After 3 days on San Cristobal we set motor (no wind, flat sea!) to Santa Cruz. The trip over took us 6 hrs and we were lucky to see jumping eagle rays in the far distance. As we approached, two eagle rays came up close to the boat. What a luxury! Santa Cruz is the round island in the middle, being the “main” island with an international airport and where all the cruising as well as tour operation boats depart from.  

As we arrived by midday, only 2 hrs later, we welcomed our next crew Edvard Hartz and his son David Gierta who had managed to get a boat taxi to our boat after 3 days of travelling from Stockholm, through Madrid and Miami and finally to Galapagos. The next day we visited Puerto Ayora and was heading to the Darwin Centre when we came across the fish market. And what a sight! There were more pelicans, sea lions and frigates than the actual fish, all waiting for their turn, just in case something would fall on the ground ;-).