Embark alongside Margret Wittmer on her journey to the Galapagos to settle the island of Floreana in this remarkable first-hand account. 600 miles from the mainland of Ecuador, Wittmer and her family traveled for weeks to Floreana in the early 1930s. Only after battling the tides for three days did they reach the shore; they were seeking a new life, after leaving everything in Germany for a place not yet touched by civilization. From living in an abandoned cave previously occupied by pirates, to planting their first garden and finding it torn up by wild boars, Wittmer provides a touching account of finding beauty on a tropical island that is constantly tempered by ill-fated attempts at everyday life in this new world. The 56 years detailed in this memoir recount stories about a mysterious disappearance on the island to a missed opportunity to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt; they are full of exotic adventures, and the joys and tragedies of a lifetime.