Final Contadora
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Our Final Trip Ashore and Blog
Before We Move On
We were joined for lunch by Paddy and Queenie for our ‘farewell’ lunch
The boys had finished eating, the
girls a little slower due to a little chatting, Mmmmmm, steady, when we heard and saw a massive wave
roll in. Off the boys went to check on the landing crafts. Bear found Baby Beez
stranded up on a rock looking sorry for herself and Paddy found Kitten Beaute
full of sand. Good call boys, shame you didn’t take the cameras. Full moon makes
the tides that bit bigger and the final waves before a tide change suddenly
‘take on’ - then all quiet and receding.
Rather splendid in full bloom
Very adventurous, we went past Blandy’s the Supermarket and found ‘the Mall’ – well two tiny shops.
What was amazing was a tree house and slide in this rubber plant tree.
To think you can buy these as house plants in M&S with a few leaves for about ten pounds – in the wild and warmth they can become behemoths like this one.
The boys – Bear and Paddy wait like all good men whilst Queenie and I did a little retail therapy.
The far end of the runway and the Contadora Hotel marked our turning point. Back to Blandy’s for some emergency rum for Bear, and some fruit, then to the other supermaket for fuel (the broken fuel pump has just been fixed), back to Beez for a shower and over to Le Chat Beaute for a final sundowner. Hugs and off we go. Fantastic to see Queenie and Paddy. Safe Winds and Following Seas. Time to get the washing in and halt
Beez looking like Mrs. Woo’s Laundry
ALL IN ALL THE GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS ARE REALLY CALLING
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