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.

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Snowbirds

Going out into a desert? “Boat blogs could prove a little difficult,” wrote Senior Sis in an e-mail last week. For...

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It’s winter

“It’s winter,” said Cal Son as Boatwif remarked upon Christmas decorations at a shopping mall...

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Boy time

Trains and Boats and Planes goes the first line of Burt Bacharach’s 1965 song. Well, Trains were ticked via the Coaster...

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From Autumn to Fall...

It was almost a shame to forsake British shores on Wednesday: the back garden maple tree is just...

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Two canals: two tales

Readers of the last blog A Ferry Trip – by Taxi  may remember that the Captain and Boatwif had, so to speak, failed in their...

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A boat trip – by taxi

“As your September birthdays are special this year we are sending you on a cruise…”  Yes, the...

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Bosley Locks in sunshine

Biddulph Aqueduct this morning was glorious, the sun sparkling over the valley, dog walkers and joggers enjoying...

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Round the bend

Are you optimistic by nature – or pessimistic? When the rain is so persistent that even the ducks have...

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Contrasts

“Lovely day, in bits!” called a chap from the tow path near Northwich. He was tall, rather unkempt, a small terrier...

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Clock check

In the blog titled Anti-clockwise the start point of this Cheshire Ring cruise was described as...

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