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Wednesday 29 november 2023 LOCAL
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Today Is Going To Be A Good Day

Here’s why: Aruba Today The guided tours are even
collected some things to free of charge. If you are
do BEYOND the beach. Yes, not up to walking, you can
we know. Aruba, located drive through the park, one
15 miles north of Venezu- way or another this park is
ela in the warm waters of a great place to spend an
the southern Caribbean, is entire day. Cruising through
home to beautiful white- the landscape you end up
sand beaches, 82-degree at some of the most stun-
days, and thus ideal for the ning beaches like Dos Pla-
perfect beach day. But we ya or Daimara Beach. In To-
are also blessed with some tal the park consists of 7907
of the warmest people in acres protected nature
the world and our island is with a richness of animals
19.6 miles long and 6 miles living in it. The Aruban whip-
across, with a total area of tail lizard (cododo), Aruban
70 square miles. Bit more cat eye snake (santanero)
to discover than the white and endangered rattle
stretch on the coastline we snake (cascabel) are just
say. Let’s mention some of some of them, you can also
these hidden gems. admire these close in the most probably took the ride and Pacific Steamship Co. beauty, but if you are into
park’s Visitors’ Center. For uphill already. But, there is called ‘California’ that a more active way to enjoy
a significant change to this shipwrecked in the area in the nature: take a kayak.
tower. Since September 1891. Therefore they came While you are doing some
2016 you can climb the up with the idea of build- workout -as it might get a
top. In 2015 Stichting Monu- ing a lighthouse that could little windy and rough-, you
mentenfonds started the indicate the island’s east- will see the island from a
restoration of the Califor- ern tip to ships with its light. different perspective. You
nia Lighthouse. The project www.arubalighthouse.com can even make a stop to
finished in September 2016 will give you more informa- do some snorkeling at the
and the Lighthouse is now tion. reef. Its fun, it’s healthy and
open for visitors to enjoy for sure something else.
the beautiful view from the Kayak in the Mangroves There are several compa-
top. The construction of the Mangel Halto at Savaneta nies that offer kayak tours,
California Lighthouse start- is definitely a place not to we had good experience
ed in 1915. The name ‘Cali- miss out on. The beauti- with The Shack Kayak Tours
fornia’ came from a vessel ful beach with the natu- Aruba, find them on Face-
of the West India Company ral mangroves is simply a book.

Nature Calls more information, visit the
The Arikok National park is website www.arubanation-
worth the ride. We love the alpark.org
hikes that are guided by
the park’s rangers whose The Lighthouse
job is to maintain trails and No, you would not think
protect natural resources. of this as a hidden gem.
The flora and fauna are The California Lighthouse
beautiful and the histori- is actually one of the most
cal sites tell you about the known highlights in Aruba
island’s indigenous roots. and many repeated guests