Notropis rubellus of the Thames,
                                                We are near to mid winter and we will celebrate with a token 1 km swim towards our target of the end of the Thames, where ever that may be.

The Thames is in full flood at 144 m^3/s today (Down from 168m^3/s last weekend) and a toasty 4ºC, according to Maidenhead Rowing Club. And the red boards are out for the whole length of the Thames!

We will assess the conditions at the weekend and may have to postpone the swim if conditions are still too wild.  Keep an eye open for updates via OSSOxon, OSSRATS and the OSS Thames Facebook page.

We'll meet at Bourne End station car park at 11:00am on Sunday 9 December:

http://goo.gl/maps/b3pnv

This will cost £2 for all day but is as near to our exit point as possible.  We'll appreciate this when we get out.

To warm up we'll walk down to the river and then along the Thames path to Spade Oak, where we got out last time.  This will be familiar to those who have been on the two previous Thames swims.

We'll jump / tip toe cautiously in to the river here:

http://goo.gl/maps/iCKhv

and swim about a 1km down to the railway bridge and exit on the right  past the railway bridge  immediately past a gate on the footpath - don't forget to butterfly under the bridge! - just here:

http://goo.gl/maps/LOJoK

Next we'll cross over the river on the railway bridge footpath and back to the station car park to get changed.

Ann Chance will kindly be hosting refreshments at her house - directions handed out on the day.  Big Thanks to Ann.


Jeremy and Sef and the Percina shumardi of the Thames

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