Sunday, March 19
Noelle's English cousin Sheila and her husband Peter have retired in Aruba, and they were at the port gate to meet us at 8am. It was great to see them again and we were all very excited to catch up after last seeing them in London in 2008!
They took us to their favourite restaurant for brunch, and it was right on the beach with a beautiful view to enjoy while eating an Aruban breakfast. The ham and cheese were in little pastries the shape of a pastie and went really well with the eggs. After brunch we went on a sightseeing tour of the main attractions, passing some lovely hotels and resorts as we went. Aruba seemed more developed than the other Dutch Antilles islands we've visited, and we could see why they chose to retire here. As well as direct flights from Europe it's not in the hurricane belt!
Our first stop was the California lighthouse where we had great views over the coast, and could clearly see where the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean met. Next stop was the Alto Vista church, set on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean coastline, and it was very quaint. From there we visited the Natural Bridge, which is on very rugged part of the coast, but the "big" bridge had collapsed 2 years ago, so there is just the "baby" bridge left. At another stop we saw some amazing impressions in the rocks of different corals, kelp and seaweeds, and it was easy to tell which was which.
They then drove us to their home where we enjoyed some refreshments around their pool, chatted and had a lovely relaxing time. Unfortunately the time to return to the ship came around all too soon, but they allowed time for a quick swim at their favourite beach so we could do some snorkelling. It was sad to say goodbye but we know we'll see them again - who knows where?
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Noelle's English cousin Sheila and her husband Peter have retired in Aruba, and they were at the port gate to meet us at 8am. It was great to see them again and we were all very excited to catch up after last seeing them in London in 2008!
They took us to their favourite restaurant for brunch, and it was right on the beach with a beautiful view to enjoy while eating an Aruban breakfast. The ham and cheese were in little pastries the shape of a pastie and went really well with the eggs. After brunch we went on a sightseeing tour of the main attractions, passing some lovely hotels and resorts as we went. Aruba seemed more developed than the other Dutch Antilles islands we've visited, and we could see why they chose to retire here. As well as direct flights from Europe it's not in the hurricane belt!
Our first stop was the California lighthouse where we had great views over the coast, and could clearly see where the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean met. Next stop was the Alto Vista church, set on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean coastline, and it was very quaint. From there we visited the Natural Bridge, which is on very rugged part of the coast, but the "big" bridge had collapsed 2 years ago, so there is just the "baby" bridge left. At another stop we saw some amazing impressions in the rocks of different corals, kelp and seaweeds, and it was easy to tell which was which.
They then drove us to their home where we enjoyed some refreshments around their pool, chatted and had a lovely relaxing time. Unfortunately the time to return to the ship came around all too soon, but they allowed time for a quick swim at their favourite beach so we could do some snorkelling. It was sad to say goodbye but we know we'll see them again - who knows where?
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