March 5, 2024 Tuesday We left our beloved Isla Isabela last Friday and made it to Puerto Ayoro, Santa Cruz in about 9 hours. Our time in San Cristobal and Isabela had felt like a vacation to us, but in Santa Cruz we needed to get ready for our big
February 28, 2024 Wednesday Another incredibly beautiful day in Isabela! On the way into town we met Sandy and Simon (SV Shimshal). Simon is the current commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club. We told him that we had applied to the OCC but had not completed the1000-nautical-mile uninterrupted passage, a
February 27, 2024 Tuesday Today we took a kayak tour around the bay! Our first sighting was a sea turtle swimming right beside us…very cool! And then as we approached the rocks we were greeted by a female blue-footed boobie. Other wildlife that we saw in Tintoreras Islet were
February 26, 2024 Monday We were greeted at the dock by LOTS of marine iguanas... The kind that can swim! They were fierce-looking creatures, but didn't seem to mind having is around not one little bit! The small town Puerto Villamil on Isla Isabela was a lovely little
February 24, 2024 Saturday Today was one of those days that I will always remember! At 7:30 am we boarded the “Galapagos Party Boat” and headed to dive Kicker Rock (a.k.a Leon Dormido, the sleeping lion) with the Blue Evolution team. I was very nervous about this
February 23, 2024 Friday We decided to do an afternoon excursion to find the Interpretive Center somewhere north of the town’s center. Garland and Jennifer (W-Arc-ers on SV Esperanza) joined us. Together we admired the rock gardens and brightly colored flowers along the way, as well as Mann Beach
February 22, 2024 Thursday Today was our day to tour the island. After stopping for a quick breakfast, we rode the bus to our first stop, El Junco, an old volcano. It was a bit of a climb up a nice trail to get to the rim, but the view
February 21, 2024 Wednesday Nice to start to feel settled again! Whit did some boat chores, which included going halfway up the mast to release a snagged cable. After taking the water taxi in, we enjoyed catching up with our W-ARC friends during the Happy Hour event, then stretching our
February 20, 2024 Tuesday We saw the island of San Cristobal, Galapagos, early in the morning and enjoyed motoring along the wild uninhabited coastline for hours. It is a very stark landscape of rocky shores and green hillsides and intermittent white beaches. We passed an interesting rock formation about 2
February 14, 2024 Wednesday Happy Valentines Day to my wonderful Captain! The W-ARC fleet departed from Isla Contadora in fine style to begin the big hop to the Galapagos Islands (~ 850 nautical miles away). The 850-nautical-mile passage took us six days to complete and we motorsailed most of the way.
February 13, 2024 Tuesday It was a warm and windless day to check out of Panama and motorsail to Isla Contadora, one of the Las Perlas islands. The day trip was warm, and we enjoyed maneuvering through the ship traffic waiting for their canal transit. Along the way we began
February 12, 2024 Monday After a morning shopping spree for new batteries and lunch in the cockpit, we decided that it was time for some fun! We took Whitson’s suggestion to check out the Old Town, and we were not disappointed. The area is most definitely a tourist destination.