We docked at the Port of Manta, Ecuador this morning about 6:30. This is an industrial port and they are running a shuttle into the city every 30 minutes with stops at a mall, a handicraft market, and a Marriott. There were ship tours to Quito and some of the surrounding areas. This is also where the people on the multi-day tour to Machu Picchu disembarked. They will rejoin the ship on our second day in Callao (for Lima). We are staying aboard today except for a short walk on the pier so that I can officially add the pin to my world map.

We are watching the ship next to us unload grain and the one next to it unload tuna - it sounds boring, but it’s really fascinating. I’ll hit the therapy pool on the spa deck a little later. In other words… it’s a really laid back day!