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LOCAL Wednesday 21 June 2017

Real Island Life: Notes From A Day On Aruba!

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