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Posted By:
Nickens, Dan
Date Posted:
Apr 18, 2020
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The SeaRey has always been among the first of SuRi's toys to launch. Not anymore. After ten years of extraordinary adventures, it has likely to have flown its last mission for SuRi. After one last trip to the Solomon Islands, it is being retired from the ship's inventory. Retirement from yachting is also a likely consequence for its long time pilot too.
Date Taken:
February 2, 2020
Place Taken:
Honiara, Solomon Islands
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Nickens, Dan
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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None of this was known when I signed on for another trip to the Solomon Islands. The Solomon Island cruise in 2015 was always one of my favorite of SuRi's many trips. With a lifelong interest in World War II aviation, the chance to visit the battle sites and see the relics left from that struggle was a dream turned real. As an added inducement for the latest trip, it was to be the first cruise with the new submarine aboard. I liked submarines too!
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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The atmosphere aboard the yacht this time was different. The submarine changed the crew dynamics. It is owned by a gentleman from Taiwan who took a long term lease with SuRi (including the SeaRey). The primary focus and interest of the new guests were no longer in the air, but underwater. The submarine's crew were the new rock stars. The SeaRey was an "oh yeah, there's that toy too."
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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Getting into the Solomon Islands was complicated by an epidemic. No, it was not the Wuhan virus. It was the measles. Many Pacific Islands, including the Solomon Islands, were being ravaged by an outbreak of old school measles. The poor, isolated populations were not vaccinated. Children were dying. Adults too. Visitors had to prove that we had vaccinations before getting through Customs.
Malaria was also rampant, but it is always a threat in the tropics. My doctor sent me with prophylactic pills. I didn't get malaria, but I did get back home with an excess of medicine that may have efficacy for a then future Corona virus. Who knew?
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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There was only one flight a week into Honiara from Fiji, the most direct routing to the Solomon Islands. Because of that I waited until the last minute to fly in. That was a mistake.
Multiple mechanical issues awaited me. The airplane was scheduled for serious servicing after the trip. I had only to keep it safely flying for a few weeks. That was small consolation when I found the turbocharger frozen after setting up the airplane.
No worries. It had happened before. I knew what to do, I just had to do it in an abbreviated timeframe.
That's when I decided that I could use a really clever shortcut. Why re-adjust the control cable every time it came apart? All I had to do was mark its position and put it back the way it came apart.
Right.
After re-assembly it seemed to work perfectly. Of course I would do a test flight before taking anyone else up. It went great.
After landing the photographer told me he wanted to get pictures of the airplane. Yeah! I liked the idea and off I went. Only this time I was in the air when I suddenly lost cruise power. Not completely, but enough to seriously get my attention.
No worries. I was over water. I sat it down and tried to figure out what had happened.
Nothing I could figure out. And the engine was running nicely at idle. Since I was several miles from the yacht I decided to try and launch again. It all went well until I was in the air, then the engine stumbled and dropped to a lower power setting. It was just enough to keep the airplane flying, so I carefully turned back.
Then, when I reduced power to land at SuRi, the engine got happy again. "What the Hey!" Instead of landing I tried to troubleshoot in the air. There was no need. It magically recovered to perform flawlessly.
There was nothing to do but go back aboard and see what was up. I couldn't find anything and by then the Captain wanted to go check out an anchorage by SeaRey. I told him I would do a quick test and if okay we'd go.
The test flight was fine. We launched. It wasn't until we were miles away that the mysterious gremlin attacked again. Since I'd been through this drill before I just powered back and the airplane flew on, though at a slower speed. The Captain never knew what I was doing.
When we got back I decided this new anomaly had to be a result of something I had done. The only thing I could think of was my shortcut to save time with the control cable. I took it off and put it back on in accordance with the manual. Strangely, or perhaps predictably, that was all it took to scare away the gremlin.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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Mechanical issues were the least of my worries. The weather was mostly unsuitable for SeaReying. The airplane spent a lot of time strapped in for a rough ride. The wind and rain had unanticipated benefit: I had time to mend all the squawks on the plane since conditions were rarely good enough to fly.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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The airplane had to be launched most days to clear the deck for the helicopter (it wasn't fazed by the fierce winds). There was no safe haven. When parked behind SuRi I had to add big inflatable bumpers to keep the wings from being flown under water.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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Even when released from my dock I had to worry about the wings being blown under. Unless I planned to fly I kept the big floats tied to the struts.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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The weather conspired against the SeaRey. A persistent tropical depression blew wind and rain over the Solomon Islands throughout the trip.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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Of course the weather was just fine for submarines!
