Sunrise over Isabella

As We head out West to Tahiti the Sun has come up with our final view back to the amazing Galapagos..

A great Photo from Brian Carver.. and he also saw Mercury the planet low in the west. not often seen..

Baltra Refuel

Well We are now refueled and headed on out towards Fernandina and South from there to Nuka Hiva in the Marquesas. Weather seems set for a reasonable start but the winds will be lighter than usual so the motor will push on... We left our good friends at SailnGalapagos with many thanks for organizing such a great trip. Thank you Ricardo and Yvonne Arenas.

Internet will be off for much of this trip but the Tracker is always on..

Galapagos Goodbye from Rosehearty

The guests have gone, sadly. This adventure has come to an end and we have re-provisioned and soon to refuel. Our memories remain of a fantastic trip.

We have about 3,300nm ahead of us towards the Marquesas as in the Crosby Stills Song Southern Cross. It hangs heavy in the Moonless nights. too hard to photograph but amazing to see.

Sea Lion

Everywhere We have been in this amazing archipelago there are the Friendly Sealions. As we Wrap up here and start to get ready for the trip onwards they are a great memory.

Land Iguana

ON Plaza Island we saw quite a few of these guys. Land Iguanas. Cute Hey!

Photo by Renee Boudria

Plaza

Another very nice walk ashore, Cactus, and land Iguanas as well as Swallow Tailed Gulls Nesting..

Photo by Renee Boudria

North Seymour

We had a nice Evening sail from Rabida to the Anchorage at North Seymour. In the morning a walk on the beach in mosquera for some and a dive for others. In the afternoon we Went around to some islands off the East Coast called Plaza.

Photo by Richard Smith

Rabida Island

The Red Island..for obvious reasons.. A nice Anchorage and a good ramble ashore

Puerto Egas

Nothing here as far as a port but it was a thriving 1 man salt producing area until they found out how to make salt on the mainland..

Going Ashore!

Wolfie doing the shore runs. Such a great boat for this type of Cruising

A Flock of Penguins..

Photo by Ethan "Excuse Me " Toal

A view from the Top

After the heat dropped a bit, We are on the equator, And it does get very warm from 1100 until 1600..
There was a good hike up to this fabulous view point back into Sullivan Bay. Rosehearty looks tiny down there

Photo by Ethan "can you repeat" Toal

Sullivan Bay

As in the movie Master and Commander We had a nice walk on the beach Seen to the left, Penguins, Rays, sharks , sea Lions Boobys and Frigates.

Photo by Ethan "say again" Toal

Sting Ray (Vaughn?)

This guys brother was doing Flips and Flips to welcome us, as we came to anchor, He however was hanging out in the surf on the beach...Getting a tan!

Photo by Richard "another cool shot" Smith

Frigate

Always hovering up there. Sometimes high sometimes at the mast head trying to grab the flag up there! But always on the lookout for some animal or bird to steal the food from

Photo by R Smith

Penguins!! on the Equator!!

Not at the north Pole although they would be a great snack for the Polar Bears..however there is a small colony here in the Galapagos. We were lucky to see them 2 times today.. They are so cute you would take one home, If you had enough Sardines..

Photo by Richard " Heerees Richie" Smith

Is this my good side?

Photo by Richard " dickie" Smith

Lenka

Lenka trying to copy a Marine iguana..

Marine Iguanas and Sally Lightfoot Crabs

Lots and lots and lots....