December15,2025 Cartagena, Colombia We opened the drapes, and happily …no large ship hard up against us… After breakfast I visited Beate and booked 24 nights …spring of 2027…couldn’t resist the new promotion. So yes, green bananas be damned. Okay, so this is the best lunch of the cruise… I methodically emptied each shell into a...
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Cartagena, Colombia December 14, 2025 We opened the drapes to a blistering sun and a huuuuuge Royal Caribbean ship right on top of us… Today is turnaround day …about 200 passengers leaving and slightly less arriving…the balcony cushions are in the cabin because the balconies are pressure washed every turnaround day. Breakfast then I headed...
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We were blessed with an amazing guide, Luis and a wonderful driver, Jose during our visit to the Andes. Jose always had a smile and kept the car well stocked with water, lemon candies and a variety of snacks. His expertise on the steep winding mountain roads had us in awe. Luis is a most...
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We met our lovely guide, , and headed out to the Plaza Mayor. We continued on to the Cathedral, the Government Palace, City Hall and the Archbishop’s Palace. We also toured the San Francisco Monastery and the amazing Larco Museum. It is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District...
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Visiting Peru and especially Machu Picchu, has been a long held dream. I feared that we’d waited too long, that we were too old and the altitude in the Andes would be insurmountable. We happily discovered that no, we’re not too old and if you take the time to acclimate, the altitude is not a...
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