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Honeymoon over, back to Iquitos, back to work.

Yes, we are back home in Iquitos. I feel good for the first time in 5 days. Maybe the only place that is safe for me to eat is the Dawn on the Amazon Café. The food here tastes so good to me. I already feel healthier. I’m absolutely sure triple rinsing the fruits and vegetables, particularly lettuce, in purified water protects against the Inca’s revenge. Part of what poisoned me on the road was a Caesar’s Salad.

We have plenty of problems that developed during our 10 day honeymoon. Time to start fixing them. Got to run. More later.

Honeymoon over, back to Iquitos, back to work.

Bill Grimes, Dawn on the Amazon

To read more about Bill and Marmelita’s Peru vacation honeymoon click the links below;

Iquitos To Paracas, The Beginning Of Bill and Marmelita’s Honeymoon;

Bill And Marmelita, Paracas Peru Honeymoon;

Marmelita’s Big Paracas Adventure;

Paracas Fishing;

Our Honeymoon Moves North From Paracas To San Bartolo;

Escape To Punta Hermosa;

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Escape To Punta Hermosa

The view from our Casa Barco balcony in Punta Hermosa

I was sick as a dog with food poisoning at San Bartolo. Marmelita engineered our escape to Punta Hermosa by a combination of motocarro, and taxi. I was thankful to check into our nicer hotel, the Casa Barco, but I was still sick. I slept nearly all day and all night, and was not happy. I tried to eat a little chicken soup and a simple cheese sandwich, but it didn’t help, and ultimately, I was still trapped at a beach town south of Lima with the Inca’s revenge.

Not feeling well, sitting on our balcony at the Casa Barco, in Punta Hermosa Peru

Escape to Punta Hermosa

Bill Grimes is the president of Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises, but he is sick in Punta Hermosa on his honeymoon.

To read more about Bill and Marmelita’s Peru vacation honeymoon click the links below;

Iquitos To Paracas, The Beginning Of Bill And Marmelita’s Honeymoon;

Bill And Marmelita, Paracas Peru Honeymoon;

Marmelita’s Big Paracas Adventure;

Paracas Fishing;

Paracas National Reserve, The Ballestas Islands;

Our Honeymoon Moves North From Paracas To San Bartolo;

Honeymoon Over, Back To Iquitos, Back To Work;

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Our honeymoon moves north from Paracas to the beach town of San Bartolo

The view from our hotel bacony to San Bartolo

We stayed an extra day at Paracas because we liked it so much, but the time came to move up the coast to San Bartolo and the Sol y Mar Beach Hostel. The Sol y Mar is located right on the beach and the Pacific Ocean waves were practically rolling into the hotel lobby with the cold wind, and salt water spray covered every thing.

View from our balcony at the Sol y Mar, San Bartolo, Peru

This location could have been a good thing but because it is the off season no restaurants were open near the hotel. We called an order into a place the owner of the hotel recommended, and an hour later a young man delivered our cold meal on a bicycle. I was struck down by the Inca Atahuallpa’s Revenge, poisoned by the food, and was held hostage near the toilet. This new state of affairs was not good for a proper honeymoon. I was missing the great fresh food at La Hacienda where we stayed at Paracas, and I was missing the great fresh food back at the Dawn on the Amazon Cafe in Iquitos, but I was trapped in San Bartolo, sick as a dog.

Our honeymoon moves north from Paracas to the beach town of San Bartolo.

Bill Grimes is president of Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises.

To read more about Bill and Marmelita’s Peru vacation honeymoon click the links below;

Iquitos To Paracas, The Beginning Of Bill And Marmelita’s Peru Honeymoon;

Bill And Marmelita’s Paracas Peru Honeymoon;

Marmelita’s Big Paracas Adventure;

Paracas Fishing;

Paracas National Reserve, The Ballestas Islands;

Escape To Punta Hermosa;

Honeymoon Over, Back To Iquitos, Back To Work;

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Paracas fishing

Paracas fishing

This days catch was mostly shell fish and crabs. We ate fresh scallops twice a day for 4 days. The scallops were a delicious treat.

Paracas fishing

Paracas fishing

Paracas fishing

Paracas fishing

Paracas fishing

Paracas fishing

Paracas fishing

Bill and Marmelita own and operate Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises, and one of their specialties is Peacock Bass Fishing from Iqutios Peru.

To read more about Bill and Marmelita’s Peru vacation honeymoon click the links below;

Iquitos To Paracas, The Beginning Of Bill And Marmelita’s Peru Honeymoon;

Bill and Marmelita, Paracas Peru Honeymoon;

Marmelita’s Big Paracas Adventure;

Paracas National Reserve, The Ballestas Islands;

Our Honeymoon Moves North From Paracas To San Bartolo;

Escape To Punta Hermosa;

Honeymoon Over, Back To Iquitos, Back To Work;

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Marmelita’s big Paracas adventure with the sand dune buggy

Marmelita is full of surprises. The last thing I would expect from her would be riding in a dune buggy and zooming down a huge sand dune on a fast board, but that’s what she did. It was a big adventure. Something she didn’t even know existed a day before we did it.

Marmelita’s big Paracas adventure with the sand dune buggy

Bill and Marmelita Grimes run Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises, and would love to welcome you to Iquitos Peru.

To read more about Bill and Marmelita’s Peru vacation honeymoon click the links below;

Iquitos To Paracas, The Beginning Of Bill And Marmelita’s Peru Honeymoon;

Bill And Marmelita, Paracas Peru Honeymoon;

Paracas Fishing;

Paracas National Reserve, The Ballestas Islands;

Our Honeymoon Moves North From Paracas To San Bartolo;

Escape To Punta Hermosa;

Honeymoon Over, Back To Iquitos, Back To Work;

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