We have sailed (actually, we motored most of the way because the wind was right on our nose) from San Isabela to Santa Cruz on Monday. Santa Cruz is the island between San Isabela and San Cristobal, so we have actually backtracked a little. The reason is that Santa Cruz has more in the way of shops for our final provisioning before our crossing so we wanted this to be our last port. Also, we will say farewell to Anna and Christian here as they will hop on a ferry and sail over to San Cristobal where they will take a flight to mainland Ecuador and then on to Europe on April 1st. Sadly, our cruising days with them are quickly dwindling and they will soon be back to the real life in Denmark.
We haven't done much in the way of visiting the sights since we arrived. We have been too busy fretting over our new batteries (they are not quite as good as we expected), sourcing last minute spare parts, getting information about fuel, water and propane, checking out the grocery shops in preparation for our last big provisioning, and booking a berth in New Zealand for December.
We have heard stories of Isle Marqueses and the high price of food. So, we decided that we will buy as much as we can carry before we leave port. Mind you, the prices in Galapagos are about 30% higher or more than in mainland Ecuador. For example, a 2 liter container of yogurt is costing us $8.00 vs $4.00 in Salinas. Well, that prompted us to look into making our own yogurt. The process seems incredibly simple and I wonder why we never did this before. We will try it out and report back. If it is as fool proof as they claim, I think this will mean that we will have fresh yogurt for the rest of our journey! Hooray!
Our minds are on the crossing but we still have at least 10 days on Galapagos and there are a few more places we want to see. This island is home to the Darwin Center and there are some interesting day trips. Perhaps tomorrow we will find ourselves on shore, ready to explore!
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