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Monday 8 January 2018
Real Island Life: Notes From A Day On Aruba!
day you might go swim-
ming or drive around
but it is after a few more
days at home when you
start realizing how beauti-
ful 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
while, to appreciate where
we live and what we have.
Enjoy breakfast outside in
your patio or yard. Breathe
in and out.... Let it sink in
a little. No rush and no
hurry. Take time to enjoy
PALM BEACH - First of all, I rants, shopping, gambling, your fresh squeezed lemon
like to welcome you to my activities and more. juice from your backyard
island in the sun. Aruba’s trees with a fish omelet (left
weather is always so pre- Talking about all those over’s from last night’s in- but also nice for the ex- out and catch some sun.
dictable (hot and windy) fun things to do here, if credible catch of the day). perience are the open-air If you pick a spot close to
and that might be the main you live on the island full Grab an ice cooler, fill it up jeeps. In that case all you the Snack Container where
reason you decided to time, and work every day, with anything you like to need is to protect yourself they sell burger and re-
come visit us. Of course be- you might forget that we drink cold, and start driv- with sun block because our freshments you can enjoy
sides the sun there is much truly live in a paradise. ing. Of course you can get sun is really strong-I recom- 24-7 “golden oldies”. Music
more like: beaches, restau- Of course on your off
in an air-conditioned car, mend Aruba Aloe brand! you grew up with...... After
Packed with a towel and a few hours of “vegging”
the ice cooler I started driv- on the beach staring at
ing along the coast line. the turquoise ocean and
Never realized how many listening to the birds that
different shades of blue fly by and walk around it
really exist in the ocean. I is time to get some food.
counted at least 9 differ- Zeerovers in Savaneta is
ent types of blues-just like the place to go. Simple,
you see in famous mov- clean and oh so good! The
ies like the “blue lagoon”. freshest fish on the island,
First stop was the famous brought in directly by our
Charlie’s Bar in San Nico- local fisherman. You order
laas Main Street. Genera- by the piece and or pound
tion after generation of and as little or as much as
Charlie’s have been run- you want. The price for fish
ning this cozy place, where and chips is so good that
you can spend hours look- you for sure would ask: “is
ing around and identifying that all”? No fancy din-
all the things visiting tourists ner ware, just plain easy
have left behind to person- simple plastic but I promise
alize the bar, like baseball you that you will be licking
caps, business cards, li- your fingers while enjoying
cense plates and of course a few drinks and the best
weird kind of souvenirs. Go sunset on the island, island
check it out yourself..... style........
Up to Baby Beach and
Rogers beach. These are You see now that a day
the places locals go. This in Aruba can fly by as
is where we teach our kids long as you have fun en-
to swim. Calm and shallow joy every moment of it.
waters, lots of space to lie Yes, you are in PARADISE!!!q
