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LOCAL Saturday 3 december 2016

Real Island Life: Notes From A Day On Aruba!

PALM BEACH - First of all, I Up to Baby Beach and
like to welcome you to my Rogers beach. These are
island in the sun. Aruba’s the places locals go. This
weather is always so pre- is where we teach our kids
dictable (hot and windy) to swim. Calm and shallow
and that might be the main waters, lots of space to lie
reason you decided to out and catch some sun. If
come visit us. Of course be- you pick a spot close to the
sides the sun there is much Snack Container where
more like: beaches, res- they sell burger and re-
taurants, shopping, gam- freshments you can enjoy
bling, activities and more. 24-7 “golden oldies”. Music
Talking about all those you grew up with...... After
fun things to do here, if a few hours of “vegging”
you live on the island full on the beach staring at
time, and work every day, the turquoise ocean and
you might forget that we listening to the birds that
truly live in a paradise. fly by and walk around it
Of course on your off is time to get some food.
day you might go swim- Zeerovers in Savaneta is
ming or drive around the place to go. Simple,
but it is after a few more clean and oh so good! The
freshest fish on the island,
really exist in the ocean. I brought in directly by our
counted at least 9 differ- local fisherman. You or-
ent types of blues-just like der by the piece and or
you see in famous mov- pound and as little or as
ies like the “blue lagoon”. much as you want. The
First stop was the famous price for fish and chips is
Charlie’s Bar in San Nico- so good that you for sure
laas Main Street. Genera- would ask: “is that all”?
tion after generation of No fancy dinner ware, just
Charlie’s have been run- plain easy simple plastic
ning this cozy place, where but I promise you that you
you can spend hours look- will be licking your fingers
ing around and identifying while enjoying a few drinks
all the things visiting tourists and the best sunset on
have left behind to person- the island, island style........
alize the bar, like baseball You see now that a day
caps, business cards, li- in Aruba can fly by as
cense plates and of course long as you have fun en-
weird kind of souvenirs. Go joy every moment of it.
check it out yourself..... Yes, you are in PARADISE!!!

days at home when you a little. No rush and no but also nice for the ex-
start realizing how beauti- hurry. Take time to enjoy perience are the open-air
ful our island really is. So I your fresh squeezed lemon jeeps. In that case all you
took some time to “smell juice from your backyard need is to protect yourself
the ocean breeze”...... trees with a fish omelet (left with sun block because our
I truly think that all locals over’s from last night’s in- sun is really strong-I recom-
should do so, once in a credible catch of the day). mend Aruba Aloe brand!
while, to appreciate where Grab an ice cooler, fill it up Packed with a towel and
we live and what we have.� with anything you like to the ice cooler I started driv-
Enjoy breakfast outside in drink cold, and start driv- ing along the coast line.
your patio or yard. Breathe ing. Of course you can get Never realized how many
in and out.... Let it sink in in an air-conditioned car, different shades of blue