Three Men in a Boat Lechlade to London 17-24 July 2004 This is the page for our diary entries during the 2004 trip. We'll update (in theory) live from the river every day.

Thursday, July 22, 2004

The Bells of Ouzeley, Old Windsor.



Left Marlow, Jon not feeling very well after being sick last night; food poisoning?
Chris and Gary rowed to Cookham where we stopped for, variously, pints and mineral water. Saw the Chartered Institute of Marketing (charlatans). Gary visited the church, nice spacious parish church witha replica of Staney Spencer's last supper and some touching memorials. Menawhile Chris sank four pints trying to get an angle with the barman when there wasn't one, and spotted the ugliest woman he had ever seen.

A lot of miles to do so Chris and Gary valiantly pushed on, Jon managed four miles and retired. Windsor Castle amazingly huge; some time spent slagging off the royal family and Lord of the Rings (though not by Jon).
Saw the green parrots again in Old Windsor, clouds of them this year. Chris and Gary made the final heroic push to get through Old Windsor lock before it closed; retired to the pub for food.
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