by GWTAdmin | Mar 30, 2015 | cruiser activities, cruiser destinations, galapagos, hiking, sailing South Pacific, wildlife
Deadly machineel apples – unless you’re a Galapagos tortoise.The refreshing, delicious scent of crisp, green apples wafted by as we appreciated the cool canopy shade of a Machineel grove on a hot Galapagos afternoon. Machineels are handsome trees, with... by GWTAdmin | Mar 27, 2015 | cruiser humor, galapagos, Ilsa Contadora Las Perlas Panama, passage making, pearson 365 sailboat, personal hygiene, sailing South Pacific
Wayne and me, kissing after our barefoot-on-the-beach wedding.It was a good hair day.This is your hair. This is your hair on passage. me, Dana aka the “Galley Wench.”Captain Wayne.Location Location This post was written whilst on a... by GWTAdmin | Mar 20, 2015 | cruising destinations, cruising planning, galapagos, Marquesas, passage making, sailing South Pacific
Map is pilfered from Tania, who just completed their circumnavigation via sailboat. We’re about to embark on the same passage they depict here.”We just needed a swift kick in the butt,” Wayne admitted. We left Ilsa Contadora, Panama... by GWTAdmin | Mar 19, 2015 | cruiser humor, cruising destinations, galapagos, wildlife
Snugglers and snoozers… Galapagos sea lions at rest.You can count on it from just about every camera-toting Galapagos visitor… photos of the local sea lions. They’re at the dinghy dock, on the park benches, on the beach right next to sunbathers, in any boat... by GWTAdmin | Mar 16, 2015 | cruising provisioning, galapagos, wildlife
Sea lions love hanging out on the public benchesin the Galapagos. This one was curious about myTipu’s Chai “vessel.”Gasp! Not sure this is allowed for a self-proclaimed Pacific Northwesterner, but periodically, I get burned out on coffee....