Boatwif
The occasional adventures of the Cleddau crew
About Us
We are ‘The Captain’ and ‘Boatwif’, owners of nb Cleddau.
Cleddau was a five year old youngster when we took her on in 1994. She was built for cruising on the River Trent. Over time Cleddau has had internal and external adjustments but she retains her original hull, propeller, anchor and portholes.
When asked (frequently) “What does Cleddau mean?” our response is usually “In Welsh it means swords but Cleddau is the name of the river that flows into the Milford Haven deep water estuary in Pembrokeshire…”
We both grew up in Pembrokeshire; for some years we have kept a record of what we call ‘Monkton Moments’, those exchanges with boaters and non-boaters who recognise our Pembrokeshire connections.
This blog below is a record of our mainly boating adventures.
RECENT KEN & SUE LOCATION
Sunshine - sunshine - sunshine
A day marked by LACK of trial and tribulation! And, as anticipated yesterday, little time for whimsical...
Detained at Tixall
An early start had been planned, hence at 0740 the engine roared into life, stuttered, and at 0742 stopped...
A Peep into the Past
Glad to report a tranquil, drama-free day … three previous times Cleddau has been moored up here, first in July...
The Friendliness of Folk
Generally folk are very friendly and helpful. Our neighbour at home has reacted to our concern that milk may have inadvertently...
Bumper and dodgem boats
Rain did not halt play today. The Captain springs to life at the sound of an alarm clock, ready to follow...
Customised
“What was so wonderful about Wayne?” asked a friend last week, referring to the blog Cleddau on a test cruise...
Tick. Tick. Tick. And Tickover...
Boatwif and the Captain were home for all of five days, five days only to make the final preparations for Departure...
Cleddau on a test cruise
Techno Son-in-Law and Physicist Friend had campaigned to do a third annual spring cruise to Bugsworth. Diaries...
A Dawdle for a Dinner
The list of jobs to be done was long: second airing cupboard door to be fitted; first airing cupboard door to be varnished;...
From waterbus to waterhogs...
Contracted to care for the Cheshire One during the remainder of the Easter break we drove her south on Tuesday...
Messing about on a boat
Messing about on a boat gives an impression perhaps of those Three Men in a Boat, struggling to complete...
Trains - and boats - and trains ...
Cal Son and Techno Son-in-Law had conspired between them to ensure the Cleddau crew kept a vow...
Back on our boat for a brew …
Four carloads of boat stuff, three barge poles beside me, two trips to the rubbish dump … and one little Cleddau cruise on the Macclesfield Canal!...
Distance, scenery - and some gongoozling
My sisters have no need to crave hills and elevation: one drives to work alongside Cromarty Firth and gazes straight across...
The State of Things...
The Captain and Boatwif had travelled to Macclesfield on Saturday afternoon. “Play with me, Granny,” the Cheshire One had pleaded...