Wreck Bay, San Cristobal, Galapagos, 22nd April

Too very sleepy Newts headed ashore to do jobs this morning. Before heading ashore we filled the water tanks and tasted the water in the 2 that had escaped but it tasted fine. As we had lost 2 bottles we needed abit more water but Sunchaser and Christine Anne both have water makers and offered us some to top up the tanks which was great.
Ashore we went to the market and fruit shops to stock up on fresh food before the trip and did internet jobs. We tried to skype home but the connection wasnt good enough :(
As we were heading ashore a fishing boat was dragging its anchor/ mooring buoy and was heading towards the rocks. We tried to tell the water taxi driver and harbour master but they didnt understand and an hour later it hit the rocks.
At 11am the port captain requested we all headed back to our boats as the swell was getting dangerous and some of the boats had to move to keep clear of the fishing boat they were trying unsuccessfully to pull off the rocks.
On the boats the swell seemed to be easing slightly but i think the fishing boat hitting the rocks had got the port captain worried and he didnt want any of the yachts going the same way.
On the boat we did some cleaning, defrosted the fridge and cleaned the hull before heading ashore to get croissants and yoghurt and then have a beer and dinner.
An early night tonight before we head off on the first (and longest) leg of our pacific journey.

We have had an amazing time in the Galapagos - it is a spectacular place to visit. The landscape and animals are brilliant and to be able to get so near all the wildlife and do things like swim with Sea Lions has been amazing. It has also been very very hot here - the equatorial sun is scorching!! We have been using factor 30 and 70 sun cream and still getting burnt!
Despite rumors to the contrary it is also at times a very cheap place. We were getting 3 course meals for $3 (£2) and even the tourist souvenirs werent very expensive ($10 for a t shirt). It could be expensive to travel between the islands and do some tours but doing research we managed to find a good value option ($220 for 3 days and 2 nights including accommodation and food).
The boat things are sometimes hard!! You need an agent to check in whose charges start at $100 but can be negotiated down - we got a good deal for our group of 10 boats. The fuel is sold at about $1 to locals but yachts can only buy it at about $2.10. We got our fuel through the agent so it was delivered to the boat and he said it would be $2.50 but ended up being $2.70??!! It is hard and frustrating at times but part of the cruising experience!!