Galapagos – Puerto Ayora – Harry’s Bar

The port of call for all globetrotters, globetrotters, sailors and castaways who cross this latitude and/or longitude is Harry’s Bar. It is run by a Swiss man who has stepped out of his regular life and built his very own communications centre in this abandoned patch of earth.

An institution on the island of Sta. Cruz is, of course, Harry’s Bar. The bar is a hodgepodge of library, information centre, radio station, café and bar. Above all, the important information of sailors and globetrotters is exchanged here.

Harry is sitting at one of his radios and is communicating with a sailboat that wants to call at the Galapagos Islands in two days. All important information about the weather and also about the latest entry requirements will be exchanged. You can find out who else is anchored in the harbor or will be here soon. Messages for discreet forwarding to those at home or friends on the road are left here. Harry manages all this without a fee….. If you call at the islands, you should first stop at Harry’s Bar and immortalize yourself with a saying on your wall. We use the short visit to refresh ourselves and collect the latest information for our onward journey.

Harry shows us the most important and interesting entries, because it would take too long to study all the entries on the walls. Harry’s Bar is simply unique and definitely worth seeing. By the way, he was not a buccaneer of the seas, although one can have the impression….