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?
Reworking the interior of Panta Rhei
We have a technician (Steve Eicher) working on our boat interior. We are getting new panels for the headliners throughout the boat, touch up of the varnish throughout, and a whole lot of little issues with the woodwork repaired. The interior of the boat will be better than it was when new when Steve is finished. It is so nice to have this actually happening. Finding Steve is like discovering gold. We finished the engine and mechanical work in Opua. What remains after Steve is to get new chain, and Grant McDuff is helping us with that. In about a month we should be fully refurbished, just in time to be on our way again.
And in the meantime, the marinas are filled with friends on other boats we cruise with. Many leave their boats here to fly home for a few months. We actually aren't staying in Town Basin. Instead we are staying in Riverside Marina. It is a small place nearly adjacent to Town Basin that has an amazingly friendly community of cruisers from all over the world. It is nestled in a tiny wide spot in the river that is surrounded by parks. Think of being in Lake Union in the summertime and that is what this feels like.
There is a brand new drawbridge just downriver from our marina. It is a beautiful bridge. At night it is lit for our enjoyment. With the new bridge and all the parks, the scenery from our cockpit is wonderful. Drinking coffee in the cockpit in the morning has never been so good!
The picture shows our path into the marina except that the bridge is so new it is not yet on the map!
