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Gilligan's Lava Tunnels
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. At Isla Isabela in the Galápagos, one of the trips most people recommend is hiring a panga and guide for a snorkelling tour of the lava tunnels at Los Túneles. So, along with our friends Robert and Kelita from Freedom […]
Scream's Cruising Budget 2009-2010
Scream's Cruising Budget 2009-2010 Based on last year's results and our previous research we know that $500/week is an appropriate cruising budget for a 45' sailboat with a crew of two. We have been tracking our budget for our own planning and for the benefit of others. We divide our budget as follows: Boat Maintenance […]
Arrival
On May 4, in the early afternoon, we made landfall at Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia, after 21 days at sea. The anchorage at Atuona was quite crowded when we arrived, and we nervously anchored bow and stern in the small space available. We were visited by friends from El Regalo who let us […]
On Passage
We are about 2/3 of the way from the Galapagos to the Marquesas. Like all things, the passage hasn't been what we expected. The waves have often been short and confused, which is odd since we've had very consistent SE winds at 15-20 knots the whole time. We have been going gangbusters, making consistently better […]
Galápagos
We loved the Galápagos. There are three places where boats can visit in the Galápagos. Going anywhere else requires special permission and a guide on board for $200 a day. This is a real pity as being in the Galápagos has really made me wonder what characteristics 19th century Latin Americans desired in their ports. […]
Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador (Puerto Amistad)
I really wanted to like Ecuador. But for the average cruiser, there's a lot to deal with in order to get here and stay here, and the advantages are really few and far between. Quito We had a 7 day upwind slog to get here, and we were luckier than most since we actually sailed […]
Huanchaco, Peru
We spent a ten day week in Peru in February, mainly to extend the amount of time we could spend in Ecuador. Since the devastating flooding in Macchu Picchu occurred just as we were planning our trip, our original plans needed to change. We ended up staying the whole time in Huanchaco, a seaside town […]
Guayaquil
We visited the largest city in Ecuador, Guayaquil, en route to Peru. We spent only one night in the city, so didn't get to see much of it. However, we did have a chance to visit its beautiful Malecon 2000 a couple of times, which is a very nice, safe, modern waterfront park on the […]
Quito
We spent four nights and three days visiting Quito, the capital of Ecuador. While in Quito we met up with Humberto's family, and were shown around by his father who is also named Humberto. We visited old town and new town by ourselves. They are quite pretty and remind us more of Vancouver than of […]
Galapagos Cruising Permit / Autografo
[Last updated March 2010] There are all kinds of rumours circulating about the rules governing private vessels visiting the Galapagos islands. Vessels may visit the Galapagos under two different regimes: Any foreign flagged vessel arriving from a foreign port may visit either Puerto Ayora or Puerto Basquierizo Moreno in the Galapagos in order to "provision". […]