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?
A perfect sail while crossing the Sea of Cortez
You may have noticed that "the plan" past here is a little vague. Of course that is the way it is supposed to be when you are cruising, but still it shouldn't be too vague....at least not in concept in the crew's minds. If it were too scheduled, it would be a cruise ship. Still, Jake and Sharon really know Mexico and we are looking to having extended discussions about possibilities in paradise. In a couple days we are also going to meet Dick and Cindy Metzler (SV Mentor) who are continuing south this year into Central America. We expect to learn a lot from them. We used Cindy's "cruising recommendations" all the way down the California coast and that helped us a lot to find our way.
Chacala is a little town just a little north of Puerto Vallarta. The guide book says that the water is clear, the beaches are white sand, and that there are green palm trees. That means that when we drop anchor we can see it hit the bottom and there will be a shadow on the bottom cast by the boat. You don't see that in the Pacific Northwest!
The water temperature here (in the middle of the crossing) is 78.8F. So, I'm expecting good swimming at Chacala.
