Photos: Passage from the Galapagos to Rapa Nui

While we can upload text while on passage, we cannot upload photos so here are some images from the 2000 mile passage from the Galapagos to Rapa Nui

Sila's crew, about to leave Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz in the Galapagos. Let's hope these people can sail better than they can take a self-timed photo!

 Jack Rabbit standing watch on the poop deck

 Unfortunately, our friend Pete James was seasick for the first couple of days. This was all we saw of him for the first 48 hours. We took heart in the fact that everyone gets seasick and nearly everyone gets over it relatively quickly too. Scroll down and you will see that Pete recovered!

 This frigate bird tried to steal our fishing lures.

Fresh sautéed mahi mahi on a bed of rice with salsa fresca for lunch on Day 4 thanks to Porter's fresh catch. (Pete was recovered enough to enjoy the meal too!)

We have a rule on Sila that if someone asks if we should reef, the answer is probably yes! And almost every night, we put an extra reef on the main sail as the sun is going down. You can see I am wearing my rain jacket because of the potential for spray, but it is still warm enough to be in a skirt.

 Porter decided to try to use one of the flying fish that landed on deck overnight as a lure.

 This one, caught on day 6, was caught on a squid that had landed on deck that Porter rigged as a lure.

 Within just a few minutes, this fish would be part of dinner!

 The Rabbit on watch- still pretty warm and relatively calm seas.

 Pete, clearly feeling better.

 Backgammon in the cockpit

 The Rabbit, explaining about his imaginary worlds and super heroes to Pete, the attentive listener.

 Buddies in the cockpit, with a bowl of snack food

 A very common sight: Porter reading in the dog house. In this photo, he is reading the guidebook which has sections on Chilean and Argentinean history, government, landscapes, flora, fauna, traditions, and of course detailed charts and instructions for anchorages.

 Part of our water conservation plan is to wash the dishes in salt water in the cockpit

 At times, Pete was a third child- like whenever they broke out the fruit roll ups.

Pete's first deep ocean swim, in the middle of our passage from the Galapagos to Rapa Nui.

 Classic.

 The adult version of Pete on watch.

 Sunrise

 Christopher at sunset on a calm evening

 Messing around in the cockpit. Not really sure what Daddy is doing to the Rabbit

 Mid-way through the passage, one of the lazy jacks broke. So we sent the not-so-lazy Jack Rabbit up the mast to thread the line through an eye.

 Here you can see the Rabbit at work near the spreader

 Safely back down on the deck, and Sila is still sailing along with the auto pilot

 Land ho! Porter is all smiles as we approach Rapa Nui for the first time

 A celebration of a safe arrival at Rapa Nui