Gil and I left the shelter of the naval base and set out once more for the Galapagos. Our headway was hampered by the wind and waves on our nose. Our tacks were getting us nowhere fast. So we decided to head farther towards Ecuador to a place called Esmeraldas. We came into the channel at night shame on us! And crossed the fishing net a fisherman had strung across the channel. Needless to say our propeller got fouled. The fisherman was good enough to tow us into an area out of the way for 5 gal. of gas and 100 dollars American for the net. The next morning Gil had an easy time cutting the net from the prop because we were on the bottom just barely, so he could stand and just duck down to cut the line away. Once he had that done we proceeded into the anchorage where the fishing fleet was. Trying to check in turned into a nightmare for Gil. Over a four day period he tried to check in unsuccessfully. The language barrier proved too much for us so we fueled up on $1.08 per gal of diesel and headed out to sea again. We continued to bash against the wind and waves, with more squalls hitting us. After a few days of being really miserable I called it quits and told Gil I wanted to go back. Coming back was not the most pleasant trip Gil and I have ever had. As a matter of fact four letter words were said by both of us.

Once we got back to Balboa Gil scheduled another canal crossing to get Endorfin into Shelter bay Marina and dry-dock. And as quickly as we could we went home to Canada. While we were at home in Canada Gil and I did a lot of talking. We decided to try crossing the pacific again, but this time we would do it at a better time of year and with an extra person on board so fatigue wouldn’t be so bad. Guy his son would join us at Shelter Bay in January.

In the meantime we got married on September 4^th in our backyard with friends and family attending. It was a beautiful ceremony and once it was done Gil and I got into full gear getting ready to go back to Endorfin. It was wonderful being home with family and friends, but truly we both wanted to get on with the journey again. Dreams need to be fulfilled.

Gil and I arrived back in Panama on November 5^th to a boat that had sat for months in a humid environment. It took us over three weeks to make it live able again. The whole time the clock was ticking with marina and hotel fees. We lost thousands of dollars because of mold damage and rust. On the plus side, we met old friends again and made new ones while we were there.

Gil and I chose not to go on a honeymoon while we were in Canada, instead we would spend time in Kuna Yala. We did spend a lot of time there so we decided to explore it more as our honeymoon. Guy would join us at Shelter bay in January.