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
Last leg of the Spring cruise
Your local waterway an outdoor gym was the promotional message displayed on the side of a British Waterways...
Windlass wielders at Bosley
Prompt at 0930 Cleddau’s extra crew arrived. Techno Son-in-law and Techno’s Dad had pre-positioned...
Cakes, Hail* and the Marmalade Lady
Embarrassed last night that only a few crumbs remained of boat cake when our Bosley visitors were on board Boatwif...
Rather a lot of weather
Pretty well everywhere in mainland UK today was likely to experience showery conditions, according...
Boat and spirits lifted
Moored at Lion Salt Works Museum, Marston, Trent & Mersey Canal Will Cleddau be repaired tomorrow? Will Relief Crew...
Immobilised
Plan A today was to proceed to from Acton Bridge to Anderton Boat Lift (1 lock and about 4 miles), drop off Relief First...
Just messing about on the river...
Moored overnight at a services mooring Cleddau was well tended this morning before departure: the Captain...
From Top to tail
The Weaver Navigation (about 19 miles in total length and 50 feet below the Trent and Mersey Canal) has...
Slow descent to the Weaver Navigation
A new day – and a new coolie hat for the boat, a replacement for the rusted specimen crunched in a skirmish with...
The best laid plans – and Mrs Claus
It was a difficult morning; amendment, it was a very difficult morning after a very rough night. Back...
The vagaries of April weather...
Scottish Sister (resident on the Black Isle, NE of Inverness, only about 100 feet above sea level) rang this morning...
Onwards to Middlewich
Gaiters and waterproofs were declared the garb of the day this morning. The weather was never too difficult...
As the crow flies
As the crow flies the distance travelled by Cleddau today (from just north of Scholar Green to just before Wheelock)...
Renewal and regeneration
Boatwif had woken up with a start on Friday morning: sunhats… don’t forget the sunhats! The assembling...