the family logbook, 1990 to 2014

Jack's Adventures

A Sea-Doo to Alaska, a jet ski around Haida Gwaii, and 16,300 km around Canada in a little Cessna called the Retro Rocket.

This blog is updated by Jack's daughter Louise. Dad has always been an explorer with an adventurous spirit and is now loving the freedom of retirement (and not having to take care of kids anymore:).

Louise, on the old blog

Follow the routes Start reading

Dawn on the Inside Passage: misty islands, the Retro Rocket overhead, a jet ski wake and an orca fin
every trip at once

Where he went

Open the big map
tip them out of the shoebox

The memory table

All 310 photos
Bishop Bay
Bishop Bay
Queen Charlotte City
Queen Charlotte City
Chilliwack
Chilliwack
Whitehorse
Whitehorse
Gros Morne
Gros Morne
Cape Town
Cape Town
Campbell River
Campbell River
“Dad sent me 10 million pictures so I'm just adding a few of them.”

Louise, July 2007. We have since added all 310.

Boarding pass · Summer 2014

Replay the flight

36 days, 16,300 km, solo, in the Retro Rocket. Watch the Retro Rocket fly the whole loop again, one blog post at a time, just the way the family followed it.

  1. Day 1Chilliwack
  2. Day 4Atlin
  3. Day 9Inuvik
  4. Day 11Cambridge Bay
  5. Day 19Iqaluit
  6. Day 24Deer Lake
  7. Day 27Rockcliffe
  8. Day 30Houghton
  9. Day 32Red Lake
  10. Day 35Green Lake
  11. Day 36Chilliwack
Replay the flight
From
Chilliwack, CYCW
To
Chilliwack, the long way round
Aircraft
Cessna 172 “Retro Rocket”
Crew
Jack, and Pingo the polar bear
Seat
The only one left in
left on the blog along the way

Notes from the family

105 notes were left while Jack was out there. Here are three; the rest are pinned up in the guestbook.

  • If you stay 1 more day I think you'll be eligible for residency. .. lol. Good thing for hot coffee to take the chill off in the morning.

    Nice pics Jack. .... Keep them coming, Cheers. Jeff McMurrer

    Jeff McMurrer

    on Day 17 Loving Pond Inlet

  • Hi Jack,

    Good that you made it over. We hope you enjoy Haida Gwaii and continue having a great adventure. Thanks for staying with us.

    All the best from
    Wendy and Lutz

    Wendy and Lutz

    on Day 6

  • Just discovered the blog Jack.Glad to hear that things are going well. I would love to be skimming along beside you! Take care Jamie PS the Honda is running quite well

    Jamie

    on Port Hardy

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