-07-2006, 08:12 PM
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really good pictures of London.
Glad we finally got to meet you
Also was handy that the weather all cleared up.
Still shocked at your dad's music taste
Glad you had a good time though
Glad we finally got to meet you
Also was handy that the weather all cleared up.
Still shocked at your dad's music taste
Glad you had a good time though
29-07-2006, 08:24 PM
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Jade was good to finally meet you
you had my dad in stitches about our freinds from germany
shame i had to come home love it so much up there on the river so relaxing
you had my dad in stitches about our freinds from germany
shame i had to come home love it so much up there on the river so relaxing
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29-07-2006, 08:50 PM
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would have taken alot more but battery;s were getting low so had to be picky about what i took but some of the things you see on the river are amazing some of the houses are huge
saw rolf harrises house vince hill ulrika johnsons kate winslet micheal parkinson loads of celebs live by the river
saw rolf harrises house vince hill ulrika johnsons kate winslet micheal parkinson loads of celebs live by the river
29-07-2006, 09:22 PM
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Mark no worries m8
was going past richmond park about 6.30 this morning
was ok apart from al the rubbish in the river hit loads of bits of wood and got something wrapped around the port propellor but put engine in reverse and it came free thank god
was going past richmond park about 6.30 this morning
was ok apart from al the rubbish in the river hit loads of bits of wood and got something wrapped around the port propellor but put engine in reverse and it came free thank god
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Excellent pics mate. Love seeing English countryside. You should have put them in the Gen Discussion room. I dont normally come in here but glad I did.
30-07-2006, 04:57 PM
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Rudester m8 defo need to sort somethinmg out m8
Nikki should see some of the other houses lets just say the boats at the bottom of there gardens were worth over 250k
Nikki should see some of the other houses lets just say the boats at the bottom of there gardens were worth over 250k
30-07-2006, 07:03 PM
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Awesome holidays,
We did 1 in the early 90's, started up near Oxford (Benson seems to ring a bell) and went down past windsor to near Teddington lock, awesome chillin apart from goin through Henley durin Regatta week,
Bastid rowers coming at us from all angles
We did 1 in the early 90's, started up near Oxford (Benson seems to ring a bell) and went down past windsor to near Teddington lock, awesome chillin apart from goin through Henley durin Regatta week,
Bastid rowers coming at us from all angles
30-07-2006, 07:12 PM
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Big g yep bensons is a hire company
in the pics beta rig is the boat i weas on owned by my dad
and agree bloody rowers
we missed the regatta by a few weeks thoe thank god
in the pics beta rig is the boat i weas on owned by my dad
and agree bloody rowers
we missed the regatta by a few weeks thoe thank god
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