We are upriver from London on the Thames River. It was the perfect place for us to take a river cruise. We chose the two hour cruise that took us five miles upriver and back. We saw so many birds it was amazing. In addition we saw narrow boats, pleasure boats, bicyclists, joggers, picnickers, rowers, sunbathers, dogs, flowers, flowering trees, historic buildings and much more. On top of all that we had prefect weather.
Windsor on the Thames
A Canada Goose with odd markings
Mute Swans
Our two hour trip
French Brothers, oui oui
More Swans
This crow could be part of the lamp post but it flew up there
Busy here at the dock
The Duck Boat
One of many narrow boats moored along the banks
So clear and relatively undisturbed
The Great cormorant
Royal Windsor Racetrack is a figure eight, one of only two in the UK has been racing since 1866
A great Blue Heron
Three Fat Wood Pigeons
Water flowing through the weir
This lock was so small that there was only 2 inches on each side to spare
A gray wagtail
The tight squeeze
A quaint footbridge
The boat driver had a bag of grass seed to deliver to the lockmaster
Out we go
Eaton dug out a huge lake to practice their rowing
They needed the practice
We got a slight glimpse of the lake that is 1.4 miles long!
Stately Houses along the banks
Giant fox sculptures / bench
This space capsule was one of a kind
More Eaton kids
Eaton rowing still uses the river to learn on
Great Cormorant pair
A huge yurt
and several tents riverside
Oakley Court is putting State in stately mansion
It was called the headquarters of the French Resistance as De Gaul frequented its confines and The Rocky Horror Picture Show was filmed here
So many flowers along the banks
Arghhh
Even flowers in the trees
Wisteria
Monkey Island
Narrow boats cruising
A Graylag Goose, a new "lifebird"
An Eurasian Moorhen with three chicks
Great Crested Grebe
A sunken vessel
A church from 1200's
Risqué
The yellow roses of Windsor
An odd boat. It has an outboard motor inbord
Another chapple and a dog to boot
A bridge used when towing the barges
One of our sister ships
We are not sure why there are 20 dogs together on the bank
So many dogs, we want to be with them!
Yes we agree with that!
The boat did a 360 degree turn so everyone on the boat had a good look at Windsor Castle
It is protecting London from any attacks from the western side
Windsor is imposing
I would not want to have to be the guy leading the charge on this castle
A chapel up on the hill
Across the river is Eaton
Big goose, little goose
One foot up one foot down
The Greek Islands, or most of them anyway, some have been removed
A quick lesson in Greek
Some Glaucus Gulls
We saw several swans swimming with their wings up
The Egyptian goose had a look of astonishment
Yellow blooms in this tree
A full sized plane on a stick
Blue bunches
Elizabeth II we miss you
We walked through the train station where this steam train resides
A big celebratory coronation wreath
It was pretty chilly so I don't know why Betty was so sweaty
Corgis are beloved
A doughnuteria is not a thing I ever heard of before
Roast Ox flavor....I am speechless
