The photos to prove it!
Entering the Thames from Limehouse lock at 5.45 am on the rising tide.
looking back at the lock
Tower bridge
Trying to capture Traitors Gate opposite HMS Belfast
The Monument – site of Great Fire of London 1666
A glimpse of St Pauls, under The Millenium Bridge:
The Eye
Skyline looking back into the sunrise
Big Ben and Houses of Parliament, too far to see Claire Perry MP waving.
Harrods
Nice view leaving the high rise behind
Teddington Lock with its plaque marking the “little ships” that evacuated Dunkirk in 1940
And its well tended gardens with (you will like this Vanessa) dahlias
Riverboat in the lock
Matilda moored up in the excellent moorings just above the lock and opposite the weir
The journey took just over 4 hours and there was very little traffic at that time on Tuesday morning. The PLA charts were a great help, guiding through the correct bridge arches and sides of islands. Also good to have VHF contact and hearing of other boat movements.
Great plaque. Douglas Tough lived up to his name, organising 100 boats for the Dunkirk rescue operation. The movie is really good!