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?
What is Panta Rhei going to do next?
This retirement is a strange thing. There are so many choices. It isn't really clear which is best. We are headed into fall in Alaska. Already we have rain and more wind. Do we stay in Seward or Cordova or Valdez or Sitka? We have friends coming to Seward (Rod and Elizabeth) and friends who live in Seward (Paul and Louise and Samantha and Jesse). We know very old friends (Fran and Jim) who are living in Sitka. We don't have friends in Cordova or Valdez yet. They appeared to be friendly cities. There is a decrease in the infrastructure in the smaller cities and the water at the docks gets turned off during winter. We can get water, but it may be an effort. Probably in Sitka it would not be quite as difficult due to their more southerly and maritime weather. We are studying this situation and trying to make a decision. If it is Sitka, there appears to be a weather window developing about the end of this week. Hmmmm? Big decisions.
I posted a picture that explains some of the inputs we are getting. (note, I couldn't actually post the picture due to website difficulties. The picture reads: For your safety because of Whittiers severe winter conditions, please wear ice cleats when walking outside)