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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There were few occasions when it was dry and calm enough for SeaReying. There was only one flight with the new guest. The sky was overcast, but the water was still pretty and blue. Afterwards, instead of glowing accolades, all I got was "That was nice."
"Nice? Come back when the weather calms down and I'll show you REAL nice!" Of course I didn't say that. Just as well, though, because the weather never truly calmed down.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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The cruise was managed by an "Adventure Outfitter". Since their project manager was a representative of the SeaRey's Lessee, he controlled my flights. "No flights for crew," was his pre-emptive order. "The toys are reserved for guests."
Well, I suppose there is some logic to that. It has never been the case before, though, as SuRi's owner was happy to see anyone flying in the SeaRey. My potential flight hours plummeted.
There was an opportunity to win over the project manager. He needed to fly to one of the local villages and negotiate a visit with its chief. He wanted to go by SeaRey.
"Cool! Have SeaRey will fly!"
Did I mention the weather was challenging. Our departure was delayed by squalls that seemed to march past with increasing regularity.
Finally I found an opening. I checked SuRi's radar before departure. Yes, there were storms a-coming, but there was a window of opportunity to take the flight. I cajoled the PM into the airplane and off we went.
Things were going well. The young PM had never had such an experience, flying with wind blowing through his hair over the unfolding panorama of reefs and islands.
We arrived at the destination island about the same time as an approaching rain cell. It was dumping water from its low dark clouds just offshore of the village we were to visit.
Wind was radiating in fierce gusts from the periphery of the storm, as evidenced by the disturbed surrounding water. Fortunately it was easily visible from the air. It seemed to me the cell would graze the island, slipping around it with just enough margin for me to get in.
Or maybe that was just wishful thinking. I setup for the landing in a protected cove, aiming for the village beach. As I turned final big drops of rain splattered on the windscreen. At least it wasn't the dark deluge on the far side of the island.
The sprinkling was just an early warning of what was to come. As I was inches above the water a gust front slammed into us. We rocketed back upward. I thought maybe I could still get it down but it would be close. If only the gust would just get on by....
With the tree-lined beach fast approaching a double slam of wind and rain finally blasted through my fervent desire to complete the mission. I rammed the throttle fully forward to get out of Dodge. We rocked and we rolled but the little SeaRey carried us safely away.
If I was flustered, the PM was excited. "Hey, that was fun. We can come back later."
Uh, no. The cell was just the first of many marching towards SuRi. I just had time to get the seaplane secured before the storms arrived in force.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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The SeaRey's problems paled in comparison to other vessels. Near SuRi's anchorage in Rodderick Bay, Florida Islands (Ngella Islands), was the wreck of a double hulled ship formerly used for taking tourists to the Antarctic. During the offseason it provided tours of the South Pacific. Apparently a double hull is effective against ice.
The World Explorer hit an "uncharted" reef in Sandfly Passage on April 30, 2000, breaching the x2 hulls. Its young captain, Capt. Kruess, sent out a distress call and a passenger ferry responded from Honiara. With the ship listing at 20 degrees, Capt. Kruess beached it to prevent it from sinking. No passengers were lost.
The ship was declared a "constructive loss" by the insurance company, proof that reefs are harder than ice. Salvage crews arrived to find the boat had been mostly stripped by locals. It now lies on its starboard side as a remote tourist attraction.
Our local guide was dismissive of the Explorer's captain. He said the "uncharted reef" was well known locally. The Explorer captain did not anticipate the utility of having local knowledge for cruising in the Solomon Islands. SuRi's captain was a lot more cautious (and, in his defense, SuRi only has one hull, but it's (mostly) intact).
