Floreana Island

Panama and Galapagos Islands

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May 22nd 2010
Panama and Galapagos Islands Our last blog was posted on the 23rd of April and at that time we were pretty hopeful of leaving Panama in a couple of days after that. We ended up leaving Panama (for the first time) on the 26th of April, the day after Debs birthday. We got away well and about 40 miles out we lost our autopilot and had some engine troubles so we had to turn around and head back. ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » San Cristóbal Island

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more