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September 2013

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OSS Swim the Thames #56 THE END - Kingston Bridge-ish t Twickenham
by Sefryn Penrose 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

Short version: Meet 10.45 (10.30 for peeps with that little extra to do - me, Pam, Paul?) at Riverside, Teddington - by blue start pin in The End<http://goo.gl/maps/P6pvp>map. Shuttle most up to Lower Ham Road leaving dry stuff behind. Swim down. Hop over lock. Fish slap dance. Swim to obelisk. Have photo taken as here: http://tinyurl.com/swimhat<http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7aNe68jdmyM/T-T84sK11oI/AAAAAAAAIXI/Dh8gAMhquEM/s…> Make sure to bring smart hat for photoshoot. Get out. Get dressed. Walk or shuttle to party boat. Party. Locations. http://goo.gl/maps/P6pvp Long version: Suggest pouring yourself a whiskey, making sure the neighbours are out, perhaps putting this on for some backing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egY8rUpxqcE Or grab your uke and play along. And off you go. Just do it your way. D D7+ And now we’re at the end A6 B7 Oh yes we face the final lock cut Em Em7 My friend, we swam the Thames A7 D >From start to end, we swam it all but... D7 D7+ D7 We have one more to do G Gm Just one of 150 miles D A7 And all, almost all of this G Gm6 D We did it freestyle D D7+ Beset, by boats and crew A6 B7 We met them all with brave intention Em Em7 Tracy did what she had to do A7 D And asked each one for some libation D7 D7+ D7 We planned each charted course G Gm Each careful stroke around each isle D A7 And starting at the source G Gm6 D We swam it freestyle D Yes there were times Am7 I’m sure you know G G Where we drank more Gm6 More than we could swallow Em7 A7 We’ve bobbed and waded on F#m7 Bm7 And Chris’s Garmin buzzed at every mile Em7 A7 Adam wrangled every swan G Gm6 D And we did it freestyle D D7+ Sewage burst its tanks A6 B7 We had our fill of good Thames water Em Em7 But Charles was on the bank A7 D With Macaroons, and tea for afters D7 D7+ D7 To think, we did all that G Gm >From trolls we never shied away D A7 Oh no, we butterflied G Gm6 D Each six-lane highway D Am7 Meet at Riverside Drive, faff, put rubber on G G Gm6 >From Kingston Bridge, swim to Teddington Em7 A7 And Port of London jurisdiction F#m7 Bm7 Now what will feed Neil’s addiction? Em7 A7 Just one more mile, then we’ll swim the Nile, G Gm6 D We’ll do it freestyle We did it freestyle Signin' off, Ol' Father Blue Eyes and the ratpack fish of the Tidal Thames Elvis has left the building. _________________ OSS Oxon mailing list OSSOxon(a)earth.li http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon Please note that OSS Oxon exists to put swimmers in touch with other swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility.

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OSS Swim the Thames Celebration of our arrival at Teddington
by Jeremy Wellingham 03 Sep '13

03 Sep '13

Oyez, Oyez, Oyez! Sign up now to secure a place on the party boat! Grand finale to mark our arrival at the end of our non-tidal Thames journey. We plan to hire a boat to ourselves so we can inspect the river from slightly above the water level while relaxing with food and drink. We have identified a boat that we can embark at Kingston at 2:00pm for a four hour round trip either downstream, or if the tide doesn't allow, upstream. The cost for up to 50 souls is £850.00, so we would ideally need 42 and a half people to keep the cost to a not too excessive £20 / head. Food is still to be decided but we would aim at no more than £25 per head for a decent spread. There is a cash bar on board for drinks. There are currently 30 people, including partners, signed up so we're looking for at least another 13 people. I shall be sending out the press gangs to round up any stragglers but if any of the signed up people can use your influence that would be good. We need to book the boat, along with full payment, to secure it for our grand day out so speed is of the essence. Here's who's booked, so far. Ann Chance Mike Chance Carol Kearney Charlotte Reisch Hywel John Davies Rebecca Davies Rhiannon Davies Bethan Davies Chris Dalton Natasha Woolven Macdonald Chloe Jeffries Rafael Oya Neil Richardson Claire Tuckett Paula Cherriman Pamela Jones Bob Jones Angela Poulter Sefran Penrose Stanley Ulijaszek Pauline Ulijaszek Peter Ulijaszek Susan Login Claire Samwell Sharon Curtis Charles Bryant Jeremy Wellingham Karen Wellingham Lesley Ferguson Jim Garnett I'll send you all my bank details, if you could transfer £20.00 / head to secure the boat. Watch here for further details.

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