The Journey Home part 2:

Travelling up the tidal Thames is a bit of a slog. first you need to take the mast down if you want to pass Tower bridge, you also need to travel with the tide.
We left the Medway with the ebbing tide early in the morning. This was during the para-Olympic games of 2012. You can imagine the security on the Thames at that time. We registered our intention to travel a month in advance to speed up the inevitable interceptions.

First came the Customs men

 
That's my "permit" he is checking.

Then The Police

Next The Port Of London

The sun was relentless and I forgot the sun block :-(

Passed Under the QE2 bridge:-

 We passed a piece of plant further up which "exploded" as we went past:-

We never did find out what happened.

At Greenwich the Thames became a horrendous chop with the wash of the tourist boats

Finally we reached Teddington at the precise moment that the river on either side of the lock was equal, the lockies opened the gates at each end and we motored through. Moored up at Teaddington an had a much needed meal and a pint. (we are the tiny boat)