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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When SuRi found a protected place in between squalls, I'd take the SeaRey up for a "test flight".
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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Unfortunately isolated cells were the exception. Typically even when there was a blue sky break, there were many cells gathering nearby for renewed rampages.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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Many of the islands had cliffs right down to the shore. The high terrain and associated turbulence made it unattractive to drift over the land.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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Offshore there plenty of protected places to escape from the cell-blasted waters.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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The water was protected in a lot of places, but the shore still looked mostly unattractive for SeaRey parking.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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There were beaches. Though attractive, many were too well protected by shallow reefs.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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When the tide was out, the treacherous reefs were exposed.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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To add to the limited beaching, beaches on the open ocean side were protected by lumpy water. Not to mention the hazard of coconuts dropping on unprotected heads. While "death by coconut" is more of an urban legend than concern, a big coconut on any head would have to hurt.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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Sometimes when SuRi relocated it was easier to fly to the new location than load the SeaRey back aboard. Those times were always a calculated risk; a race between storms.
As I became increasingly desperate to fly, my risk calculation changed. I'd race to the bridge to check the radar see if there was any hope I wouldn't be caught up in the air wishing I was onboard.
The Captain told me he would be relocating to a protected inlet some hours away. Did I want to fly there or hitch a ride on SuRi? The radar showed a lull in the rainstorms. Well, at least a little lull. There were cells headed our way. Were they faster than SuRi? Most everything is.
Still, I had a choice between sitting onboard or flying. I wanted to fly. I rationalized. So what if the storms caught up? They were scattered. If I had to I could just put the gear down and taxi onto a sheltered beach and let the weather pass by.
So I launched. I loitered in the sky. I took an extended tour. That darn boat was sure slow!
With an eye on my dwindling fuel I decided I'd just land and explore a beach. First, though, I had to find one far enough from any village. Villagers are fiercely protective of their territory. If there is any possibility of collecting a parking fee, they will chase it down.
Fortunately there were plenty of seemingly unpopulated places.
The next consideration was accessibility. Most of the beaches were well protected by reefs. I had to find a beach that could be reached without suffering the same fate as the World Explorer. There were only a few that looked as if the single hull SeaRey could get in unscathed.
Of those few, even fewer were protected from the wind and waves. Duh. How do you get a beach? Wind and waves. Those wind and waves were pretty much too much for comfortable SeaReying.
I did find a likely option and landed. It looked a lot better from above that it did from sea level. I flew on.
The weather was rapidly closing in. SuRi wasn't.
When it was clear that SuRi was going to lose the race with the rain, I elected to just get down on the water near its proposed destination. It had the advantage of being protected from the worst of the wind and waves. It also had SuRi's tender, the Intrepid, waiting there. If things went badly there was sympathetic help nearby.
SuRi made it just as the storm front arrived. There was nothing to do but ride it out. I found "Riders on the Storm" on my phone. The bluetooth connection was almost drowned out by the drumming of rain on canopy.
There was a lot of adrenaline keeping the wings out of the water since the big bumpers were still stored on SuRi. It kept me from getting bored. Fortunately the storm relented before I ran out of music or fuel. It was a reminder of why I am in such admiration of the PBY pilot that "flew" his seaplane at anchorage through 18 hours of cyclone.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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The near miss and increasingly bad weather meant I didn't get out much anymore. The submarine went on, little impaired by atmospheric elements. The SeaRey and its pilot slowly, impotently, fizzled into history.
By the end of the trip very few hours were added to the SeaRey's tach. The helicopter soldiered on, finally ferrying the guests away. The seaplane was stored away and SuRi went back to port for maintenance.
Back at an Australian port a lot of unexpected maintenance was uncovered. Replacement generators were needed for the yacht. The helicopter needed a new engine. The SeaRey needed, well, a lot of loving care. Then the latest virus added immensely to all the cost and misery associated with a port-bound yacht. At the highest level it was decided that the SeaRey was expendable. She has been off-loaded and soon will be sent away for disposal.
Eleven years of the most extraordinary worldwide SeaReying has ended. It was an incredible ride. It was such an incredible sequence of events, I still marvel at how inauspiciously started.
