It has been 102 days since we left Port Ludlow and we have now traveled over 3,000 miles this trip.
Here we sit at beautiful Gangees, on Saltspring Island, BC. We spent last night in Nanaimo anchored in the harbor with at least 150 other boats. Then, in Gangees, boats all over the place. We are finding ourselves in some kind of culture shock as we get closer to home.
Now might also be a good time to formally let everyone know that we have decided to put SpiritQuest on the market and give someone else the opportunity to experience a truly remarkable boat.
Time aboard the boat this summer has allowed both of us to consider where we have been, and more importantly, where we are going.
While SpiritQuest has provided us countless new experiences that we will never forget, we have fulfilled our dream to cruise Alaska on our own bottom. There is also a growing list of other things that we want to do that owning SpiritQuest precludes.
So, if you have heard the rumor, it is officially true.
We plan on staying here another day and then spend a couple of days at Sidney celebrating our 17th anniversay and then head over to Victoria to celebrate Anns BD. After that, we head for home.
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Hi Folks...
Interesting desicion, but one that I understand. I spoke to a man who did the same three years ago after returning single handed from his Alaska trip. He subsequently regreted the decision...said he was exhausted by the trip, and needed to reevaluate.
For me, it was somewhat different. Aside from my physical problems, my Alaska adventure changed my whole outlook on cruising. I was so enamoured by the trip...my ability as a seaman in all weather, the magnificence of what I saw, the quiet of the many coves and small harbors,a sense of my own individuality....
Never the same again conerning the club cruises...from marina to marina, from restaurant to restaurant, from cocktail evenings to cocktail evenings, from similar local to similar local....and as you remark...the crowds!
Alaska changes one's perspective on so much.
I hope you have success in finding someone who will cherish your possession as much as you have.
Peter P...
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