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Fabrice Schmitt and Steve Howell
![Our cruise ship home for 2 weeks often stands out amidst the local vessels along our route.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F01+Coquimbo+area+Chile+22+of+31.jpg?)
Our cruise ship home for 2 weeks often stands out amidst the local vessels along our route.
Photo: Steve Howell
We will land in 5 different countries, keeping the same room. If you choose a cabin with a balcony you can even bird there.
Photo: Fabrice Schmitt
There are several restaurants on board that will please all palettes.
Photo: Fabrice Schmitt
![At some landings we’ll be alongside a dock and just walk off the ship; at others, tenders such as this will ferry us ashore.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F02+San+Juan+del+Sur+Nicaragua+1+of+2.jpg?)
At some landings we’ll be alongside a dock and just walk off the ship; at others, tenders such as this will ferry us ashore.
Photo: Steve Howell
![Watching from the ship is comfortable and nicely shaded in these mostly tropical latitudes.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F03+Eastern+Pacific+Cruise+27+of+31.jpg?)
Watching from the ship is comfortable and nicely shaded in these mostly tropical latitudes.
Photo: Steve Howell
![Birds along our route range from tapaculos, here a Moustached Turca....](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F04+El+Yeso+Chile+8+of+107.jpg?)
Birds along our route range from tapaculos, here a Moustached Turca….
Photo: Steve Howell
![...to Pterodroma petrels, here a Juan Fernandez Petrel (almost all of the seabird pictures presented in the slideshow have been taken from the ship).](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F05+24oS+73oW+Chile+10+of+214.jpg?)
…to Pterodroma petrels, here a Juan Fernandez Petrel (almost all of the seabird pictures presented in the slideshow have been taken from the ship).
Photo: Steve Howell
![Other sea life may include whales, such as this Bryde’s (pronounced Bruder’s) Whale....](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F06+24oS+73oW+Chile+18+of+214.jpg?)
Other sea life may include whales, such as this Bryde’s (pronounced Bruder’s) Whale….
Photo: Steve Howell
![...as well as flyingfish, here a Pied-tailed Necromancer.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F07+2oS+81oW+Ecuador+10+of+146.jpg?)
…as well as flyingfish, here a Pied-tailed Necromancer.
Photo: Steve Howell
![We start in the rich Humboldt Current, home to many storm-petrels, including White-bellied...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F08+24oS+73oW+Chile+159+of+214.jpg?)
We start in the rich Humboldt Current, home to many storm-petrels, including White-bellied…
Photo: Steve Howell
![... White-faced...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F09+18oS+75oW+Peru+172+of+219.jpg?)
… White-faced…
Photo: Steve Howell
![... plus the locally breeding Markham’s...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F10+24oS+73oW+Chile+185+of+214.jpg?)
… plus the locally breeding Markham’s…
Photo: Steve Howell
![... and handsome Hornby’s (or Ringed), whose breeding grounds are only now being discovered!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F11+18oS+75oW+Peru+111+of+219.jpg?)
… and handsome Hornby’s (or Ringed), whose breeding grounds are only now being discovered!
Photo: Steve Howell
![De Filippi’s (or Masatierra) Petrel can be common during the first few days.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F12+24oS+73oW+Chile+118+of+214.jpg?)
De Filippi’s (or Masatierra) Petrel can be common during the first few days.
Photo: Steve Howell
![Not a skua, but a dark-morph Kermadec Petrel pursuing a Juan Fernandez Petrel](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F13+24oS+73oW+Chile+82+of+214.jpg?)
Not a skua, but a dark-morph Kermadec Petrel pursuing a Juan Fernandez Petrel
Photo: Steve Howell
![At our landing in southern Peru we plan an excursion in a smaller craft...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F14+Eastern+Pacific+Cruise+10+of+31.jpg?)
At our landing in southern Peru we plan an excursion in a smaller craft…
Photo: Steve Howell
![...to enjoy close-up Inca Terns...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F15+Paracas+area+Peru+1+of+39.jpg?)
…to enjoy close-up Inca Terns…
Photo: Steve Howell
![... and with luck some Humboldt Penguins.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F16+Paracas+area+Peru+8+of+39-2.jpg?)
… and with luck some Humboldt Penguins.
