Aft of ship, the outside portion of the Terrace Café.
Sun shining through clouds
A ship next to us. Where could it be going?
Laundry room
Washers and dryers - Free. Blue box on the wall on left is detergent, free.
Everyone gathered around pool to welcome King Neptune and his entourage
Cruise Director explaining things
King Neptune and his wife
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Mr. and Mrs. Neptune
Another view
A crew member assisting
The SIrens?
The function continues
I have no idea what happened here.
Calling the innocent participants to be initiated
Delivery
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A dolphin was delivered
Antics continue
And more antics
The innocent folks will be initiated
Yours truly on veranda
Birds that appear to be with us regularly.
The second time crossing the Equator. First time was on the cruise to Brazil. Atlantic Ocean. This time it's on the Pacific.
Day 12 - Manta, Ecuador
12/14/2023
Entering the harbor
A fishing town
Closer view of town
Fishermen?
Getting closer to dock
Pier is now visible
Lighthouse
Pier
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Another view of pier.
A fisherman?
Incredible number of boats
A green grasshopper on the ship. Good luck??
Marina getting closer to dock
Quite a distance to town
Another view of distance to town
Dock is really for cargo
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A fishing boat?
A close-up
Another view of the lighthouse
A monument - taken from bus
Tuna sculpture. Manta is know for exporting tuna.
The museum we visited on our first stop.
Inside the museum. Various typewriters, etc.
Manta sign
There were many sayings like this posted on a wall of the museum. I liked many but decided to photograph this one.
"A star fell from the sky It crashed on the ground That's how men crash When a woman says no."
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Taken from inside the bus while it was stopped at a traffic light. A better photo of tower below.
We passed an area where boats are made
A boat almost completed
Monument to Panamá hat makers
The bus driver drove around the sculpture a few times so we could take photos.
Another view. Sculpture is in a roundabout, a traffic circle.
We next went to a business that made figurines from "vegetable ivory", Tagua. A man in the location showed how things are crafted.
The fruit and pods. Pods get hard, allowing them to be engraved, etc.
Various figurines made from the vegetable ivory.
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Our next stop was in Chorrillo.
Machine that processes the fibers from a type of agave
The plant. Fibers to the left of the plant.
A butterfly on side of a house in Chorillo
The church next to the area making the fiber products
The area is on a hill
The bus we rode in
A close-up of logo on back of the bus.
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Our next stop was Montecristi. Women and a man making Panamá hats.
Another view
Nuestra Madre de Monserrate Parish
A former president of Ecuador. The Alfaro family is said to have introduced the Ecuadorian made hats to the workers in the Canal. Thus the name, Panamá hat.
A view of the area
One of the streets
Inside the church
A confessional
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Inside the church The Basilica Menor Católica Nuestra Madre de Monserrate. Built 1959 to 1962
The outside of the church. Reads, "Feliz Navidad" (Merry Christmas)
Another view
Next to church
A Nativity scene next to a school
A massive Panamá hat
The tower seen earlier from the bus
After we were dropped off on the pier, I walked back to the waterfront.
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One of the tuna sculptures.
It needs to be repaired
The massive tuna
Another view
The Marina from the malecon
Another view
Christmas decorations
Manta, a closer view
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Christmas decorations
The Marina from shore
A pelican
Jorge with the boats in harbor
A very small Pepsi bottle. Not seen in USA.
It was great until....
I noticed it had an artificial sweetener. Nasty after taste
Marina before I got back onboard. A guard walked with me since this area was prohibited.
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Back on the ship. Beach close to dock.
A better view
A ship unloading cargo. Tuna??
A closer view
The town
Another view
Bye to Manta
Another view of Manta as we sailed away
Like Panamá, Ecuador does not print paper money. It uses the US Dollar as currency. Here is front and back of one Sucre.
At one time, this is what the paper money in Ecuador looked like. Front above and below is the reverse side. I got it from a man I ran into while taking photos from the waterfront. He asked for $2.00.
Day 13 - Cruising the Pacific
12/15/2023
The Terrace Café
Sailboats on the port side of ship. They were a few!!
Fishing???
A closer view. They were moving too fast to get them all.
Another one
Is this Perú? Are we that close?
Deck 15
A closer view
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The Marina Lounge. (The Marina had a small casino.)
Another view of Marina Lounge
Perú's coast???
Same area
A ship passing the Marina
A closer view
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