The 150th boat race
Rosemary and I visited the London Wetland Centre run by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. This is a 40-hectare area converted to wetlands on the South Side of the Thames by Hammersmith Bridge. It is remarkable because of its location in the middle of London. The trip had been organised by the Berkshire branch of the Cambridge Society to coincide with the 150th boat race.
We had a guide tour round the centre and saw many birds. I think Rosemary was pleased to see a couple of Avocets. There was supposed to be a Bittern in the read beds, not spotted.
Afterwards we watched Cambridge win the boat race from the South Bank at St Pauls School. A nice supper had been laid on after the race.