Day Three in Callao

Bob is much better today so we are planning on heading into town.  Breakfast up in La Veranda and then back to the cabin until Ronalyn needs to clean so we go to the coffee conection and meet up with Micky for the cabin next door.  She and Dick are from Chicago and on the entire trip with us.  They have done several long cruises with Regent.  Not sure is they are married in the typical sense but they travel together with different last names.

We take the shuttle that Regent arranged to go into Miraflores.  The trip takes about 45 minutes and the ride is exciting to say the least.  The drivers in Peru play chicken with their cars.  Who can blink first.  It does not matter if you are a small car or a big bus.  We are surprised no one got killed on the way in or the way out.

Downtown Miraflores

We crossed the street (light gives you 14 seconds to cross this 4 lane street) and entered a place similar to the Jacksonville Landing only much, much better.  They have up scale shops and over 18 different restaurants.  They even have a Hello Kitty shop.  But we did not go in but Bob took a picture for Gretchen.

Downtown Miraflores

55 Chevy

We returned to the Marriott to do a little shopping and this 1955 Chevy pulled up.  Brings back all kinds of memories.  We waited to the shuttle and sat in the front seat which was a mistake as we were able to see up close and personal how close some of the encounters were.  But the ride is partly on the shore front and the landscape is dramatic to say the least.

View of Landscape

View form Landing

WE had lunch at La Veranda and then a nap for Bob and hand work for me.  Later we went up to the pool for our exercises and I met a lady from Hanover, New Hampshire.  She said it was -13 when she left the other day.  But no snow since the October storm.  We cleaned up and head to the open deck for the Pisco Sail Away Party.  Dinner in Compass Rose and then after dinner drinks in the Observation Lounge.  Read and bed.  Tomorrow we dock in Pisco.  More later.