[Excaliber]

The 215 mile Thames river has a controversial history that goes back hundreds (if not thousands) of years.

It floods at cetain places and causes a lot of destruction. London gets most of it's water from the river and COULD suck the river dry if it wasn't managed properly. London USED to dump all their sewage into the river, which in turn made all the people sick and the river smelled awful.

Because of the way it empities into the sea twice a day it flows "backward" with the ocean tide. Some want to dam it, some want to fish it, some want to drink it,,,,, hey it sounds like the Colorado River!

It used to freeze in the winter due to the old London Bridge restricting (slowing) it's flow. Since the bridge was removed it doesn't freeze anymore.

Ditton is a rather "non descript" little "borough" along the river. Not much there, but it is a special place to Cobra philes!

Ernie