After passing through the Panama Canal have taken a course for the Galapagos Islands - about 2000 kilometers from the finish. A highlight was, without doubt, the crossing of Ecuador, on 24 January at 7.00 local time (13:00 UTC clock) was carried out. Our journey through the inter-tropical
Convergence zone was accompanied by high humidity and harsh weather conditions. The sun can be rarely seen and even the wind and currents were against us. Despite these difficulties, we are compared to our original program with only a few hours late in San Cristobal.
Convergence zone was accompanied by high humidity and harsh weather conditions. The sun can be rarely seen and even the wind and currents were against us. Despite these difficulties, we are compared to our original program with only a few hours late in San Cristobal.
Our stay in the Galapagos Islands, exceeded all expectations. As a member of the WWF, we had the chance, adventure PlanetSolar with the people and government officials to participate in the archipelago. It was a truly magical moment for me as a man standing in front of over tanned face full of childlike wonder our solar boat and our solar-powered bicycle. He hugged me and said he was glad to see that people are finally ready to change and save our planet ... These brief moments are the best reward for our efforts.
We decided to replace a part of art as a precaution. Jason, one of the engineers was flown Drivetek from Biel to do the job for us. There was here a good minimum of formalities. We had to remove the motor for transportation in a small boat on land. Then he had several parts replaced before the engine could fit again. The replacement work was done when the boat in the bay of Puerto Ayora was anchored. This type of work are in a region to achieve relatively heavy. But everything went well. solar planet is not just an adventure for people, it is an adventure when it comes to technology.
After several months together on board have been taken by the crew of Mikaela and Jens, who have supported us during the first phase of the journey. You have done an excellent job and helped us with MS PlanetSolar TÛRANOR for world tour more to be fit. Thank you both, Mikaela and Daniel, and hope to see you again soon. Now, the crew consists of four members: Patrick, our captain, Jens, our boatman, Christian, our engineer on board, and me.
During our stay in the Galapagos Islands, we have the opportunity to various officials in the islands, including the Minister of Water Resources and the Secretary of Energy of Ecuador to take. I could see how determined they are determined to change the current policy and to preserve biodiversity and natural heritage of the country. I explained the vision of its President and the National Yasuni-ITT project. Ecuador is an oil exporting country and this year is the president of OPEC. They have entered into a bet that not only bold but potentially can be dangerous.
Have been proposed to the UN that Ecuador would be willing to give up the commercial exploitation of 20% of their total revenues from oil, if you receive a payment of U.S. $ 350 million. These are the oil reserves found in the Yasuni National Park, a natural paradise with a unique biodiversity, after which he was in 1989 in the UNESCO list of World Heritage. The promotion of these oil reserves would undoubtedly be an environmental disaster for the country means that it suffers from deforestation policies of the past 50 years. To date, only U.S. promises $ 1.5 million of the $ 350 million requested were received. That brings the presidents of Ecuador in a precarious situation. If it does not address the desires, he might be forced to give the green light to extract the oil, in order not to lose in national and international credibility.
We are now in the Pacific, the world's largest ocean, over a third of the earth's surface. The route is 6,000 kilometers, ie the same distance from Iceland to Istanbul. We hope the good weather with abundant sunshine and currents and winds. During the crossing of the Pacific, we take the time to scientific experiments, we want all the albedo, so consider the reflection of sunlight near the solar boat, and also how the outside temperature affects our solar cells.
Until next time!
Raphaël Domjan and Patrick Marchesseau
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