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
Jeep jiggling
“Look, we’re travelling on water, reason for another blog,” proclaimed the Captain from the rear of Joe’s yellow jeep...
Night life in Borrego Springs
It takes about two hours to drive from San Marcos, through Escondido, inland, uphill, up about four thousand feet...
Out and about in San Diego County
Preferred option for travel for Boatwif and the Captain is by boat (and that is the sole reference to boating in this post)...
Afloat amid routines
A trip to Southern California to stay with the Cal Clan involves routines: there are the domestic routines of family life...
Sensory overload
The Cal Clan’s home is about 30 miles north east of San Diego. Many times there has been a landing well after dusk...
It’s Thanksgiving season
Let us be thankful for – engines. Overnight on Sunday had come a message from Cal Son: The children are very excited...
Friends and Cleddaus revisited
What a difference between two Fridays! Last Friday (25th October) good friend Les Biggs was still a patient at Watford...
Duly delivered
From Westport Lake to Longport Wharf involves only a very short cruise. The canal is wide, and being Stoke-on-Trent...
Briefly (3)
It’s been Delivery Day minus 1… Ramsdell Hall railings to Westport Lake. The dog walkers had walked the dogs and the....
Briefly (2)...
It was a good decision to start early(ish) so as to be boating ahead of the promised rain… Away from the...
Briefly...
Cleddau is on the move, a brief (relatively speaking) trip from Poynton on the Macc to Longport Wharf...
Tentatrice trip
Wednesday 18th – Sunday 22nd September “You’re honoured guests…but don’t expect this standard of catering...
Cleddau summer cruise concluded
Announcement: the Cleddau 2013 Summer Cruise is over – stats-starved readers see below…
To the summit in sunshine, downpours later...
It was cloudless over the Cloud this morning when Cleddauset off towards Bosley Bottom Lock...
Cow country and an aqueduct quest
There’s a comfortable homecoming feel to being “back on the Macc.” Perhaps it’s the combination...