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And yet another year flows by

24/12/200827/02/2013Mort Smith

Shiver me timbers – where on earth did that year go? I was amazed when I came to write this final column of 2008 to realise that I’d been doing it for nearly 12 months – firstly in our now defunct sister paper, the Leader and more recently in the Herald & News.

Mort Smith and his brother, Alan, stand beside Terra Nova - are they all too old for another adventure?
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Don’t bank on pontoons

12/12/201329/05/2015Mort Smith

Sometimes people come up with brilliant ideas out of the blue – an innovative way of attacking a problem that suddenly reveals the obvious solution from a fog of uncertainty.

The steam launch Alaska has been beautifully restored and is still offering trips on the Thames during the summer. She is now owned by Thames Steamers Ltd.
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Travel in style on a steamer

06/11/201421/12/2025Mort Smith

If you don’t own a boat, then for many people their only experience of getting out on the Thames is by taking a trip on a passenger launch.

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To contact Mort, email him at mortsmith32@gmail.com or call him on 01787 226974. He’s always pleased to hear from old friends who provided such a wealth of information and great stories for Riverwatch.

These columns appeared in the Surrey Herald.

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