It is with mixed emotions that Cress and I are about to
begin our passage back to North America. First stop will be Hawaii (which is sort
of North America) – at least as close to NA as we have been for a long time.
Our time in the Galapagos Islands has been grand. We have been
swimming with sea turtles, the occasional ray, penguins, sea lions and many
amazing sea creatures. The land travel was equally great, and the giant
tortoises and marine iguanas were the hallmarks of these tiny islands.
We now have 5 on board for our longest passage ever – 4200 nautical
miles – to the slightly larger islands of Hawaii!! While we are on this
passage, we will cross our outbound track which we passed in June of 2005 – almost
10 years ago. This will mark our circumnavigation!!! WOW. We intend to savour every sunrise and sunset,
every slow wind day and every fast wind day, every easy meal and every rocking
and rolling challenging meal, and the wonderful time to reflect, relax and enjoy
our time together.
Life is good!
Irena
That was a beautifully written post, Irena. You still have many adventures ahead, I'm sure. Have a great voyage to Hawaii!
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