Category Archives: Galapagos

Two Years On (by Helen) – Revised

Last year I wrote a retrospective on our first year out cruising. Once again I have been persuaded to write another one on our second year out. Two years on and what a second year. How we’ve grown as sailors … Continue reading

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Passage Prep

On our last day here things went as well as could be hoped. None of the final boat checks revealed any concerns. We brought down the wind gen to investigate the rattling only to learn that it was caused by … Continue reading

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Night Out, Penguins, Seal Lions, Iguana

We learned that a couple of cruisers were going to be playing their guitars and singing live at one of the bars ashore – the Pink Iguana. We decided to hook up with the Leu Cats and Dream Capers and … Continue reading

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Isabella

We are now anchored outside of Villamil, Isabella. The night crossing proved to be prudent as it wasn’t long before we shook out all but one of the reefs in the sails to make some headway. For most of Helen’s … Continue reading

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We are sailing

We are on our way to Isabella. With recent reports of local winds I was not fully confident of making the short 45nm trip to Isabella and arrive by daylight so (not to the humour of the crew) I opted … Continue reading

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