We are on day 2 of an overnight stay in
the port of Callao Peru. Yesterday morning as we arrived into the
port there was very heavy fog; I think it was the fog horn that woke
us up. We docked right on time so obviously the fog didn't cause any
navigation problems. We rode the shuttle into Miraflores and wandered
around some shops and then had a little lunch at Cafe Cafe. Then we
headed back to the ship, then (as usual) just lounged around reading
– I'm getting extremely spoiled. The ship had a barbeque last
night for dinner and even though we went up just as it was starting
the pool deck was packed. We did find a table and had a great
dinner. Holland America has a marvelous supplier for beef; the
steaks we've had are all fork-tender and wonderful!
I would love to get some of these at home. There was a folkloric
show last night that I would have gone to, but it wasn't until 9:30
and my back tells me my day is over long before that. The show was
by Inkamerica and we've seen it twice before so I'll live, but I'm
hoping they have the other shows earlier!
Today
we are planning a lot of nothing until this evening when we will have
our 3rd
Pinnacle dinner – so far they have all gone well so I'm looking
forward to this one.
The
passengers on this cruise are much the same as on the other long
voyages we've done with the average age about 70. There are a few
that are probably over 90 and a few probably in their 50's. There
are even a half dozen (or so) kids onboard and one baby. So far
we've found 3 couples that we know from the 2010 S America Grand
Voyage. I can see why people could do this year after year... it
could become habit forming for me too... if I could afford it. If we
could learn to be happy in an outside cabin it would be more
conceivable, but we are spoiled and love our balcony. We use it so
much that it makes it worth all the extra $.
Good morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteWhat are the types of excursions available from Callao? I have never heard of it. The age info is really interesting. What do you supposed the parents of the children do about school? Home schooling , I suppose? I can't imagine 3 months on a ship with a baby...eeeek! I could easily spend 3 or even 6 months on a ship. But like you said.....affordability is a factor. Not so much the cost of the cruise itself...but when you add on the onboard account it gets crazy. The gratuities alone on a 112 day voyage...whew! I am so glad you are getting to relax. You deserve it. Can't wait for the next "installment"!
Sharri, Callao is the main port for Lima but it's a fairly long bus ride there so most people to go Mira Flores instead. It is also the main port for Machu Picchu tours.
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