Race on the Thames

Starting in 1829 and held annually since 1856, the boat race held between Oxford and Cambridge is a site that I probably wont forget for a while. There were an estimated 250,000 people on the banks of the Thames River watching this boat race and I've never seen so many people scream and yell and such an anti-climatic event. 5 of us took our positions at the White Hart 4 hours before the start of the race to ensure we had a spot only to see the boats zip by in a few seconds. Can't say that I didn't enjoy myself though. Weather for the day according to BBC Weather was clears skies, but that definitely didn't hold up. It poured rain for the majority of the day causing train delays throughout London and unruly conditions on the river. This of course led to the slowest race time in 40 years. I must say that it was quite a site seeing fans of both teams cheering like their lives depended on it. If anyone is curious....Oxford won this year.