I found a new way to drink wine

In a 1906 Electric Canoe zipping swiftly and silently down the Thames on a sunny day.

Tess and Guy who are doing the film bits going up on our web (e.g Australia and more arriving daily) own this immaculate craft with its carpets-and-cushions-and-electric-lamps-and-tea-silverware-and-flower-vases-and-wine-coolers-and-wind-up-gramaphone-and-picnic-baskets-and-bottles-of-Laithwaite-Pere-et-Fils-Castillon-2007.

I just sat beaming and clapping my little hands in ecstasy like Moley first time out with Ratty ... oooh this IS good!

People with big boats miss the thrill of being right down at water-level. That's when you see, feel and smell the full beauty of the river, when you are part of it.

The Traditional Boat Rally at Henley is always a couple of weeks after the Regatta and is more fun because you get great rides on the water.

Thanks, T & G.

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