Day 10 Callao and Lima, Peru

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After two very busy days at sea, there’s always something to do, we docked in the sea port of Callao (pronounced Caiyou). We walked out onto our balcony and were met by the stench of ammonia from the hundreds of Seagulls’ droppings, nice! (No I didn’t take a photo). We took a four hour tour into Lima which is almost an hour’s drive from Callao, not because it’s far away particularly but because of the traffic. There are no trains or underground metro in this city, although they are building an underground bus service. The city is old; it was founded by the Conquistadors (Spanish) in 1635. We visited a couple of Squares or Plaza’s with the usual cathedrals and palaces then went to Miraflores which is a seaside resort. The coach dropped us for almost an hour in a market place which sold a lot of c**p basically!

The Peruvian people are very friendly; everyone waves at the tourists on the bus. They are a very mixed race with a blend of Indian, Chinese and European so they all look different. We returned to the ship for a spot of lunch and a game or three of table tennis. We’re here until tomorrow lunchtime so might go on the shuttle tomorrow morning to try and find Paddington Bear’s birthplace. They have Tsunamis and earthquakes here, so the sooner the better really!