Sailing Afrikii

Galapagos

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Sea Lions everywhere
The comically elegant Brown Pelican

In Galapagos, BBC filmed the hatching of marine iguanas and by chance caught on film the first time, snakes hunting together en masse. Really, check out this video, it’s an amazing piece of cinematography. There are more videos of our sights in Galapagos at the same YouTube channel above 🙂

As well, you can check out my beginner cinematographer here

Isabela Island if choc-full of life. The blue footed boobies males dance and show off their sticks that they intend to use to build a nest.
San Cristobal has some of the best dive sites and beaches. Check out this short video of the marine iguana, and the highlight, a whale shark, perhaps pregnant as this is where it is believed that whale sharks give birth (see more in this article in The Guardian)

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● About Us

Yo! It’s Ann and Ian on our 1984 Wauquiez Amphitrite. Photos & blog by Ann, keeping us afloat and moving forward by Ian.

● Of interest

The UN High Seas Treaty came into force Jan 17 2026 – we can have 30% of Oceans a marine park and have a well-regulated global fisheries. Lobby your government if they have not yet ratified it. Looking at you Canada!

Great podcast from Outside Magazine about military parajumper training in breath holding

See this story of Cook Islanders shipwrecked on Minerva Reef in 60s (film coming soon)

BBC Planet Earth: pack hunting – first documentation of snakes hunting the marine iguana in Galapagos

Book Rec’d: Christina Thompson The Sea People on ancient Polynesian Navigation (this is sooo good)