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I woke early enough to capture a sunrise heading into our last port today, Aruba. All was quiet on the streets except for the noise from our approaching ship. We enjoyed coffee on our balcony. It’s a big balcony but it could use some maintenance. We decided to walk around the town and not doContinue reading “Good Morning Aruba”

The Panama Canal was originally started in the late 19th century by the French. When they gave up, the United States began construction in 1904. The Bridge of the Americas was completed in 1962 and spans over a mile. We traveled through the Miraflores Locks and Miraflores Lake. Next we went into the Pedro MiguelContinue reading “A Trip Through The Panama Canal”

We arrived in Panama this morning which brought about some bitter sweet memories. I could see the bridge in the distance near where we stayed almost nine years ago. It was when I started the Four Amigos blog and when we traveled with my sister, Linda, and Stan. We were the four amigos. My sisterContinue reading “Panama”

Today our port of call is Manta, Ecuador. I wasn’t sure if we would stop here due to civil unrest but it appears that Holland America thinks it’s ok. The Brits received emails that they should not go off the ship. The US has Ecuador as a threat level 2. However, Manta seems a distanceContinue reading “Visiting Ecuador”

I’ve been under the weather the past few days – everyone on the ship has been hacking away. I went to a pharmacy in Paracas and ran into a fellow traveler who was getting antibiotics. You can buy them over the counter in South America. I brought some which I started taking. It’s probably justContinue reading “The Ships Wildlife Tour”

We are now in Peru. Some passengers have left the ship to do a two-nighter to Machu Picchu. It was very expensive, over $3000. It’s on our bucket list so we will return to Peru to do this trip at another time. From our balcony, we see a lot of dirt or sand – mountainsContinue reading “General San Martin Port to Paracas”

Another early morning rise. I am not sure why this is so difficult except that we have been luxuriating in the slow-to-start mornings. But sometimes we have to suffer through this if we want to see a port. Our view this morning was much nicer than yesterday in San Antonio. We met our tour guideContinue reading “Coquimbo/Las Serenas Today”

We signed up for a tour going to Santiago with a guy named Steve, who I chatted with on Cruise Critic. I usually like CC tours because there are fewer people, so it’s more personal, and they are usually half the price. We woke early to meet our group at the terminal building. 12 peopleContinue reading “Our Trip to Santiago, Chili”

It’s our last tender port so we decided to sleep in and miss the crowds. We arrived in Puerto Montt, Chili at 8 am. The port was not very exciting to look at from our balcony because cloud covered the volcanoes in the distance. We were going to eat breakfast at the buffet but itContinue reading “A Day in Puerto Montt, Chile”

Today we woke early to watch as our ship sailed to the largest glacier in South America. It’s named Glacier Pio XI after a Pope. It is also known as Bruggen Glacier. The morning started out dark, cold and rainy. Bruce and I nestled in our cabin drinking tea and coffee as the skies beganContinue reading “Cruising The Chilean Fjords”