They call it the ‘Puddlejump’ or the ‘Coconut Milk Run’ which suggests the passage is a bit of a doddle. But at nearly 3000NM it’s a long, long ocean passage which creates wear and tear on boats and crew alike. I had visions of clear sunny days, long gentle rolling Pacific swells pushing us westwards under the spinnaker, lazing about reading, filing our nails and playing guitar to while away the time. As you can see, we did have some of that, but unfortunately not nearly enough… Continue reading “I Can Jump Puddles – The Pacific Puddlejump”
Land of the Giants – Galapagos
Giant tortoises, giant iguanas, giant costs and giant pain in the arse bureaucracy. Sadly, that about sums up our experience of the Galapagos, although it certainly wasn’t all bad and we don’t regret going there. I’m just not sure we’d go back again for another visit. Continue reading “Land of the Giants – Galapagos”
Flying High – passage to Galapagos
Leaving Las Perlas we were flying high, it was late afternoon and the sun was shining, the seas were flat and the breeze was nicely on the beam pushing us along around 7 knots. We were heading to Galapagos some nine hundred and fifty nautical miles away. A lot can happen during those miles and not always good! Continue reading “Flying High – passage to Galapagos”