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Friday 21 april 2017
Real Island Life: Notes From A Day On Aruba!

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