The Dating Game – 2 Sea Days Since leaving Peru, I've managed to totally damage my short 55mm lense by smashing it on the bus seat in front of me – so at this point I’m limited to just 200mm and 300 mm lenses – no more close-ups for the remainder of the cruise. Last night Deb and I entered Holland America’s version of the Dating Game, only for married couples. Both of us were asked some very suggestive questions about where, what ...

It's Day 19 – an overnight stop in Lima last night so we’re back out and on the tour circuit again today. Same bus, same guide only a couple of different stops. Yesterday was close to a 12-hour tour day. The traffic last night was horrendous, so we decided to get an early start today. On our agenda - the monuments at Pachacamac, some 40km southeast of the city which is a famous sanctuary of the Ancient Peru. From there we’ll head to The Gold Mus...

Lima Peru – First Day in Peru We arrived at the pier area in Callou, Peru on time at 10:00 a.m. on Day 18 of our cruise. It's a huge port, the largest in Peru but that’s understandable when you consider that both Lima and Callou City have a population of over ten (10) million people. It’s quite an improvement over Trujillo, but then what wouldn’t be? We have forty-four people on two buses today for our tour that’s supposed to be se...

Salaverry – Trujillo, Peru As the captain said as we got off the ship "welcome to the moon". The landscape here in Salaverry, Peru is barren and dusty with nothing but rocks and sand. Our tour guides arrived on schedule in two 24-seater buses and we headed to Trujillo City, which is in the northwest area of Peru. It's the 2nd biggest city in the country with populations of just over 2 million people. A sizeable difference from the approximate 10 million ...