The attached link, http://searey.us/splash/?Photos&p=SZQUW0000, is the start of the story. When Progressive Aerodyne asked me to pick up a potential customer in my Maule amphib back in early 2010, I thought it would just be a good excuse to fly. Shows you can never know where things will go.
I certainly thought it was an interesting excuse and that was that. Imagine my surprise when I was accosted in a hallway at the SeaRey factory later that year by an unknown guy. Without so much as an introduction, he abruptly asked if I had landed my SeaRey on the ocean.
I shrugged, "Sure. Why not?"
"And you have a commercial seaplane license?," he curtly responded.
What a strange question! I had no idea who this guy was, but, well, "Um, yes."
"Would you be willing to fly a SeaRey in support of a yacht in New England this summer?"
"Huh? Support a yacht?"
"Yes. Fly the yacht's owner and guests. I'm the helicopter pilot. We need a seaplane pilot."
"Um, well, er, that sounds like fun."
"How much would you charge to do it?"
I didn't say it, but I thought it: "You'd actually pay me to do that?"
He saw the blank look on my face. "We will cover your time and expenses at the going rate for a professional seaplane pilot."
Well, I wasn't a professional seaplane pilot, so I had no idea what that was. I did, know, that I'd pay to do it. Good thing I was prudent enough to keep that to myself!
Flying for SuRi has been an unbelievably incredible, completely unexpected adventure. Its captain and crew have been great friends. I'm so grateful.
Now, what's next? Who knows? I don't. Perhaps, hopefully, as Richard Bach sought, more "gentle" adventures. But I am optimistic that whatever it is will be entertaining.
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Carr, Frank - May 01,2020
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Thank you Dan. It's been fascinating to "ride" along with you. Years back I thought it unbelievable when you flew your SeaRey to
Alaska, but moreover could not have imagined your "Flittering Around the South Pacific" as an encore. Well done and thanks.
BTW I looked ahead and watched your Video; it was good and I enjoyed the cabin view as well!
Best of luck with your book, movie or whatever you do next!
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Jim Ratte - Apr 18,2020
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Dan, follow Richard Bach's lead and write a book on these adventures. You've sure got the material, photos, and writing style to make a good read!
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 21,2020
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Thanks, Jim. You're very kind, but I can tell you one thing that Richard has that I don't: the motivation to put together a book.
Besides, it would away from valuable flying time.
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Eric Batterman - Apr 18,2020
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Thanks for the journeys Dan. Great inspiration as I was just fledging my searey. Maybe you could use some of the thousands of photos on the virtual cutting room floor to create some new journeys to magical lands? It would keep us entertained and you out of Ann's hair. Or idea #2: Post a pic every now and then as a quiz.
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Steve Kessinger - Apr 18,2020
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I still remember meeting Ann & Dan the first time at Bellingham while he was on the way to Alaska. Never thought I'd be working on my own.
Thanks for letting me live through you, Dan. And I second Jim, self-publish an e-book of adventures.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 21,2020
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And I remember you letting me take Giuliana for a flight in my old plane. Thank you.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 18,2020
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Thank you, Eric. There are too many photos down there to dig through. ("It's a deep pile."
Quizzes would only be a good idea if I remembered the answers.
Instead, just to keep Ann placated, I tried to channel my inner Maxwell and produce a video. Sadly,
I was a dismal failure (but that only makes me appreciate Don's videos all the more).
As proof positive I'll attach a link to the result.
Caution: there is no added soundtrack, only the roar of engine, waves, and wind. That kind of
production is way too complicated (technically and legally) for me, so just try to sing along with the
Doors,
"Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan
Riders on the storm..."
And one more Caution: I should warn the easily bored, do something else, or at least avoid the last
five or six minutes as it nothing but a view from my cabin, sometimes in slow motion. Inexplicably I
found (and find) it mesmerizing (and that's probably why Ann has banished me to the basement.
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John Dunlop - Apr 21,2020
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Hmmm Dan, Hudson Bay a bit flat don't you think? If you need the cold, how about Coastal Greenland, Iceland's volcanoes. Summer
on Norway's west coast.. Anywhere! Just fly..
