Galapagos Islands

Wildfox
Anthony Swanston
Sun 10 Mar 2013 20:24

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Anthony Swanston <swanston {DOT} anthony {CHANGE TO AT} yahoo {DOT} com>
To: Mailasail Update <wildfox+diary-544916 {CHANGE TO AT} mailasail {DOT} com>
Sent: Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 15:12
Subject:

 
The clear in at Santa Cruz was straightforward as I had a good agent; but they did confiscate my Basil plant as it represented a threat to the local flora.  We did the Darwin research institute, saw the giant tortoises and some yellow iguanas.  Seals pull themselves up at the fishermen’s wharf and sleep quietly.  A long beach walk saw more iguanas, in fact, hundreds all blissfully unafraid of humans. 
This is not like mainland Ecuador.  First of all there is no litter on this island – what a pleasant change. And the restaurants are superb.  But everything is at island prices. We wander around the tour organisers to try to get an idea of costs and what can be seen.  I am co-ordinating with Minnie B so that we can watch each other’s boats when one is left alone.  There is so much to do and it is easy to get into information overload.  Internet connections are sadly lacking so everything has to be done on foot.
Oh, and Sapir.  She was seasick most of the way across, barely moving from her bunk and learning nothing about sailing.  In the anchorage she became more and more difficult to deal with, had to be pushed to do any work and made no contribution, financial or otherwise, to the boat.  So I was happy to dump her onto an unsuspecting group of Spaniards.
 


JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image