Boatwatch

today i have been on boatwatch. it's a little like baywatch but without the sand and busty women. we do have a lot of water though and we're working on the orange swimming costumes. to bring ou up to date: i'm still digging in pembrokeshire and still working on our bronze age boat (probably no longer a boat and more likely a trough-still rare and exciting though-yes i know a boat sounds more exciting).

this 'vessel' has attracted a fair amount of attention so far. if you have been anywhere near me in the last few weeks you will probably know that rhodri morgan came to visit it (who your saying-only the first minister of wales).

last week we spent ages digging around the vessel so we could construct a frame around it so it could be lifted. this involved chiseling through soid bedrock no less. friday was the big lift day. thursday we finished the frame only to be told at 3.30 that the lift was off: politics and lack of paperwork.

so your guess is as good as mine as to thedate of the lift now. until then 2 of us are on 'boatwatch' at all times. just to make sure nothing happens to it. this includes weekends. so today i was paid double time plus a day off in lieu (effectively triple time) just to watch the boat. cant be bad eh? had a er nice day actually. read the papers. drank a lot of tea and coffee and watched that film i was on about a bit ago "the devil and daniel johnston".

i'll keep you updaed on how 'boatwatch' goes.

in other news yes lisa and i have moved back to mumbles and it seems to be the most natural thing in the world. such a great place. sun , sea and sand. in fact you should all visit us. come to think of it why havent youu visited us (mark p excluded) you don't know what you're missing.