After we sailed from Lima we dropped down the coast of Peru to the port of San Martin. What a change of scenery. This area is pretty unsettled and definitely not a tourist destination resort town. We appear to be in the middle of a desert with virtually no vegetation. From the ship we can see the little town of Paracas that we will take a shuttle bus into. There were several excursions to the Ballestas Islands which are called the poor mans Galápagos but we did not take any and just elected to spend our time walking along the coast shops and restaurants. Had a local beer and back to the ship. The tsunami sign gives you an idea of the sea level nature of this town. Overall an enjoyable day and our last on solid ground for the next four days.
The views from the shuttle bus on our way into Paracas.
The harbor had many colorful fishing boats
The piers that the tourist boats to Ballestas Islands leave from
Another view of the beach
I can read this Spanish!!!
Steve got to practice his Espanol
Una Mesa para dos por favor
Dos Cervezas
And finally more views of the desolate landscape as we sailed away.
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