This was the most desolate cruise port I have ever seen! A few vendors were set up at the pier, and motor coaches were waiting to shuttle passengers for excursions. That was it!
So the choices were to: 1. Book an excursion, 2. Take the shuttle to Paracas, or 3. shop for 10 minutes and get back on the ship. We paid to take the motor coach shuttle into Paracas, and so glad we did, as Paracas is the gateway to the Ballestas Islands. Continue reading “San Martin, Peru”
Puerto Madryn is the gateway to the Punta Tombo National Reserve. Magellan Penguins! Who doesn’t love these frolicky creatures. O.K. I made up “frolicky” but the word seems right. 
7. Unpack once – yet awaken in a new location every day.