Sailing Across the Pacific Ocean 2013 (Part 9) - Exploring Santa Cruz
We arrived at around 10:00am this morning.
The Galapagos is such a cool place. There were so many sea lions/seals and huge sea turtles in the water as we approached the island. Supposedly the sea lions will climb up on your transom when at anchor and sun bathe.
You have to hire an agent before you arrive to take care of the extremely complicated customs here. Galapagos is a VERY expensive place to drop anchor. Something you'll only ever do once in your life (if at all).
Minnie and I decided to snorkel off the boat and verify that the anchor had truly set.
We decided to jump off the boat instead.
Some fish that were swimming beside our boat.
Minnie, Jan, and I took a walk around Puerto Ayora after the anchor was set. The standard of living here is much higher than I had expected. It is a really nice little town.
This was a REALLY nice sushi restaurant on the water.
Minnie and I went to the Darwin Research Center and saw some huge iguanas (much bigger than in Mexico)
and some beaches that were covered in these red/black volcano crabs.
We were in the research center after hours and the outdoor Giant Tortoise pit had no supervision. These "parents of the year" nominees put their 5-year-old in the pit and were encouraging him to climb on them and drum on their shells.
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