Author Archives: Richard Hewson

Sunday Island arrived at Purto Ayora Santa Cruz, Galapagos in the evening of Friday 2nd February 2024. We found a spot amongst 5 other cruising boats in the rolly anchorage and settled in for a full nights sleep. The next morning the local Guardia came onboard to ask our purpose for the visit. Our agentContinue reading “Galapagos Islands Santa Cruz”

At 2100 on 1st February 2024 Sunday Island crossed the equator – the last time Sunday Island was in the Southern Hemisphere was around 1988! Due to the time of day the Polywogs were asleep and will need to wait until daytime to be initiated into the relm of King Neptune, where he will welcomeContinue reading “Sunday Island Crosses Equator”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISSY. 8 YEARS OLD. A wonderful day cruising towards Galapagos at 6.5kts wing on wing sailing past the remote Columbian Island of Malpelo. Issy unwrapped a few presents along the way to celebrate her birthday. Max baked a cake and warm muffins with Emilie for Issy and the Southern Cross rose over theContinue reading “Sunday Island 2”

Our Panama Canal crossing complete mid January we settled into our anchorage off La Playeta Maina, to the western side of Flamenco Island to wait for spare parts to arrive before our Pacific Journey. Our starter motor that was ordered a week prior though a local supplier arrived. The motor did not look like theContinue reading “Sunday Island sets sail into Pacific towards Galapagos”

 The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometre (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade. Canal locks at each end lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial freshwater lake 26 metersContinue reading “Panama Canal”

Sunday Island is not in the Pacific Ocean – Pacific Vagabonds On 3rd January Emilies father Phillippe, and his brother Laurent and wife Marie Laure arrived in Panama and joined us on the boat. I checked into the Panama Port Authority at Cristobel signal station notifying them of our arrival into Panama. After numerous callsContinue reading “Panama Canal into the Pacific”

Sunday Island has spent the last few days anchored in Paradise in Chichime Cays and the island of Icaco in the San Blas. We are the only yacht anchored in Icaco, our only company are dug out canoes, normally about 12ft long with three people fishing or paddling. Some of the canoes have small sailsContinue reading “Sunday Island – San Blas”

Rich, Emilie, Issy and Max wish all our followers a Merry Cristmas from Sunday Island We awoke in Cartagena on 21 December, enjoyed a coffee and breakfast before Rich headed to the fuel station to top up on outboard fuel while Emilie secured the boat for sea. We departed Cartagena at 0800 and motored downContinue reading “MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SAN BLAS ISLANDS loo”

Sunday Island sailed to Santa Marta, Columbia, arriving in the early morning of Friday 16th December. We had been warned not to anchor in the bay as the fishermando not take kindly to boats in their fishing areas and have been known to help themsleves to any gear left on your deck and not lockedContinue reading “Sunday Island – Columbia”

Sunday Island departed the yard at Powerboats, Chagaramas Trinidad on Friday 1st December for a quick shake down and sail to the beautifully protected Scotland Bay. On the morning of Saturday 2nd December we set sail to the Venezuelan island group of Los Roques. We sailed 50nm clear of the coast before gybing to theContinue reading “Hewson’s Sunday Island”