Westsail 42 In the Galapagos

Galapagos Beach Vets
Beach Vets checking on a maybe sick Sea Lion
Inslet Galapagos
Water-clear as glass
Galapagos Marine Iguana
Getting a close look at a Marine Iguana
Volcano Lake Galapagos
Hiking up to a volcano lake
Tree House Galapagos
Entrance to the Tree House
Tree House Galapagos
Tree House on Santa Cristobal
Tree House Interior Galapagos
Just about the size of our boat cabin!
Tree House Galapagos
Descending to the Man Cave
Tree House Galapagos
Tree House Man Cave!
A Black Butt Eucalyptus tree
A damn big tree!
Breakfast Waffle, Santa Cruz, Galapagos
The food was great in this Tropical Isle
Cevechi, Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Cevechi the world over is a wonderful dish
Fish Market, Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Fish Market on Santa Cruz
Galapagos Crab
Galapagos Crab
Coconut Crab
They ignore each other
Galapagos seal on bench
Just try to sit here!
Seals sleeping on bench
Sorry; We're full!
Penguins, San Isabela Galapagos
Penguins
Marine Iguana snacking Galapagos
Marine Iguana snacking
Baby Tortoises Galapagos
Baby Tortoises
Adult Tortise in the wild Galapagos
Adult Tortoise in the wild
Tortoise Face Galapagos
Ain't I sweet!
Wall of Tears, San Isabel, Galapagos
Wall of tears.
Wall of Tears, San Isabel, Galapagos
Wall of Tears
Empty Tortoise shell Galapagos
This is how big they may be
Galapagos Turtle in clear water
Turtle in lagoon
Galapagos Iguana
Galapagos Iguana
Seal swimming, playing
Fun watching the Seals play
Blue Footed Booby Galapagos
Blue Footed Boobies

Galapagos-A Magical Place

Indeed the Galapagos is magical. So much so that Ecuador has made it much like Disney World. Too well orchestrated. We were only allowed to travel to 4 islands. We did three. Any further traveling a field we would need tour guide. We could walk a few places but the remote stuff one needed to "pay" extra for. That plus visiting hit the cruising kitty hard. To enter and take care of paper work we needed an agent. Once we had the agent the parade of officials ensued. Not only for above the water. They sent a diver out to check underneath the boat. One yacht was told they needed to sail 40 nm away from the islands, clean their boat bottom and then they could return. The question I always ask myself on how it was is: "Would I go again?". In this case the answer is no. Did we enjoy it? Yes. Was it worth the hassle? That might be questionable. The cruisers we met tipped the scales towards a pleasant experience. And of course for greater detail on the Galapagos try our blog.