Day 10

January 31, 2019 – Salaverry, Peru

We arrived at this port at about 2:30 am. I could feel a tug pushing us and I felt I was going to roll out of bed. We have arrived!

Today we had an early tour. Our destination was Trujillo and we were to see the downtown area and then on to a museum and archeological site.

Other than the guy selling hats, not too much excitement here. The next stop was a museum. The items in the museum were from a recent archeological find. A 1990 discovery of the Moche Culture. The site is in front of a mountain and was completely covered in sand. 5 to 15 meters in depth. The site is 2000 years old and the relics are in pristine condition. This area of Peru receives rain only every 20 years or so. The dryness and depth of the burial preserved these artifacts. The museum didn’t allow pictures. A quick google search will show some of the artifacts. The Moche Culture prayed to the god of the mountain which provided water and life. Human sacrifices were given.

We finished our tour and arrived back at the ship at 2 pm. A cold towel and glass of lemonade was waiting for us next to the “Welcome Home” sign as we boarded the ship.

We watched the ship pull out of the port at 4:30 pm and went to the Lido Market at 5:30.

We played a game of scrabble in the Library. Waxo is not a word? Who would have thought? Terri plays scrabble like she does golf. I stick to table tennis.

There was an encore performance of saxophonist Akos Laki and Isabel Commandeur. He is a great saxophonist but she is phenomenal. She did some broadway hits and also the classic Ave Maria. What a voice!