Day 8

Here is a little trivia for you ... why am I amble to update this blog?  -- yes!  We are in Pto Baquerizo today and the internet works at double hamster speed here!  but more on Pto Baquerizo in Day 10.

So, Day 8...

Today we had the luxury of sleeping in.  This is our R&R day now that all the boats have arrived.  Our outing for today is to an area called “Las Grietas” or the cliffs.  It is a lava cliff formation and at the bottom is a pool of sea water that is fed through underground tunnels. 

The attraction is that it is deep and taking dives from the edge is a thrill.  We all take turns first swimming to the wall, climbing 10 – 12 meters up, and then plunging back into the water.

On our way back we stopped at a friend’s house, Furio Valvonese, a long time resident in Puerto Ayora and honorary Italian Consul for the Galapagos.  We enjoyed a few beers, played with Tornado, his pet pit-bull, and had a few laughs.  We all then jumped on the water taxis back to town for lunch. 

After lunch we strolled up and down the malecon greeting people and joining them for a beer or some ice-cream.

It was an early night for all… rooster call is at 4 am because the start is scheduled for 6 am … Puerto Ayora – Puerto Villamil.  This will be our Achilles leg because the forecast calls for low wind – Tabasco does not do well on wind less than 8 knots coming in at an angle of less than 90 degrees…