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LOCALThursday 9 July 2015
Real Island Life: Notes From A Day On Aruba!
PALM BEACH - First of all, I day you might go swim-
like to welcome you to my ming or drive around
island in the sun. Aruba’s but it is after a few more
weather is always so pre- days at home when you
dictable (hot and windy) start realizing how beauti-
and that might be the main ful our island really is. So I
reason you decided to took some time to “smell
come visit us. Of course be- the ocean breeze”......
sides the sun there is much I truly think that all locals
more like: beaches, res- should do so, once in a
taurants, shopping, gam- while, to appreciate where
bling, activities and more. we live and what we have.�
Talking about all those Enjoy breakfast outside in
fun things to do here, if your patio or yard. Breathe
you live on the island full in and out.... Let it sink in
time, and work every day, a little. No rush and no
you might forget that we hurry. Take time to enjoy
truly live in a paradise. your fresh squeezed lemon
Of course on your off juice from your backyard
trees with a fish omelet (left Never realized how many caps, business cards, li-
over’s from last night’s in- different shades of blue cense plates and of course
credible catch of the day). really exist in the ocean. I weird kind of souvenirs. Go
Grab an ice cooler, fill it up counted at least 9 differ- check it out yourself.....
with anything you like to ent types of blues-just like Up to Baby Beach and
drink cold, and start driv- you see in famous mov- Rogers beach. These are
ing. Of course you can get ies like the “blue lagoon”. the places locals go. This
in an air-conditioned car, First stop was the famous is where we teach our kids
but also nice for the ex- Charlie’s Bar in San Nico- to swim. Calm and shallow
perience are the open-air laas Main Street. Genera- waters, lots of space to lie
jeeps. In that case all you tion after generation of out and catch some sun. If
need is to protect yourself Charlie’s have been run- you pick a spot close to the
with sun block because our ning this cozy place, where Snack Container where
sun is really strong-I recom- you can spend hours look- they sell burger and re-
mend Aruba Aloe brand! ing around and identifying freshments you can enjoy
Packed with a towel and all the things visiting tourists 24-7 “golden oldies”. Music
the ice cooler I started driv- have left behind to person- you grew up with...... After
ing along the coast line. alize the bar, like baseball a few hours of “vegging”
on the beach staring at
the turquoise ocean and
listening to the birds that
fly by and walk around it
is time to get some food.
Zeerovers in Savaneta is
the place to go. Simple,
clean and oh so good! The
freshest fish on the island,
brought in directly by our
local fisherman. You or-
der by the piece and or
pound and as little or as
much as you want. The
price for fish and chips is
so good that you for sure
would ask: “is that all”?
No fancy dinner ware, just
plain easy simple plastic
but I promise you that you
will be licking your fingers
while enjoying a few drinks
and the best sunset on
the island, island style........
You see now that a day
in Aruba can fly by as
long as you have fun en-
joy every moment of it.
Yes, you are in
PARADISE!!!q
