About a month ago Karen and I went for a walk one Sunday night and discovered that our house is a street away from the river Thames. Never realised that as I always walk the opposite way in order to catch the tube. Anyways, one of the things on my "Must Do" list is to see the Oxford vs. Cambridge University Rowing Race. Unfortunately I will be in New York next weekend when that is run but there are also 2 other races called the Head of the River Race. One is for females and the other for males. The race is a huge deal for the rowing community and is open to all rowing houses. This year they had to cap the entries at 65 teams because the river just isn't big enough. It also
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