January 11, 2025
LIMA, PERU to CUSCO, PERU
On the morning of 1/3/25, I left the Ship with 10 other residents and flew from the airport in Lima to Cusco, on an excursion that we cobbled together ourselves. We arrived in CUSCO by noon and started taking our altitude medications. Cusco is in the Peruvian Andes at an elevation of 11,152' , which is a big jump from the sea level where we have been residing. A dull headache was the symptom most of us had. We grabbed a quick lunch and went on a 3 hour walking tour of the City. Above is central town square Plaza de Armas.
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The tour ended with complimentary Pisco sours, we had dinner at a local Mexican hot spot and ice cream on the way back to our hotel.
Somewhere in the South China Sea, i n a galaxy far, far away ... was the Odyssey and a bunch of fun loving travelers....who had an idea for a fun cocktail party!
Yesterday we joined in with many of our fellow residents to take in some of the many water spots around Coron . We signed up through Get Your Guide, others used Trip Advisor and they both contracted with Psalms Travel Services in Coron. As I've explained before, figuring out our excursions in each port, is a big time suck for me. We prefer to find local venders without having to go through the big agencies (because you usually can get better service, pricing and customization) but sometimes it is just easier to stick with the big guys, when the excursion is super popular. Psalms turned out to be an excellent operator and I laughed when I saw they had used the below images on their Facebook page today. Didn't realize my pink dry bag stood out so much!
We are currently docked at the port of CORON , in the Palawan archipelago islands, of the Philippines . While the port itself is nothing special, and the surrounding town is hardly thriving, the people here are amazingly friendly, joyful and so happy to be around! You can see from below, they have a ton of hotels and restaurants but mostly it's their water actives that attract a fair number of tourist. Known for their crystal clear water, dramatic limestone cliffs and powdery white sand beaches. June is the start of the rainy season, but so far the weather has been good.