Galapagos

Wed. 26th September 2012 During the previous night we crossed the equator and marked the occasion by all squeezing into the bridge in the dark and watched the GPS count down to 0.000 but did not quite catch it on …

Tue. 25th September 2012 The Cachalote cruised overnight to Genovesa Island and so we crossed the equator and our now in the Northern Hemisphere for one final day until the middle of February when we leave Australia (I am assuming …

Mon. 24th September 2012 We woke to find the Cachalote moored alone off Santiago Island. Usually there is at least the cruiser San Jose moored close by. The San Jose has been following the same itinerary as us, however we …

Sun. 23rd September 2012 During the night, the boat sailed to Floreana Island. There was a reasonable swell during the crossing in the night and so both of us headed to bed early as it is much more comfortable whilst …

Sat. 22nd September 2012 Well what an amazing day. The surprises just kept coming. Juan had said that Española was his favourite island and it really did not disappoint. Firstly a walk on very pretty beach with sea lions, turtles, …

Fri. 21st September 2012 It was another early start again today with breakfast at 7am and then on the pangas at 8am for our first excursion of the day. After our overnight cruise, we were at San Cristobel island which …

Thur. 20th September 2012 There was anticipation and excitement in the air at our 7am breakfast, as everyone was looking forward to their first full day in the Galapagos. Our guide (Juan) gave us a briefing as to what the …

Wed. 19th September 2012 It was a 7am collection from our hotel for our transfer to Baltra on Galapagos. At least everything was organised for us – once we got to the airport, we were presented with our boarding passes …