Chasing Sunsets

We are on the last leg of our journey that has taken us from the coast of Ecuador to Galapagos, across the great Pacific Ocean, through the islands and archipelagos of French Polynesia, Southern Cooks, Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia and now finally to Australia. Once we arrive, we will have officially completed Season II of our cruising life.

As we headed West it felt like we were chasing the sun. And we were blessed with so many incredible sunsets. As I scroll through my pictures I see the evidence, although I must say that they don't really do justice to the real thing. Overall, we were remarkably lucky with the weather and I'm happy to note our wet weather gear stayed in the wet locker for most of the trip.

This last journey at sea was quite peaceful and uneventful. We like it that way. Six days and roughly 800 miles with a 360° view of nothing but sky and water and a full moon to keep us company at night.

During the day we would see the occasional sea bird and Jens spotted a couple of pilot whales (I somehow managed to miss those too!!). But the highlight of the trip was the sighting of an albatross. We saw an albatross chick on Isla de la Plata in Ecuador almost exactly a year ago; and then to see an adult at sea was quite a special moment. It was like a little icing on the cake of life.