I’d helped RBWM with raising the £120k sponsorship for the Magna Carta Flotilla… now it was time to capture some pictures… first job, get up the River Thames to Cookham Friday afternoon…

This was my Saturday evening view… book your boat trip today >>>

There are rather a lot of pictures so let’s break this down into two blogs… first is our trip up The River Thames Datchet to Cookham… followed tomorrow by the Magna Carta images…

Pictures speak louder than words and I’d like to share them with you… videos can speak louder than pictures and there are a few of those… I had told the world I would share via MeerKat and @MagnaCarta1506 footage of the events, which I did but it means that the camera has gone into iPhone rather than iPad mode, so vertical which is a bit annoying… anyway, enjoy… I’ll add a few words under each picture to help the story…

Baz got us ship shape, giving us our training before we set sail for our first port, Windsor, where we would pick up Ali…

All nice and clean, room for 6 to sleep so with only me & the mrs staying over there would be plenty of room…

You might want to go large on the video!

The first lock, knees a knocking 😉

Should we or shouldn’t we? Ali might be a while…

Well, be rude not to have an ice cream at Barry’s Cafe in Windsor.

Welcome aboard Mrs… let’s get going, lots of miles to cover before nightfall…

It’s a jungle out there!

Bray Studios where Christopher Lee shot many a horror story…

Full steam ahead… many boats moored on the river…

Which highway would you rather be on this…

Or this? Cliveden House in the back ground… had thought there would be gardens up to the house to get some great footage in the morning… lovely view mind…

All the docks were getting ship shape for Glorianna’s return leg and all those that would be following / surrounding her…

Many a lock opened for our arrival…

An Englishman’s home is his castle… or his boat 😉

The Waterside Inn, would be rude not to call in for a pie & a pint…

Is that a hire boat… please sir, can you move along, we have real rich folk rocking up later, we don’t want your sort hanging around… bloody rude if you ask me 😉

This is what happens to those celebrity places that don’t show due respect to their potential clients… this used to be popular with the stars… now the rats enjoy the stars from the comfort of the cellar!

In need of some tlc…

Press the one on the right, no the left 😉

Which boat to take out today… mmm…

Great view of Glorianna from above tomorrow if you know your low bridges around Cookham!

Let’s stop at The Ferry, where Stuart parked his car earlier… 23 minutes from Windsor to Cookham by road… 4 hours by boat!

Dinner… we’ve certainly earned this with all those ropes and locks my dear…

Thank you.

Jon

P.S. Tune in for all the Magna Carta boats tomorrow… must right that tonight, this took longer than planned!