Cristobal Arrival
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Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 3 Apr 2013 07:30
Final Day at
Sea
Daybreak on
our final day at sea
As Bear got up, I pointed to our first look at the archipelago
Land Ho
(well just visible in the morning mist)
The first Order of the Day was a very special flag ceremony
Not one, but three. The flag of the Galapagos went up first, then the flag of Ecuador and lastly our quarantine flag (up until we check in).
Such a peaceful
sea.
The teeny
ripples off Beez are all we can hear.
Dalrimpole
Rock, our cue to head left.
San
Cristobal comes into sharper view with the Galapagos
Explorer
Wreck Bay in sight. We’re Here – YeeeeeHaaaaaaa
We knew as soon as we passed the big
girls we could anchor. The Galapagos was as close in
as she could park, we could see busy barges unloading
supplies.
We have spent one hundred and eighty
seven hours and thirty minutes at sea. We averaged five point one seven eight
knots per hour. We used eighty litres of diesel at a cost of around sixty
pounds. We pulled in and anchored in Wreck Bay, officially called Chatham at
seven thirty in the morning. Spanish name Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San
Cristobal, one of the islands in the GALAPAGOS mega YeeHaaa’s.
Wonderful to
see the first island in the archipelago I only dreamed about and never thought I
would actually arrive in. Cannot wait to explore and see the magic of the
islands.
Certainly way up there
on the top ten Bucket List.
ALL IN ALL WHAT A
FEELING
WONDERFUL FULFILLMENT OF A LONG STANDING
DREAM |