We may just have a new crew member...

He�s black.
He has blue eyes.
He has four legs.
My new friends from s/v Guava Jelly, Rick and Courtney, have named him Duck on account of his amphibian-esque paws. My sister had a cat named Chicken. Maybe onday we�ll get birds and give them feline names.

We have decided to hang around Bahia until March 21st-ish while applying for a Galapagos cruising permit. Without it we would only be able to anchor in one port and have to do the rest of our traveling with a guide via organized tour. We now have the option to stay up to 60 days and explore different anchorages. Swee-eet. We won't stay that long, but nice to have options.

Dad gets back tomorrow. He�s bringing back 50lbs plus back, including new dink wheels, a coupla hella fans, a windlass part for Contigo, and some new Tim Dorsey books.

We have a few extra weeks on our hands and are planning on seeing some more of inland Ecuador. I would like to do some white water rafting and hiking. But first on the list, we�re going to learn how to paraglide. Can you tell I�m feeling better?

Cheers to the pitter patter of little paws,
Cass