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Category: Pacific Passage Crossing

Pacific Passage Crossing takes you across the world’s largest ocean, scattered with palm-lined islands and coral beaches surrounded by warm, clear water. We experienced the hospitality of subsistence farmers in remote island communities — sometimes in countries I had never heard of — nestled in lush volcanic landscapes, and we swam with penguins, sharks, seals, dolphins, and fish as large as people.

Betty and Karen on the Galapagos Day Trip
June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

Jumping into the Water of the Galapagos Was Like the Best Exhibits in the Zoo Had Thrown the Doors Wide Open

Close-up of Blue-Booby Bird feet.
June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

Red, Blue, and Clawed: Animal Feet in the Galapagos

Dolphins on the bow of SV Aphrodite when sailing our catamaran from Panama to the Galapagos
June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Swimming at the Equator in 3,000 meters of water, 50 miles from Colombia

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

After the Galapagos: The Sea Is Alive with Extremes of Life, Luxury and Exploitation

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017Lorraine Escher

Crewing up to cross the Pacific: 90+days, family boat, not really open to swingers

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