Saturday was the big Woman's Head Race, or as Pat 'affectionately' calls it, Pooh Sticks. It was a pretty chilly day, but it wasn't raining! :-) That's what you are supposed to say about the weather here, at least it isn't raining, or at least it isn't cloudy, or at least it isn't etc.... We walked down to the old Harrod's Furniture Depository and swung around the gates to the old condemned dock to watch them go by.
That's me leaning way out on the railing, and standing to my right is Patrick.At least 300 boats in this race! In a head race you have all the boats in front of the starting line, and they get released in 15 second intervals and it's a timed race, so you don't really know how you did until the end, but it's more interesting to watch because the boats keep coming and coming and coming.
The team we were cheering for was Thames Boat Club, which had three boats in the race.
ummmmm, i think this is the one with Patrick's girlfriend in it, sitting 6th from the front....you have to look REALLY hard. They came in 4 th out of the 16 boats in their division, not too shabby.After the race came the party! It was Oscars themed, so many people dressed either as if they were going to the Oscars, or as people who had won an Oscar (there was even a Nemo, and a Mary Poppins) One girl came as the red carpet, but of course some people had to go for the gold.... I'll see if I can rustle up some pictures for it.
Off to do my morning shopping/chores. So busy in my 'unemployment'
Stephen Fry, who is perhaps my favorite British celebrity, has noted that when someone says "Only in America..." it generally refers to something wonderful or zany while when someone says "Only in Britain..." it generally refers to rain or queues. :)
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No Jennifer, no ferris wheel yet, though my parents are coming in June and I'm thinking of going yet. Of course if you come visit I'll take you up!
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