Puerto Villamil, Isla Isabel, Galapagos, Equador
MALARKEY
Jo & Trevor Bush
Thu 9 Feb 2012 21:35
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0:57.9S 90:57.7W
Position as at 16.00 GMT 8/2/12
Well we finally made it. The last bit did drag
on.....like it always seems to. I dont know if it was the yearning to get there
but the last few miles to Isabela were painful. The wind freshened up and was on
the beak and a 2.5Knt tide was against us. We didnt get to Villamil in time
to enter in daylight and as the entrance looked a bit tricky we decided to
hove-to overnight at sea and enter in the morning. Sensible idea we thought
but after 6 hours of laying hove-to with a 2.5Knt current pushing us away
from the island, we ended up 15 miles away and having to sail back again in
the morning...D'oh.
But we are here now and glad of it. At first
glance, Puerto Villamil is a very charming place and a bit remote looking.....a
bit like the Orkneys I would imagine. Once inside the tiny little natural
harbour and out of the ocean swell, we can feel ourselves starting to relax,....
a nice lunch and a couple of glasses of wine definately helped. But after a good
nights sleep, we will be ready to explore this enigmatic island. We have already
seen a shark swimming on the surface and said hello to a couple of lazy seals
slobbing on a navigation buoy. The water is super clear and we will go swimming
with the penguins & sea lions tomorrow........sounds good
eh?
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