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?
Heading back to Fiji
I can report that it is difficult to leave the "land of everything" when it is also the land where most of our friends live. But we have friends in Fiji too and returning to them will also be nice. We are acquiring somewhat of a world perspective. And as long as the money holds out maybe we can return again? Jet airplanes do shrink the distance. In order to really appreciate that, try crossing an ocean in a sailboat, then fly home.
Those of you staying behind might like to know some of our base conclusions:
1. The US has more of everything
2. Mostly, things cost substantially less here than anywhere else in the world. People who say it is cheaper overseas aren't comparing equal standards of living.
3. The internet combined with cellular telephone has dramatically changed the world, reaching even places highly resistant to outside influences (most 3rd world countries). The people that offer services for our boat may not have chicken to go with their rice for lunch, but they have a cell phone.
4. It is hot near the equator.
The picture is Larry in front of Shahalie Falls in the mountains near Bend Oregon.