I just showed Ellen the last 4 minutes of the wonderful cruise you were on.
"Gosh, what kind of awful cruise was that" she said..
"The problem with you, is we travel on deck 8 or 9. We'll have to try deck -1..." I replied. "Less roll..."
NOT!
So, the memories are all there, to be constantly refreshed with spectacular photos and chapters of tall tales.
Did I say,
Thank you for the memories, the thoughts I'm thinking
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without them? I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without the tale or a splash, what are we?
So I say thank you for the memories
For giving them to me...
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 21,2020
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Will wonders never cease! Apparently not, not when John resorts to poetry. Now, if only we could get you to put some of your
stories into words.....
Anyway, thank you. I especially like your idea about a tour of glaciers and volcanoes.
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John Dunlop - Apr 23,2020
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Nothing like plagiarizing ABBA😊.
There are also wonderful fjords in Southern Chile with a possible hop across to Shetland Isles and
Palmer..
Somehow I see a grizzled friend beside a crackling fire sketching in his huge book of memories...
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Dennis Scearce - Apr 19,2020
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I loved the last six or seven minutes. Especially the slo-mo part. Maybe I'm easily entertained. Thanks for all your reports of your Suri adventures, Dan. And all the other places I went with you vicariously.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 21,2020
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Okay, Dennis, I think you just proved we're both weird!
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Don Maxwell - Apr 18,2020
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Well done, Dan! That's great footage, too--sure puts the lie to any notion of perpetually sunny south sea isles. Suri must keep a good supply of Dramamine. Your takeoff and landing are especially interesting, the way you were able to find just enough smooth water. Thanks for the ride!
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Don Maxwell - Apr 17,2020
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"Now, what's next?" you said, Dan. I'd think a SeaRey Adventure of your own choosing ought to be appropriate.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 17,2020
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I like that idea, Don. Where should we go? Hudson Bay sounds interesting.
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Dave Edward - Apr 19,2020
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Dan...the world is yours for exploring. Just promise you will continue to take us along
on your fantastic adventures. Thank you for all the wonderful posts. ....and we still talk
about you and Ann stopping here , yeah, those many years ago. My first check ride in
my beloved C-FVMU....given to me by The Master. Thanks for the memories.
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Carr, Frank - May 01,2020
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Speaking of the "world is your for exploring" Dave give me an idea for Dan: NASA-JPL is designing a helicopter for Mars, so how
about a SeaRey to the oceans of Titan or Europa?
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 21,2020
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It's been my pleasure, Dave. As you can see I did eventually get over the trauma of trying to come up your ramp in the Husky. Next
time it will be so much easier in my old SeaRey.
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Don Maxwell - Apr 18,2020
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Hudson Bay would be great fun, Dan. Carol, the kids, and I got a taste of it at Moosonee once by train and camped in the park, where I learned the Stick Trick from a Cree guy whose family was camped nearby. I've been ready for the full tour ever since. Another place that's been on my mind is Renee-Levasseur Island, in Quebec, just because of how it looks on a map. I'm hoping that Transport Canada will accept Basic Med soon so I don't have to visit an AME (ever again).
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Dave Edward - Apr 19,2020
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Gee Don....wish I knew about your interest in this area. In 1971, I was the Capt. on a Viscount with 40
University students doing a study, and tour of the area. We did several low level tours before returning to
Quebec city.You would love the rugged beauty of the area. You and Carol are welcome to stay here en-route.
Your bed awaits and the emergency dept. has been enlarged at your favourite hospital.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manicouagan_Reservoir
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Ken Leonard - Apr 17,2020
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Bittersweet. All good things must come to an end Dan. Glad we got to share in your adventures.
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Nickens, Dan - Apr 18,2020
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Thank you for riding along, Ken, but it's not so bittersweet for me. I've nothing but the great memories and fantastic friends from
around the world. I can now hope they will join me here so I can show them our slice of this beautiful world.
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Craig Vickery - Apr 20,2020
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There is always a Searey down under for you to fly if you ever get back down this way Dan.
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