You were one of the first boats to get to the Galapagos when they reopened last year. What was that like? It was amazing. When the world started opening up again in July 2020, we were on the very first flight from the UK to St Lucia. We set off on our passage from there, hoping that either the Galapagos or Costa Rica would open up once we got to the Panama Canal. Only on our way via the San Blas Islands did Ecuador finally decide to open up, so we became the very first yacht to arrive back in the Galapagos. None of the local cruising boats had resumed operation. As we came off the boat in Puerto Ayora, we were welcomed by the mayor of Santa Cruz, who had organized a special reception and a local band playing for G2.
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