Tuesday 16 July 2013

Swan Upping

 Before we left this morning I spent 20 mins down the weed hatch removing fishing line and burgee from the propeller.

 The Bounty this was just a shack open only at weekends selling warm beer last time we were here, apparently that burnt down some years ago and now it's grown into a very popular eating establishment even the patio and garden tables are reserved after 1830hrs!

Cliveden estate gardens lead down to the Thames, Cliveden House was purported to of played a part in the spy scandal known as the Profumo affair.

cormorant





The pageant that is Swan Upping  in progress  for Her Majesty followed by a film crew aboard Argonaut.



Peace is a shady spot and a Kindle.

The Swan uppers passed our mooring for tonight among the trees at Cliveden,  I'll expect a knock on the door for a mooring fee as this land is run by the National Trust.

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