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Galápagos
The Galápagos Islands, yacht formalities, wildlife and the onward passage into the Pacific.
Publications are arranged chronologically – from the earliest to the most recent. Select a title to open the full entry.
Pacific Ocean. Passage Chronicles, Days 1–4
Pacific Ocean. Passage Chronicles, Days 1–4 The anchor chain was sucked into the locker along with the sticky sludge of the Panamanian seabed. Boom, boom, crash, splat! A hundred-metre le…
A Week After Leaving Panama. The Pacific Ocean. Whales
A week after leaving Panama City. The Pacific Ocean. Whales, scary tales in the fog, and the little old moneylender Lady Mary is making steady progress through the eastern Pacific. By nig…
9 Days in the Pacific: A Change of Wind, Stowaways, “Weary Corsairs” and Royal Navy Traditions
9 Days in the Pacific: A Change of Wind, Stowaways, Weary Corsairs and Royal Navy Traditions Why!?! No, but seriously, why!? Why do birds perch on the rail facing the sea rather than the …
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific. Visitors on the open ocean: monster fish, drunken ducks, and daredevil helicopter pilots. 11 days under way. “We’ll have to convert the genoa and jib from furlers to h…
The Equator!
The Equator! How we spent two hours bobbing about between two hemispheres. The equator-crossing ceremony. How we welcomed Neptune and his assistant and drank seawater. Letters from the ma…
LAND!!!
LAND!!! The First Enchanted 13 Days After Leaving Panama City. From the companionway came a thunderous cry of “LAND!!!” What do people do when they see, in the middle of the ocean, the la…
SHARKS!!!
SHARKS!!! How we cleaned the boat and nearly got eaten 🙂 “After all, there are statistics! Far more people are killed by good-natured falling coconuts than by bloodthirsty shark attacks.…
The Galápagos. Strict Rules
The Galápagos. Strict rules. Two anchors, sharks and electric rays. Clearing in by yacht. Government officials aboard Lady Mary. And how we saved our pets. We’ve arrived! The anchorage at…
Zootopia — the Galápagos Islands
Zootopia — the Galápagos Islands. A trip ashore. What sea lions are for, where Lonesome George is now, who queues up at the fish market, and where dinosaurs live. Zootopia is falling asle…
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador . Visas, prices, places, excursions. This is an overview article for the “Countries” section—we’ll gradually add details and amusing adventures to it :). Galápa…
We’re Leaving for Easter Island!
We’re leaving for Easter Island! Right now. The chain the captain is hauling in is already clanking. Extraordinary, but true! It was yesterday, of all days, that the local shop ran out of…