Clive & Melanie Morris - Narrowboat Folkies

I live In Tucson AZ with my Husband of 28 years, OC Wilson AKA "Pete" I am originally from England and my two sisters, Helen and Loraine along with their husbands and families are still there. I'm the only one that flew the coupe!! My mum is also still living in Ipswich, Suffolk. I try to get home every year to visit. I have two children Freddie, AKA OC Wilson IV who is 27 and lives with Pete and I. He has Autism and is the most amazing person you could ever wish to meet. Our Daughter, Samantha is 25 and is currently attending graduate university to be a Physicians assistant. Over here that means almost a Doctor. She will be able to do everything a Doc. does under a Doc's. supervision. We are very proud of them both. I still work full time as does Pete and we enjoy taking trips around the US which more often than not end up in Las Vegas!!

Howdy! I am into rock climbing, internet marketing and scuba diving. I have three children, a great wife and a very yappy dog!

Some of my favourite things include:
Meditation For Beginners
Best Penny Stocks
Tinnitus Cures
iPhone
Outdoor Shed Plans
Growing taller exercises
Solar Power

Chat soon and have a good day y'all. William

Irene and John on Rosie Piper met up with Clive and Mel on our East Anglian travels in June 2009. John had lived and worked in the chemical industry in Huddersfield several decades ago and Irene studied in Coleraine and lived in Portstewart so we shared some fond memories of these places. We also had some good musical evenings together with the fine combination of flute, guitar, dulcimer, pipes and cornamuse.  

I am a retired Royal Navy Marine Engineer. My first narrow boat was a 28Ft Springer called CHAOS, 1999/2000. I have been continious cruising on my live-aboard 45Ft Narow Boat HALCYON  since 2005. Cruised extensively, mostly single handed, within a box area from Bristol East including the Rivers Lee & Stort , North to Ripon and West to Wigan.

Next week, July 6th 2009, I leave the Fens to overwinter on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. During 2010 it is my aim to visit the Lancaster Canal = Ribble Link also the Liverpool Link..

I frequently crew on my mate Chris's Dutch Barge Watergeus, buillt 1905.Our trips have inluded; Bristol to Gloucester via the Shearness; London to Boston via Southwold, Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Wells by the Sea; Boston to Kings Lyne, Denver Sluice, Cambridge and Bedford; returning to Peterborough via the Wash and Wisbech; Peterborough up the River Nene to Fotherington; Peterborough to Grimsby via Wisbech and the Wash; Grimsby to York via Goole; East to West to Liverpool via the Leeds & Liverpool Canal; Liverpool to Dublin via Irish Sea; Kelmore Quay Southern Ireland to Milford Haven,, Wales;  Watergeus is curently crusiing West to East along the Kennet and Avon Canal, destination Europe. Chris is planning a cruise across Europe to overwinter on the Black Sea and return via Russia and Germany. see Web site www.dreamofai.net 

2008 I fullfilled a life long dream - Summer Assistant Lock Keeper at Radcot Lock on the Upper River Thames,.This was a most rewarding five months noted as the Year of floods. Red Board Flood restruictions were in place every month except August.

The only set back with my life afloat is that there aren't enough hours in my day.

Many boaters return ashore because they tire of living in a coridoor."

I live in a coffin and that is my next stop.

Happy cruising' KEN