Coquimbo and La Serena, Chile

The beautiful Crown Princess gently docked at Puerto de Coquimbo (Port of Coquimbo) around 7:00 a.m., the gangways were lowered and all passengers were free to go ashore. On this day, there were no tours on our itinerary. Instead, Rick and I were going to walk around Coquimbo and perhaps catch a city bus to La Serena, a quaint town known for pedestrian friendly roads and shopping. We made sure we had Chilean Pesos with us to pay for any transportation and incidentals. The weather began sunny with blue skies and temperatures around 68F (20C) with a slight breeze.