SV Panta Rhei Retirement Trip
| Vessel Name: | Panta Rhei |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Able Apogee 50 |
| Hailing Port: | Seattle |
| Crew: | Larry and Karen |
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18 September 2017 | Seattle
We are back in Seattle
It feels like home. Of course we are not in Silshole. Maybe we will be, someday, but there is a list and we are on it. In the meantime we are at Bainbridge Island Marina.
23 August 2017 | Prince Rupert
The dinghy holds air again
It wasn't very nice of the bear to tear the fabric across a seam. We were worried that we couldn't patch it but tried anyway. The glue had a job to do and it did it!
15 August 2017 | Anan Bear Observatory
A Grizzly Bear damaged our dinghy
We were visiting the Anan Bear Observatory south of Wrangell. It is one of the best places to visit in all of SE Alaska BECAUSE it has bears. But (as we learned) there is a dark side to this bear concentration. And of course, there is a story to tell.
19 July 2017 | Petersburg, AK
Moving On
"No matter where you go, there you are" (unknown reference). By now we have been there and done that. Most recently that included Cannery Cove on Admiralty Island. The photo shows the quiet grandeur of the setting with Ron and Suzie's boat SV Tango in the foreground. It has been like that for the last [...]
17 June 2017 | Hoonah, AK
We are in Hoonah, SE Alaska now
We got something resembling a high pressure ridge so we moved expeditously across the Gulf of Alaska. The crossing took three days and weather stayed as forecast. That was a very good thing. The weather changes in the far north far more rapidly and dramatically than we ever experienced in the more southern [...]
03 June 2017 | Seward AK
Crossing the Gulf of Alaska
We are still in Seward, AK. Now that spring has come, why not start south?
Hurry up and change plans but keep the schedule
Tonight we have finished a long day (about 50nm) and have come to anchor in a lovely nest of islands that, taken together, form a bay at the edge of the Strait of Georgia. We've always liked this place, especially for the restaurant and store. But tonight we like it for its simplicity. We've come to anchor without any fuss (nice when the gear shift process is difficult) and we'll leave tomorrow morning without any fuss. The wind is calm. It's a lot warmer than it was anywhere in Alaska and that feels good to both of us. We will eat out day after tomorrow (with my brother Gary and his wife Alice) in Roche Harbor. So, no need to eat out tonight. We managed Whiskey Gulf without difficulty (not the case for some of the boats!). The weather for tomorrow looks good. We can and should rest.
But now we have turned on our cell phone and opportunities arise. Mik Erjavec has invited us to rendezvous with him in Victoria for dinner and stories. We cannot resist this opportunity to reconnect. So, we'll go to Victoria for Saturday (and re-enter Canada) and then Sunday early will leave for Port Angeles to clear US customs again and then to Seattle. The boatyard called and confirmed our appointment there for 8:30 am Monday morning. Sunday is going to be a loooooong day. It will feel like returning from vacation. Oh, well. We've done that before. I've promised Karen that I will RE-RETIRE when we leave for Mexico.
