We arrived at Isla Isabella, Galapagos, early this morning. We were about 2 hours short of making the anchorage in daylight last night so hove to about 20 miles out - started sailing towards the anchorage at 2am this morning. So. First sea life I saw? A penguin swimming around Ceilidh chasing a group of very small blue and silver fish. Wahoo! Rich was running the Friday SSB net and was ever so bummed to have missed our little friend. He swam around the swim step, looked up at me, dove and came back up. I swear he winked and grinned. No way was I going to run down for the camera so no photos yet. I do, however, promise that they will be forth coming.
The trop took us 6 full days and then, due to the lack of daylight, another night at sea and into the 7th morning. All in all the journey was enjoyable. Ceilidh remembers how to dance with the wind and waves (very impressionistic) and we remembered which lines do what and how to trim sails and navigate. Haven't talked with the authorities yet so don't know how long we'll be able to stay. Hope a week or two. Isabella is a more remote island and not such a mega tourist attraction. Most of the sea and land creatures can be viewed by walking along marked paths or snorkeling nearby. Ahhh. Looking forward to seeing all . There are multiple volcanos on Isabella and one which is active. Just heard from friends that we can rent horses and approach the active volcano and see lava flows and steam rising out of the ground.
OK. I just realized I am a bit tired and who knows what words will reach the blog with my brain only partially engaged. So all for now and more with coherent details after some rest and exploration.
Love to you all
from the yin side
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