On April 7, we took a walk to Rotherhithe, on the southern shore of the Thames. As we crossed Tower Bridge, we saw cherry blossoms near the riverfront.
We explored some back streets of the area known as Shad Thames, full of converted warehouses. Despite its grim water, I loved this sculpture that we came across:
Waterfall by British artist Anthony Donaldson in 1991.
As we walked along the Thames Path, we were happy to spot our building across the river.
Our destination was
Rotherhithe Beach, which is directly across from our flat. Since the river is tidal, we timed our visit for low tide.
It was interesting to see this boat up close, which we see daily from our living room windows. I have no idea why the boat is allowed to be parked in such a random place blocking the view of several riverfront flats. It appears a family is living onboard.
Jimmy’s goal was to return some bits of tile and glass that we had collected with the girls many years ago from the beach at Southbank, west of this beach in an area full of tourists. Unbeknownst to us then, a permit is required to legally mudlark (to scavenge the banks of a river for items of worth). We have several jars of our findings, but there were some leftover bits that didn’t fit. Instead of tossing them in the trash, Jimmy wanted to toss them where someone else will likely find them.
We didn’t find anything worthy of adding to our collection, but did help remove some trash on the beach.
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