Ocean Boy Posted January 28 #3076 Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, orville99 said: BTW, did the MP tour groups get off OK? Hopefully their excursion will go as planned. I was wondering the same thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3077 Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, orville99 said: Always the best way to experience a new city if you have the chance. During my business travels through Europe, I always tried to build a "free" day into my schedule so my local counterpart and I could tour the city before we were walled up in a conference room somewhere. BTW, did the MP tour groups get off OK? Hopefully their excursion will go as planned. Not sure...since our tour left this morning as well...but from what they were planning, and it should have indeed happened...they were still busing them to the airport, flight to Cusco, then check into hotel and plan from there. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3078 Share Posted January 28 Small boat tours to Ballestras Island. Must be a fleet of 20 of them or so. Open speed boat, extremely packed in like sardines, and the most uncomfortable full lifejacket (required to wear at all times) I have ever worn. But getting past that...the ride was surprising smooth, good design to the hull and saw a lot of wildlife. Boat captain very talented at the helm. Passing by our current home, some sights along the way, and then the islands themselves. I like the "arch within an arch". 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3079 Share Posted January 28 OK...does this look like a face to you? Did to me. 😉 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3080 Share Posted January 28 Humbolt Penguins...though guide told us not near as many as usual this year. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted January 28 #3081 Share Posted January 28 Just now, island lady said: OK...does this look like a face to you? Did to me. 😉 Yes. Forehead with eyebrows, pointed nose, lips and chin. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3082 Share Posted January 28 All Sea Lions here, no seals. Hey you got any room up there for me??!! 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3083 Share Posted January 28 1 minute ago, doghog said: Yes. Forehead with eyebrows, pointed nose, lips and chin. And I think a hat! 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3084 Share Posted January 28 (edited) Ahoy ladies!! Very talented getting up on this thing bouncing around. 😉 Especially the one in the "cage". 😄 Edited January 28 by island lady 2 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted January 28 #3085 Share Posted January 28 21 minutes ago, doghog said: Yes. Forehead with eyebrows, pointed nose, lips and chin. Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted January 28 #3086 Share Posted January 28 On 1/27/2024 at 2:32 PM, CSHS1979 said: Caught this as we left the comic Shot with John's S23 ultra WOW! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted January 28 #3087 Share Posted January 28 32 minutes ago, island lady said: OK...does this look like a face to you? Did to me. 😉 Bob Hope? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted January 28 #3088 Share Posted January 28 36 minutes ago, island lady said: Small boat tours to Ballestras Island. Must be a fleet of 20 of them or so. Open speed boat, extremely packed in like sardines, and the most uncomfortable full lifejacket (required to wear at all times) I have ever worn. But getting past that...the ride was surprising smooth, good design to the hull and saw a lot of wildlife. Boat captain very talented at the helm. Passing by our current home, some sights along the way, and then the islands themselves. I like the "arch within an arch". Beautiful pictures, Patricia! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3yorkies Posted January 28 #3089 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, island lady said: Not sure...since our tour left this morning as well...but from what they were planning, and it should have indeed happened...they were still busing them to the airport, flight to Cusco, then check into hotel and plan from there. I have friends who are doing the MP trip and posting on facebook. They are having a great time and posting wonderful photos. Kevin and Katherine are the couple. They get off in LA, just in time to fly home to Vegas to go the the Super Bowl the next day, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted January 28 #3090 Share Posted January 28 Everyone left for MP this morning as planned! I think there were 15 busses and it looked like everyone loaded up between 7:30 and 9:30. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etta1213 Posted January 28 #3091 Share Posted January 28 Can any body tell me what the price range was for this full world cruise? Am assuming they sold all the cabin categories, just like regular cruises? Am really hoping Royal considers this a wonderful success and continues to offer it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted January 28 #3092 Share Posted January 28 There were only three Ship’s Tours listed for Pisco, and we didn’t want to take any of them enough to pay the price. We were very lucky as we walked off the ship around 8:45am and jumped on a Private Tour. The first part was a boat ride that took us to the Ballestas Islands for 2 hours and then took us on a tour of Paracas National Reserve. Both were amazing! Pat posted most of the same photos of the Islands, but I will post some of the Reserve, which is a huge desert, 70 km by 30 km with beautiful beaches! We ended our day with a Pisco Sour at a stand on the dock! 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted January 28 #3093 Share Posted January 28 7 hours ago, island lady said: Thanks! Will look that up. Touring on our own with friends first day, but will research (if there is anything left) tours for 2nd day. 🙂 Hope you guys join! We’re really looking forward to it! Would have cancelled the Ship’s Tour we have booked for Day 1, but it was too late! At least it’s short and allows time for us on our own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted January 28 #3094 Share Posted January 28 A few more photos from the Paracas National Reserve! It’s unique as it’s a desert adjacent to the beach. The roads are constructed of salt. The ground is a red clay pan with gypsum running through it, covered by sand, shell midden fragments, and small mineral pieces. There are shell fossils along a pathway and some mummified bodies in an off limits area. The beaches are gorgeous! We saw several different sandy beaches, all beautiful! 19 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted January 28 #3095 Share Posted January 28 A picture of the salt road - you can see the salt deposits on the rock from the desert, and a picture of the gypsum veins running along the surface! The entire Reserve is protected. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted January 28 #3096 Share Posted January 28 Beautiful ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3097 Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, Luckynana said: Beautiful pictures, Patricia! Awww....thanks! 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3098 Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, pstone1 said: Hope you guys join! We’re really looking forward to it! Would have cancelled the Ship’s Tour we have booked for Day 1, but it was too late! At least it’s short and allows time for us on our own! I have Haku booked for the second day now in Lima. I did not see your tour listed. We are being picked up at 8 am at the port entrance. Market tour and cooking class. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 28 Author #3099 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, pstone1 said: A few more photos from the Paracas National Reserve! It’s unique as it’s a desert adjacent to the beach. The roads are constructed of salt. The ground is a red clay pan with gypsum running through it, covered by sand, shell midden fragments, and small mineral pieces. There are shell fossils along a pathway and some mummified bodies in an off limits area. The beaches are gorgeous! We saw several different sandy beaches, all beautiful! Wow...beautiful pictures!! Thanks for sharing!! 🥰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted January 28 #3100 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, pstone1 said: Love your photos! Thank you for sharing. I do have to ask - what is this a photo of? At first glance I thought it was a dead bird (looks like a beak and ey at the top of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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