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
23 August 2017 | Prince Rupert
15 August 2017 | Anan Bear Observatory
19 July 2017 | Petersburg, AK
17 June 2017 | Hoonah, AK
03 June 2017 | Seward AK
03 June 2017 | Denali
25 April 2017 | Seward AK
23 March 2017 | Seward, AK
11 March 2017 | Seward, AK
23 January 2017 | Seward AK
06 December 2016 | Seward AK
12 November 2016 | Seward Alaska
14 October 2016 | Valdez, AK
21 September 2016
05 August 2016 | Seward, AK
26 July 2016 | Whittier, AK
19 July 2016 | Valdez, Alaska
05 July 2016 | Seward, Alaska
Recent Blog Posts
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 glassy ocean

02 November 2012 | enroute to Opua New Zealand
Larry Nelson
The wind is nil and the ocean doesn't even have ripples on it. It still has long periodicity waves, but no ripples on them. It really is quite remarkable to sit in the cockpit and watch this ocean. It's beautiful. It's also a surprise. I had no idea the trip to New Zealand could be this nice. Of course it's not over yet.

So, what to do? We still have 673 nm to travel to get to Opua. That's probably 4-5 days and nights. So we: (1) sleep during the day and stand watch at night (2) read books we might never have read when ashore. Right now I'm reading about John Wayne, one of Karen's favorite actors. I just finished The Dark Side by Jane Mayer (very good book) (3) eat food from the freezer. Fortunately there is a ton of chocolate in that freezer. (4) drink the last of the soda pop. The beer is long since gone. It is still warm outside during the day but on this southerly heading it will get cool soon. (5) write blog reports and send position reports (6) do minimal household chores like cleaning, vacuuming, dishes, cooking (mostly Karen. I did suggest toasting the bread for the turkey sandwiches this afternoon!) (7) tend the ship. Check the engine and engine compartment. Navigate and plan. Update weather data. Communicate with other boats who are also enroute mostly on ssb nets (8) worry about things breaking and about weather yet to come (9) enjoy the day

Now that I write the list, I see that our day isn't so different than any retired person's day.
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