San Christobal, 21/07/2017.

8 days to cover 1100 miles, not brilliant going! Full tank of diesel used too.
This leg from Panama was unpleasant with a lot of motor usage and confused, lumpy seas, and some boat damage. Namely a seam on the Genoa completely unstitched and the UV cover torn as well, and the port lower shrouds starting to break with 2 strands broken. This we reinforced with a halyard through the spinnaker pole slide ring and the mast stayed up.
On arrival the agent met us on the boat in the harbour with his bill! On payment of some of it he got all 7 officials to clear is in in the afternoon. No problems there, but very annoying to be told that the expensive certification obtained in Panama has no meaning here. A diver went down to check the hull cleanliness and the boat was fumigated. We were ashore for that one!
This is a very pleasant island. We have had a tour by road and visited the usual tortoise breeding station, a volcanic lake and a couple of beaches too. Nothing spectacular though.
The generator has stopped working in that it shuts down at random intervals and, on restart runs for only a couple of minutes' not enough time to achieve anything useful. An electrician from the Coast Guard has repaired some of the problem, but now I'm waiting to hear when he's returning.
The Genoa was taken down and dropped off at another yacht with a sailmaker owner. It arrived back today and we'll hoist it later in slacker wind.
As soon as the generator is done we are off to Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz to fill diesel and food stores, and look around of course. Then 3 weeks to the Marquesa Islands to meet up with Chris's wife Gabrielle who is flying in from Melbourne and will leave in Tahiti.
Despite the problems all is well on board, but I think we all want a change of scenery at this stage.