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Leaving Galapagos

Here’s some news: it’s absolutely freezing here! I’m wearing jeans, socks, a long-sleeve shirt, and a (thin) fleece jacket, and I’ve even dug out the blanket I was using in France to sleep under. That’s how cold it is on the equator. It felt like we were in the Galapagos for far longer than one night. I wasn’t overly impressed with the clearing-in process. Nine people boarded the boat, all wearing shoes and boots, which wasn’t ideal. Then came the form-filling frenzy. After the forms, they took photos of the flare bag, the engine primary filter, engine water separator, jerry cans, and the steering position and I have no idea what they will do with this information. I spent some time organizing the fuel delivery while Adam dashed off to the grocery store. When the fuel arrived, we started the process of filling our tanks. Unfortunately, the pump only had one speed: maximum. So we had to pump into our water barrels and then use another great purchase from France– a submersible inline die...