Behind the Scenes with monetrejane: Exclusive Tour Photos

Visited a couple of small towns in Mexico.

Also visited Acapulco and saw the cliff divers.

Meanwhile Monet tested positive for Covid on Jan 18th and was isolated for five days. Rejane was moved to a separate cabin. After five days he  tested negative.

JAN 17TH, 2023

VISITED THE SMALL TOWN OF ENSENADA. WENT TO A BAR WHERE MARGERITA WAS INVENTED IN 1948. ALSO SAW A BLOWHOLE, WHERE WATER CAN SHOOT UP, SOMETIMES TO A HEIGHT OF 100 FEET.

JAN 24TH, 2023

DOCKED IN PUERTO CHIAPAS AND VISITED THE SMALL TOWN OF TAPACHULE .

THIS VIDEO OF THE JOLLY DOCTOR WAS ENTERTAINING.

SADLY, THE VIDEO ALSO SHOWS THE MANY REFUGEES IN THE TOWN SQUARE.

JAN 25TH, 2023

DOCKED IN PUERTO QUETZAL AND TOOK A 90 MINUTE RIDE TO VISIT ANTIGUA.  ANTIGUA WAS THE CAPITAL OF GUATIMALA, BUT AFTER A DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN 1773, THE CAPITAL WAS MOVED TO GUATIMALA CITY.  ALSO VISITED THE REMAINS OF THE SANTO DOMINGO MONASTERY, NOW A HOTEL.

JAN 26TH, 2023

DOCKED IN ACAJULTA IN EL SALVADOR. VISITED THE CITY OF SAN SALVADOR . NOT A VERY DEVELOPED CITY. MOSTLY OURDOOR MARKETS. TOP LEFT PICTURE SHOWS AN OUTDOOR TRVELING CLINIC.

COMING BACK, WE HIT TREMENDOUS TRAFFIC AND ALMOST MISSED THE SHIP.

JAN 29TH, 2023

DOCKED IN MANTA IN ECUADOR. DROVE TO NEARBY MONTECRISTI WHERE THE FAMOUS PANAMA HAT IS WEAVED. THIS TRADITION DATES BACK TO THE 16TH CENTURY. A HAT CAN TAKE BETWEEN ONE MONTH AND SIX MONTHS TO WEAVE, DEPENDING ON THE WIDTH OF THE STRANDS.

JAN 30TH, 2023

DUE TO UNREST IN PERU, THE SHIP DIVERTED TO GUAYAQUIL IN ECUADOR. GUAYAQUIL IS A PORT CITY AND THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN EQUADOR. WE WERE DISCOURAGED  TO GO ON OUR OWN, DUE TO HIGH CRIME, BUT WE DID . WE TOOK AN UBER AND VISITED THE CITY WHICH WAS HALF AN HOUR AWAY. UBER COST $6 EACH WAY.

FEB 4TH, 2023

VISITED THE PORT CITY OF ARICA.  WENT TO THE TOP OF THE EL M0RRO, A ROCK BLUFF THAT TOWERS OVER THE CITY WITH A SATUE OF CHRIST ON TOP. ALSO TOOK A RIDE TO WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE CAVES, AMAZING ROCK FORMATIONS NEAR THE OCEAN. THAT DAY THEY HAD A VERY COLORFUL CARNAVAL WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM CHILE AS WELL AS FROM BOLIVIA AND ECUADOR.

FEB 5TH, 2023

VISITED THE PORT CITY OF IQUIQUE.  

TRAVELLED ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO THE GHOST TOWN OF HUMBERSTONE, ONCE A THRIVING SODIUM NITRATE MINING TOWN FOR 100 YEARS, TILL IT WAS ABANDONED IN 1960. IN DECEMBER  1903 THERE WAS A REVOLT OF THE WORKERS FOR BETTER CONDITIONS. THIS RESULTED IN THE GOVERNMENT SENDING AN ARMY THAT LED TO A MASSACRE OF OVER 2000 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

FEB 7TH, 2023

VISITED THE PORT CITY OF COQUIMBO. DROVE THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL ELQUI VALLEY AND VISITED THE CHARMING TOWN OF VICUNA. VISITED A VINEYARD AND ENJOYED THE LANDSCAPE WITH A HUGE THE RESEVOIRE OF WATER. DROVE BACK TO THE TOWN OF LA SERENA THAT BOASTED AABEAUTIFUL BEACH WITH A LONG CORNICHE.

FEB 8TH, 2023

DOCKED AT THE PORT CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. TOOK A  2 HOUR TRIP TO SANTIAGO, THE CAPITAL OF CHILE.

THIS VIBRANT CITY HAS A LOT TO OFFER. HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, LONG PEDESTRIAN STREETS, AND THE AMAZING SANTIAGO METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL. CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEOCLASSICAL CATHEDRAL WAS STARTED IN 1753 AND ENDED IN 1799.

FEB 10TH, 2023

DOCKED AT THE PORT CITY OF PUERTO MONTT. DROVE TO THE CHARMING TOWN OF PUERTO VARAS OVERLOOKING LAKE LIANQUIHUE WITH THE HORIZON DOMINATED BY THE SNOW CAPPED OSOMO VOLCANO. ALSO VISITED PICTURESQUE FRUTILLAR RENOWNED FOR ITS GERMSN STYLE BUILDING'S 

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