Arrived..... Galapagos

After a gentle motor through the night on Tuesday, yesterday morning we glimpsed 'kicker' rock at dawn and then pulled into Bahia Baquerizo Moreno, Isla San Cristobel Galapagos.

We managed to get a message to our agent, via a water taxi, that we had arrived. He came to check the boat out and give us some labels about garbage and said he would return at 4pm. About 20 past 4 a water taxi arrived with 9 people all wearing pink masks to board Askari.

We got lucky, or maybe Bolivar managed it, they came late in the day and were keen to get home so rushed through what we have heard can be a really long winded experience. We gave out soft drinks and then the park guy said he did not drink CocaCola as he did not agree with that organisation so I offered him a homemade sodastream drink and our world was easy - he loved sodastream and the fact I had eco washing up liquid and only vinegar and water for cleaning..... I was an eco warrior like him! Welcome to the Galapagos - it was all done in 20 minutes, then an fumigation guy was brought out by taxi. We all left together - fumigation smoke pouring out of Askari - scary indeed to leave her looking like that while we went out and ate sushi.

This morning the final step was for a diver to check the hull. What we didn't expect was a further food inspection - I had tucked my Kombucha SCOBY in the fridge thinking we were done, I had brought him back to life and also started making yogurt and grinding coffee beans this morning- argh well all good - phew! I don't think he dared ask....

He dived the hull but came out in a hurry as a huge shark had swum by..... Now we were finally done.

Now off to explore.....