Sometimes, even in the winter, it is sunny in London. The Thames has large tides and strong currents and is a great place to do boat handling training courses. After this course, we’ve got 6 more boat handlers in the club, ready to get more practice in the dive season.
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Passing the Houses of Parliament |
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Under Tower Bridge – sadly they didn’t stop the traffic for us |
And you get to see the sights:
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The Eye and County Hall |
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Tower Bridge at Sunset, from HMS President |
Thanks again to Maritime Volunteer Service City of London for use of their RIBs.