We finally arrived in the Galapagos Islands yesterday afternoon after a fabulous sail. We were very lucky (VERY) that we had such a great rip, some of the other yachts coming over had a really rough time of it. One was dis-masted, another had a fire onboard, others had no wind and had to motor most of the way – we were fortunate and long may it last.
This place is truly awesome folks! I remember watching David Attenbourgh when I was little with the giant tortoises and the marine inguanas, Nigel and I have often spoken that if we ever had the chance we would visit here one day. Not ever in a month of Sunday’s did I ever think that I would get the chance to actually sail here. I just wish that Heather and Robb were here to share it with us!
The anchorage is teeming with wildlife, so far we have been visited by dolphins and turtles, pooped on by pelicans! On our trip in to town last night we saw several sea lions lazing around the town, we have been told not to leave our dinghy in the water over night as we’d find that it would have a ‘resident’ sealion in it the next morning.
We spent our first night in the Galapagos catching up with friends from the San Blas Islands, we all had a few rum and cokes and dinner from the street vendors. Today we have to complete the officialdom and hopefully get to see the giant tortoises this afternoon. Because you are not allowed to tour with your own yacht we are intending to take a 4 day guided tour around the islands – great someone else to sail the boat and cook the meals!
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The Galapagos Islands are the most incredible living museum of evolutionary changes, with a huge variety of exotic species (birds, land and sea animals, plants) and landscapes not seen anywhere else.
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