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A16 LOCAL
Wednesday 27 september 2017
Real Island Life: Notes From A Day On Aruba!

PALM BEACH - First of all, I a few more days at home
like to welcome you to my when you start realizing how
island in the sun. Aruba’s beautiful our island really is.
weather is always so pre- So I took some time to “smell
dictable (hot and windy) the ocean breeze”......
and that might be the main I truly think that all locals
reason you decided to should do so, once in a
come visit us. Of course be- while, to appreciate where
sides the sun there is much we live and what we have. ing. Of course you can get
more like: beaches, res- Enjoy breakfast outside in in an air-conditioned car,
taurants, shopping, gam- your patio or yard. Breathe but also nice for the ex-
bling, activities and more. in and out.... Let it sink in perience are the open-air
a little. No rush and no jeeps. In that case all you
Talking about all those hurry. Take time to enjoy need is to protect yourself
fun things to do here, if your fresh squeezed lemon with sun block because our
you live on the island full juice from your backyard sun is really strong-I recom-
time, and work every day, trees with a fish omelet (left mend Aruba Aloe brand!
you might forget that we over’s from last night’s in- Packed with a towel and
truly live in a paradise. credible catch of the day). the ice cooler I started driv-
Of course on your off day Grab an ice cooler, fill it up ing along the coast line.
you might go swimming or with anything you like to Never realized how many
drive around but it is after drink cold, and start driv- different shades of blue

really exist in the ocean. I 24-7 “golden oldies”. Music
counted at least 9 differ- you grew up with...... After
ent types of blues-just like a few hours of “vegging”
you see in famous mov- on the beach staring at
ies like the “blue lagoon”. the turquoise ocean and
Located in the Riu Antilles Resort (Formerly the Westin Resort) First stop was the famous listening to the birds that
FREE TRANSPORTATION TO THE CASINO FROM ALL Charlie’s Bar in San Nico- fly by and walk around it
HIGH RISE AND LOW RISE HOTELS AND TIMESHARES. laas Main Street. is time to get some food.
Zeerovers in Savaneta is
Generation after genera-
CALL 525-7777 FOR MORE INFORMATION tion of Charlie’s have been the place to go. Simple,
LIVE POKER running this cozy place, clean and oh so good! The
where you can spend freshest fish on the island,
hours looking around and brought in directly by our
GAMES START 8 PM TO THE WEE HOURS identifying all the things local fisherman.
visiting tourists have left You order by the piece
behind to personalize the and or pound and as little
1-2.....2-5......5-5 1-3.....2-5......5-5 bar, like baseball caps, or as much as you want.
license The price for fish and chips
business
cards,
$100 HIGH HAND BONUSES EVERY HOUR plates and of course is so good that you for sure
OVER $20,000 PER WEEK GIVEN OUT IN HIGH HAND BONUSES weird kind of souvenirs. would ask: “is that all”?
Go check it out yourself..... No fancy dinner ware, just
CRAPS Up to Baby Beach and plain easy simple plastic

ONLY CASINO IN ARUBA TO OFFER 3, 4 & 5 TIME ODDS Rogers beach. These are but I promise you that you
the places locals go. This will be licking your fingers
is where we teach our kids while enjoying a few drinks
to swim. Calm and shallow and the best sunset on
SPORTSBOOK waters, lots of space to lie the island, island style........
out and catch some sun. You see now that a day
LIVE SIMULCAST OF ALL MAJOR TRACKS If you pick a spot close to in Aruba can fly by as
THROUGHOBRED AND HARNESS the Snack Container where long as you have fun en-
they sell burger and re- joy every moment of it.
freshments you can enjoy Yes, you are in PARADISE!!!q