Photo: Steve Howell
Another stop in Peru may produce the cryptic Peruvian Thick-knee…
Photo: Fabrice Schmitt
… or the colorful Many-colored Rush-Tyrant.
Photo: Fabrice Schmitt
![Farther north we should see Galapagos (or Waved) Albatross,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F19+9oS+80oW+Peru+13+of+48.jpg?)
Farther north we should see Galapagos (or Waved) Albatross,
Photo: Steve Howell
![the beautiful Swallow-tailed Gull,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F19a+Espaola+Galapagos+50+of+126.jpg?)
the beautiful Swallow-tailed Gull,
Photo: Steve Howell
![...and the striking Galapagos Petrel.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F20+18oS+75oW+Peru+161+of+219.jpg?)
…and the striking Galapagos Petrel.
Photo: Steve Howell
![Tropical latitudes bring with them boobies, here a curious Nazca Booby,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F21+2oS+81oW+Ecuador+133+of+146.jpg?)
Tropical latitudes bring with them boobies, here a curious Nazca Booby,
Photo: Steve Howell
![Along with groups of frigatebirds that sail effortlessly overhead.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F22+2oS+81oW+Ecuador+88+of+146.jpg?)
Along with groups of frigatebirds that sail effortlessly overhead.
Photo: Steve Howell
![Sea Turtles can be numerous, here a Pacific Ridley...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F23+16oN+98oW+Mexico+83+of+121.jpg?)
Sea Turtles can be numerous, here a Pacific Ridley…
Photo: Steve Howell
![...who sometimes provide a perch for boobies such as this male Brewster’s Brown Booby.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F24+16oN+98oW+Mexico+79+of+121.jpg?)
…who sometimes provide a perch for boobies such as this male Brewster’s Brown Booby.
Photo: Steve Howell
![Many hundreds of dolphins can occur on some days, including Short-beaked Common Dolphins...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F25+8oS+81oW+Peru+37+of+39.jpg?)
Many hundreds of dolphins can occur on some days, including Short-beaked Common Dolphins…
Photo: Steve Howell
![... and Pantropical Spotted Dolphins.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F26+16oN+98oW+Mexico+93+of+121.jpg?)
… and Pantropical Spotted Dolphins.
Photo: Steve Howell
![While cff the coast of Central America, leaping devil rays may distract us at times...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F27+16oN+98oW+Mexico+43+of+121.jpg?)
While cff the coast of Central America, leaping devil rays may distract us at times…
Photo: Steve Howell
![... but we should still find flocks of Wedge-tailed and perhaps Galapagos Shearwaters.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F28+13oN+91oW+Central+America+7+of+24.jpg?)
… but we should still find flocks of Wedge-tailed and perhaps Galapagos Shearwaters.
Photo: Steve Howell
![Our landing in Costa Rica offers a chance for Scarlet Macaws...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F29+Carara+NP+Costa+Rica+84+of+92.jpg?)
Our landing in Costa Rica offers a chance for Scarlet Macaws…
Photo: Steve Howell
![...and the snappy Orange-collared Manakin.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F30+Carara+NP+Costa+Rica+66+of+92.jpg?)
…and the snappy Orange-collared Manakin.
Photo: Steve Howell
![Our birding group often attracts some attention from the crew. In 2016 the captain even came by and graciously posed for a photo with the group.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F33+Eastern+Pacific+Cruise+3+of+3.jpg?)
Our birding group often attracts some attention from the crew. In 2016 the captain even came by and graciously posed for a photo with the group.
Photo: Steve Howell
![Off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula we may see Laysan and Black-footed Albatrosses, a sure sign that we’re back in the Northern Hemisphere and approaching (Alta) California...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F34+Bodega+Bay+pelagic+CA+128+of+259.jpg?)
Off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula we may see Laysan and Black-footed Albatrosses, a sure sign that we’re back in the Northern Hemisphere and approaching (Alta) California…
Photo: Steve Howell
![... where the sun will set on our epic journey across 60 degrees of latitude; a third of the planet’s surface.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F335%2F35+4oN+83oW+Ecuador+to+Panama+156+of+157.jpg?)
… where the sun will set on our epic journey across 60 degrees of latitude; a third of the planet’s surface.
Photo: Steve Howell