Our Park Day and The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race

On Saturday, the sun was shining so we headed to a park nearby our house with some friends. We brought the corn hole boards (first time we've used them since we shipped them over), picnic food, footballs (aka soccer balls), and some refreshing beer and Pimms. After a few games of Aaron dominating the corn hole board (he's still got it), we headed down to the Thames River to watch The Boat Race.

Oxford and Cambridge have been meeting on the stretch of the Thames River in Putney since 1829. It was the second intercollegiate sporting event in the world, and is now an S shaped four mile stretch that runs right through Fulham (where we live).

We scoped out a spot on the river path and waited while the huge crowd's cheer grew louder and louder until finally the wave of noise hit us and then moved onward down the line with the boats. The park had food and drink vendors, and a huge TV screen so after the crews passed by where we were, we went to watch the remaining minutes of the race on the screen.

It's a huge event that draws massive crowds, so it was exciting to be a part of it. Aaron and I actually stumbled upon it last year and ended up watching it last year in the rain. And in case you were wondering, just like last year, Oxford took home the title again!