Greetings from yacht Ensemble!
The headland next to the Iguana hotel boasts lots of interesting wildlife - including these marine iguanas who seem to have realised that it is better to surf than to swim. What would Darwin say - survival of the fittest? And who says evolution is dead!
Yesterday we had a nervous trip from Isabella to Santa Cruz. Nervous not because of the weather (there was no wind) - not because of the waves (the sea was flat as a tack) - but because we had very little fuel, the distance travelled was over 50nm, the current of nearly 2 knots was on our nose, and the wind (when there was any) was in our face.
We made it in on fumes, just on sunset, having put a couple of hours sailing in a slow speed for a marginal gain in distance. What a relief!
We went into the Rock for a celebratory drink - and met Mike and Carsen (Wind Dancer) and Heather and Jonathan (Matilda).
The other great thing about Santa Cruz is that there are ATMs - so back in the black with cash at last. Plenty of bars and restaurants - and some decent supermarkets. We get refuelled next week - and Mike has offered to keep an eye on the boat while we disappear on our tour with the good ship Fragata for a few days.
Cheers
Dave & Magali
Dave
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