The Adventures of Sue and Dan Aboard Narnia (and other adventures)
The Adventures of Sue and Dan Aboard Narnia (and other adventures)
Saturday 9/25/2021 Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos: Today is our last full day in the Galapagos. This morning we embarked on an early morning zodiac ride to Santa Cruz Island where we boarded a bus for the Charles Darwin Research and Tortoise Breeding Centers. As this is one of the 1st populated areas we have visited […]
Friday 9/24/2021 San Cristobal Island, Galapagos: The morning was spent cruising around the iconic Kicker Rock. This is supposed to be the best dive/snorkel spot in the Galapagos, but alas we were only cruising by on our way to the beach at Punta Pitt on San Cristóbal island. We had a wet landing on the […]
Thursday 9/23/2021 afternoon North Seymour Island, Galapagos: Dan had a nice deep-water snorkel off the island before joining Sue for a walk through the bird nesting areas of North Seymour. Just WOW! It has to be experienced! Young and old blue-footed boobies, frigate birds, swallow-tailed gulls, land iguanas, and sea lions abound. Pictures cannot convey […]
Thursday 9/23/2021 morning Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos: We began the morning with a wet landing on Las Bachas beach on the island of Santa Cruz. During our stroll along the beach, we were greeted by Sea Lions, Sally Lightfoot crabs, American Flamingos, Oyster Catchers, and Marine Iguanas. We also visited a sea turtle nesting area. […]
Wednesday 9/22/2021 afternoon Bartolomé Island, Galapagos: The boat remained anchored by Santiago Island this afternoon and we turned our attention to the other side of Sullivan Bay to the island of Bartolomé . Here Dan climbed the 365 steps to the top of the Island to enjoy the sweeping views while Sue enjoyed an extended […]
Wednesday 9/22/2021 morning Santiago Island, Galapagos: This morning we found ourselves back at Santiago Island. This time anchored in Sullivan Bay and went ashore to explore the relatively new lava fields (~150 yrs old) that dominate this side of the island. The field pahoehoe type lava was formed around the 2nd half of the 19th […]
Tuesday 9/21/202 Isabela Island, Galapagos: This morning we boarded the zodiacs early this morning and set out in search of the wildlife that inhabit the shallow mangroves of Elizabeth Bay on the island of Isabela. We were not disappointed. As our zodiac pilot expertly navigated the narrow rock filled channels and tricky currents of the […]
Monday 9/20/2021 afternoon Rabida Island, Galapagos: This afternoon we journeyed via zodiac to the red sandy beaches of Rabida. The island gets is red color from the ”rusting” iron rich basaltic lava that comprises a majority of its soil. After another “wet landing”, we proceeded to take a walk around the coastline and interior trails […]
Monday 9/20/2021 morning, Santiago Island, Galapagos: Today we boarded the zodiacs to make the short journey from the ship to make a wet landing along the beach. This trip has 2 kinds of zodiac landings, a wet landing is where you must wade through the water to get to shore & a dry landing you […]
Sunday, 9/19/2021: Today we flew from Quito, Ecuador to join the ship in Baltra Island in the Galapagos! We started the morning with breakfast and a COVID antigen test and health screening followed by a quick ride to the airport for a 2-hour charter flight to the Galapagos. After passing through the entry formalities (all […]
Spent a great day exploring Old Town Quito, Ecuador as well as the Intinan Museum (Museum of the Indigenous Peoples) Some of the notable highlights of the old town were: Basílica del Voto Nacional (Bacilica of the National Vow), Monastery of Saint Francis, The La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús ( Gorgeous Jesuit Church, […]
The day is here. We are boarding the plane for a flight to Quito, Ecuador where we will spend a couple of days touring before continuing on to the Galapagos Islands. We are flying from SFO to Miami and then on the Quito. It is a very long (over 24 hour) travel day. We obtained […]
Saturday afternoon happenings at the land home. If all goes as planned, we will be leaving late next week for an 11 day adventure to explore the Galapagos Islands! This is another of our bucket list trips. Sue spent the day organizing the various travel documents, reservations, itineraries, health records, etc. while Dan tried on […]
While Sue and Scotty were home working to support my degenerate retirement life, I went to visit Narnia to see how she faired after the uncustomary freak September lightening and rain of the past evening(The rain was a blessing for those fighting the wildfires here in Northern California). As the afternoon sun began to peek […]
It is deja vu all over again. Fires in Northern California are raining ash down on Narnia, just like last year (that post is here). Now that the smoke beginning to clear a bit, I spent the early afternoon washing the accumulated ash and grime off Narnia. She is looking a bit better. I also […]
A quick 2 mile Wednesday morning paddle around our home in the Northern California delta before it gets too hot out. Scotty and Sue are working earning $ so I can afford my play time. Only me and the birds were out on the water today. I am also spending time studying for my OUPV […]
It started out as a just a quick “visit to the boat” to deliver the dinghy engine and place it back on it’s stern rail perch, but it turned into a beautiful sail on the bay. Our normally reliable 1999 Johnson 15HP 2-stroke had been less reliable lately so it got a trip home for […]
It’s been awhile since we had a blog post. Not much has been happening aboard Narnia this last month. We have mostly been spending time at our land based home in the California delta, kayaking around the delta, planning our upcoming trip to the Galapagos (flying in and then a small boat cruise) and giving […]
So today I finally convinced my friend Chris to go for a quick romp around the bay aboard Narnia. This was only his second time aboard a sailboat. He proved to be a quick study on the basics of sail handling and was soon crewing like a pro. The winds were 25 gusting to 30 […]
What is there to say? It was just another perfect day of summer sailing on the San Francisco bay! The weather was clear and 71*. Winds 15-20knots when we started at 1PM dropping to 5-10 when we docked at 4PM. Incoming tide. Narnia was in her element. Retirement does not suck. Some pictures and videos […]
