Dear F&F, May 25-30, 2009 For me this week was all about \”hunting & gathering\”. Even though we do not expect to be at sea even a full 3 weeks, I am provisioning as if my next shopping opportunity is in 2 months. Wednesday is the day the supply ship arrives at San Cristobal from …
Dear F&F, May 23-24, 2009 We had the opportunity to do 2 dives this morning at Gordon\’s Rock off the east side of Santa Cruz Island. Most of us went on the 1st dive. And NONE of us elected to do it again. Why? Because there was no visibility, nothing to see & arduous conditions. …
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Dear F&F, QUOTED HIGHLIGHTS FROM Mark Twain\’s \”Following the Equator A Journey Around the World\” p. 155 Sheep Dip It is a stuff like tar, and is dabbed on to places where the shearer clips a piece out of the sheep. It bars out the flies, and has healing properties, and a nip to it …
Dear F&F, May 22, 2009 Only 2 dives scheduled this morning, both at the same site off Isabella Island. We did the first dive & it just wasn\’t interesting enough to do again. We know that there is always a chance to see something you didn\’t see the first time, but overall the diving has …
Dear F&F, May 20, 2009 *SEE PHOTO & VIDEO GALLERY* The whale shark is the largest fish in the ocean. It eats only plankton, small fish & other microscopic sea yummies like manta rays do. It is shaped like an immense gray shark and decorated with white spots. This is not the season for them …
Dear F&F, May 17-19, 2009 Because the Galapagos rules limit where private yachts can go, Scott arranged for us to go on this boat for 1 week of scuba diving. We have been on 4 live aboard dive trips of this kind in the past. The last was about 13 years ago. It is a …
Dear F&F, May 12, 2009 We hired the taxi driver/guide recommended by the check-in agent we used to go sightseeing on San Cristobal Island. There are only roads in the southern portion of the island, but they do go up to almost the highest elevation. The highlights were: Seeing the marine iguanas on a rocky …
Dear F&F, May 11, 2009 We knew \”Sky Dancer\” was scheduled to move from Santa Cruz back to San Cristobal that night so I was looking for her. Just before 5:00 a.m. she appeared. Scott got up & spoke to their captain on VHF radio asking if we could follow them in. He said yes, …
Dear F&F, May 9, 2009 Scott was scanning the horizon & spotted 2 islands about half an hour ago. Always very exciting. The sea calmed down dramatically & we had a smooth day of sailing. We rolled up the genny & main sails a while ago as the wind lightened. It was nice that we …
Dear F&F, May 8, 2009 We have been at sea 30 hours with another 30 or so to go. Motoring head on into the wind & sea, it is very rough going. \”Good Humor Girl\” Boater friend Tami Stewart thought the Good Humor Man was Jonathon Winters. Maybe the company sponsored his radio or TV …