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LOCALThursday 11 December 2014
Real Island Life: Notes From A Day On Aruba!
PALM BEACH - First of all, I
like to welcome you to my
island in the sun. Aruba’s
weather is always so pre-
dictable (hot and windy)
and that might be the main
reason you decided to
come visit us. Of course be-
sides the sun there is much
more like: beaches, res-
taurants, shopping, gam-
bling, activities and more.
Talking about all those
fun things to do here, if
you live on the island full
time, and work every day,
you might forget that we
truly live in a paradise.
Of course on your off day
you might go swimming or
drive around but it is after
a few more days at home
when you start realizing how
beautiful our island really is.
So I took some time to “smell
the ocean breeze”......
I truly think that all locals
should do so, once in a
caps, business cards, li- Zeerovers in Savaneta is
cense plates and of course the place to go. Simple,
weird kind of souvenirs. Go clean and oh so good! The
check it out yourself..... freshest fish on the island,
Up to Baby Beach and brought in directly by our
Rogers beach. These are local fisherman. You order
the places locals go. This by the piece and or pound
is where we teach our kids and as little or as much as
to swim. Calm and shallow you want. The price for fish
waters, lots of space to lie and chips is so good that
out and catch some sun. you for sure would ask: “is
If you pick a spot close to that all”? No fancy dinner
the Snack Container where ware, just plain easy simple
they sell burger and re- plastic but I promise you
freshments you can enjoy that you will be licking your
24-7 “golden oldies”. Music fingers while enjoying a few
you grew up with...... After drinks and the best sunset on
a few hours of “vegging” the island, island style........
on the beach staring at You see now that a day
the turquoise ocean and in Aruba can fly by as
listening to the birds that long as you have fun en-
fly by and walk around it joy every moment of it.
is time to get some food. Yes, you are in PARADISE!!!
while, to appreciate where sun is really strong-I recom-
we live and what we have.� mend Aruba Aloe brand!
Enjoy breakfast outside in Packed with a towel and
your patio or yard. Breathe the ice cooler I started driv-
in and out.... Let it sink in ing along the coast line.
a little. No rush and no Never realized how many
hurry. Take time to enjoy different shades of blue
your fresh squeezed lemon really exist in the ocean. I
juice from your backyard counted at least 9 differ-
trees with a fish omelet (left ent types of blues-just like
over’s from last night’s in- you see in famous mov-
credible catch of the day). ies like the “blue lagoon”.
Grab an ice cooler, fill it up First stop was the famous
with anything you like to Charlie’s Bar in San Nico-
drink cold, and start driv- laas Main Street. Genera-
ing. Of course you can get tion after generation of
in an air-conditioned car, Charlie’s have been run-
but also nice for the ex- ning this cozy place, where
perience are the open-air you can spend hours look-
jeeps. In that case all you ing around and identifying
need is to protect yourself all the things visiting tourists
with sun block because our have left behind to person-
alize the bar, like baseball
LOCALThursday 11 December 2014
Real Island Life: Notes From A Day On Aruba!
PALM BEACH - First of all, I
like to welcome you to my
island in the sun. Aruba’s
weather is always so pre-
dictable (hot and windy)
and that might be the main
reason you decided to
come visit us. Of course be-
sides the sun there is much
more like: beaches, res-
taurants, shopping, gam-
bling, activities and more.
Talking about all those
fun things to do here, if
you live on the island full
time, and work every day,
you might forget that we
truly live in a paradise.
Of course on your off day
you might go swimming or
drive around but it is after
a few more days at home
when you start realizing how
beautiful our island really is.
So I took some time to “smell
the ocean breeze”......
I truly think that all locals
should do so, once in a
caps, business cards, li- Zeerovers in Savaneta is
cense plates and of course the place to go. Simple,
weird kind of souvenirs. Go clean and oh so good! The
check it out yourself..... freshest fish on the island,
Up to Baby Beach and brought in directly by our
Rogers beach. These are local fisherman. You order
the places locals go. This by the piece and or pound
is where we teach our kids and as little or as much as
to swim. Calm and shallow you want. The price for fish
waters, lots of space to lie and chips is so good that
out and catch some sun. you for sure would ask: “is
If you pick a spot close to that all”? No fancy dinner
the Snack Container where ware, just plain easy simple
they sell burger and re- plastic but I promise you
freshments you can enjoy that you will be licking your
24-7 “golden oldies”. Music fingers while enjoying a few
you grew up with...... After drinks and the best sunset on
a few hours of “vegging” the island, island style........
on the beach staring at You see now that a day
the turquoise ocean and in Aruba can fly by as
listening to the birds that long as you have fun en-
fly by and walk around it joy every moment of it.
is time to get some food. Yes, you are in PARADISE!!!
while, to appreciate where sun is really strong-I recom-
we live and what we have.� mend Aruba Aloe brand!
Enjoy breakfast outside in Packed with a towel and
your patio or yard. Breathe the ice cooler I started driv-
in and out.... Let it sink in ing along the coast line.
a little. No rush and no Never realized how many
hurry. Take time to enjoy different shades of blue
your fresh squeezed lemon really exist in the ocean. I
juice from your backyard counted at least 9 differ-
trees with a fish omelet (left ent types of blues-just like
over’s from last night’s in- you see in famous mov-
credible catch of the day). ies like the “blue lagoon”.
Grab an ice cooler, fill it up First stop was the famous
with anything you like to Charlie’s Bar in San Nico-
drink cold, and start driv- laas Main Street. Genera-
ing. Of course you can get tion after generation of
in an air-conditioned car, Charlie’s have been run-
but also nice for the ex- ning this cozy place, where
perience are the open-air you can spend hours look-
jeeps. In that case all you ing around and identifying
need is to protect yourself all the things visiting tourists
with sun block because our have left behind to person-
alize the bar, like baseball
