The Galápagos - boobies, boobies, boobies.
Sunday April 16 th , Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Isla San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador. We're in the Galápagos! We've had a couple of weeks here now being all touristy and doing lots of tourism and touring and going on tours. So the big question: was it worth all the paperwork and the hassle and the money and the stress? Well it really is very good. Very, very good. Just don't tell all the sailors who opted to go straight to French Polynesia (Silver Chief – you haven't missed anything at all, just stop reading now). So back in the middle of March, after soaking up some big city life, morning runs along the causeway and evening cycles to the microbrewery (and a Paddy's Day green beer) we finally got our window to leave Panamá. We joined all the other boats in the anchorage in the most popular activity of the moment: frantic hull-cleaning efforts to make sure we were as clean as possible for arrival in the very, very fussy Galápagos. The Aussie fleet all grabbed the...