A stunning few days exploring the Galapagos Islands.   Visiting Lonesome George the very, very old tortoise that had never produced offspring and was the last of his subspecies. A very rare tortoise indeed.  Visiting the Darwin Research Center was a special treat.  Seeing more huge, lumbering tortoises in the wild as we explored the island, scuba diving in the crystal clear water with the seals and the hammerhead sharks. Hiking the beaches and coming across hundreds of ancient, coal black marine iguanas. The entertaining, perky, fun, brightly colored red and blue footed boobies.

We woke up one morning with a young seal resting happily in our dinghy.  The wildlife was amazing, stunning, awesome and made us laugh.  So did John as we toured the island one day and had lunch at a fun restaurant with Giant Tortoise shells on display!  A wonderful and refreshing pause in our voyage.

A place that so many only read about and we were able to see it all.  We sailed away with big smiles on our faces and many heart felt memories that will last a lifetime.

Marine Iguana

Giant Galapagos Tortoise  & Lonesome George

Never Monday in the Galapagos Islands

On our way again… starting the longest passage we would have in our sailing career.  A sun filled 27 days with no land in sight and not much wind so we motored quite a bit, budgeting our fuel.  Arriving on the equator, we stopped motoring and let the boat drift across the equator for a celebration and toast to King Neptune at sunset.  In his honor, we poured a glass of red wine into the deep abyss in hopes of continued good weather and good luck.  We both dropped into the glassy, calm waters while Gary kept guard in the cockpit.  How many miles of water were below us…… a scary thought as we drifted along behind NeverMonday, all the while hoping that the ‘King of the Sea‘ was being vigilant.  With a final raising of our glasses in salutations, we climbed back on board, dried off and prepared for the night watch as we continued our journey.