We are having a great time in Galapagos with our friends Chris, Ingrid and Alika (Kara's best friend from Christmas Island) who have been living on Santa Cruz. It's been a CI reunion with Jol already onboard and having Nina from CI also join us for a week.
Here are some pics from Galapagos.... not without its dramas as you will see below...
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| Perfect downwind sailing conditions from Panama to Galapagos. Here we are sailing "wing-on-wing" |
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| Crossing the equator at 4am....Neptune, Poseidon, and Bette Muller! We carried out all the rituals to appease the gods of the sea including bucket baths for the uninitiated equator crossers! |
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| Our first sight of Galapagos, San Cristobal, after the 6 day passage |
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| Jol pulls in a big yellow fin, sharked! We are yet to break the drought in the Pacific. Not through lack of trying. |
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| Moana Roa dwarfed by Kicker Rock. Here you can dive with Hammerhead sharks, Mantas, Turtles, and Sea Lions! |
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| Wreck Bay, San Cristobal |
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| We had many sea lion friends make their bed on our back steps. We just had to keep them out of the cockpit because they made a mess! |
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| A full boat! with Jol, Nina, Ingrid & Chris, and Alika |
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| The crew preparing to sail from San Cristobal to Santa Cruz |
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| Sonia's favourite Galapagos bird - the Blue-footed Boobie |
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| Kara blows the conch to send off a boat leaving for French Polynesia |
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| Kara was on a mission to take photos of all the Galapagos wildlife for the Log Book she received from Alika for her 8th birthday |
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| Water maker problems! A burnt out wire - lucky we have skilled and handy fellow cruisers who helped us diagnose the problem and fix it |
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| Galapagos penguins came right up to our dinghy to say hello... |
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| The Marine Iguana's are big and fearless. They stand their ground but let you get right up close. |
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| A Giant Tortoise - maybe 50 years old. found on the side of the road. There are lots of wild ones out of town. |
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| The night of the tsunami red alert - sleeping on a church pew and the steps leading to the altar. The kids experienced a small taste of what it might be like to be a refugee. Jol and Laurie ran the police gauntlet and got back to the yacht to find the anchorage almost empty. They sailed off into deep water for the night. |
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| Jol playing music at one of the local beach bars |
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| The Sierra Negra Volcano is active and one of 5 on Isla Isabella. It has the second largest cauldron in the world |
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| At the top of Sierra Negra among the lava flows. The volcano last erupted in 2005. |
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| One of the many fumaroles seen on the walk. This is a massive hole in the earth's crust. |
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Walking through an underground lava tunnel. Like walking through a cave but perfectly shaped like a tunnel
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| A Giant Tortoise - maybe 50 years old. found on the side of the road. There are lots of wild ones out of town. |
 Travis' double blow-out on the volcano walk
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