![\"Millwall](\"http:\/\/grumpybeartoo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tn_044.jpg\" "\\"Millwall")
<\/a>Millwall dock West India Quay recreational motorboat squadron<\/p><\/div>\n
It was an exciting passage passing the Houses of Parliament;<\/p>\n
<\/a>Houses of Parliament<\/p><\/div>\n
…….and the London Eye in our little boat!<\/p>\n
<\/a>London Eye<\/p><\/div>\n
as well as going under Tower Bridge before entering West India Dock opposite the O2 Arena (the Millenium Dome).\u00a0 We made very good time down river so had to “hover” in the tidal river for half an hour\u00a0until we could “lock in”.\u00a0\u00a0 Mostly the passage was very pleasant but we did get rocked a few times by the wake from very large boats.\u00a0 Poor Grumpy wondered what was happening and the teddies went flying on one occasion.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Grumpy Bears have difficulty with their sea legs!<\/p><\/div>\n
As we passed Brentford we managed to do a quick photo shoot with Scholar Gypsy,\u00a0a narrow boat owned by a fellow GOBA member and also in the pageant.\u00a0\u00a0 Hope the \u00a0photo boat got some good shots of us both on the tideway.<\/p>\n
There is so much going on that this is a quick update post – we will get photos on tomorrow when we are moored overnight on our mustering moorings.\u00a0\u00a0 We have successfully passed the inspections by the MCA so have our pageant ID numbers and are “good to go”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We survived our passage through London yesterday on the Tidal Thames and are safely moored in West India Dock. It was an exciting passage passing the Houses of Parliament; …….and the London Eye in our little boat! as well as … Continue reading