Another leisurely sleep in today as we are in port for 14 hours! Plenty of time to do a lot of things! Quick breakfast as per normal... now my normal breakfast has been very health... just ask Kelly. I have bran flakes with fresh banana or mellon, 1 % milk and a glass of fresh orange juice. My biggest downfall is the 6 or 7 lbs of smoked salmon (loks) that they have at the buffet. It is incredible and for me it’s the best add on for my plate and I look forward to it every morning:-) Absolutely delicious!
I sent a birthday greeting e-mail to my Dad as he turns 77 today! Happy Birthday old man... Without question the best dad anyone could ask for!
We headed down to our excursion today as we will see the island of Aruba from the comfort of our Kukoo Kunuku Tour bus. Our driver "Smooth" had us rocking to numerous songs as we toured the city. Everyone had maracas shaking to the beat.
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| Our Ride! |
He took us up to the water tank (aka one of the high points) for a panoramic view of the island and it’s various hotels, airport etc. Next stop was the local Catholic Chapel that the locals all traveled to on Good Friday. It was very nice.
Off we went with the music blasting and down to the California Lighthouse which was named after the ship “California” that sank just off the coast years ago. Kelly managed to get a fresh coconut smoothie that was to die for. I did mange a taste after much begging:-) Would have been better with rum though!
We loaded up the bus, cranked the tunes and rocked our way to Palm Beach were we had chairs set up on the beach for our use. Grabbed a couple rum punches and enjoyed the afternoon. Had a bite of lunch and then headed back to the ship.
We quickly cleaned up and returned to the shopping district and the local front street area. Lots going on with the Holland America’s Zuiderdam also in town. We managed to grab a cache that ironically was placed to attract overnighting airline crews. How convenient! If you a cacher it’s GC3YYJB and it was a quick easy find for us.
We stopped for a refreshments (code for Rum Punch and Beer) and then made our way back to the ship. Enjoyed a nice glass of wine on our balcony before going to dinner. It was Rack Of Lamb night and the waiter brought me a special plate with a double order!! She gets my vote for employee of the month!
We did a little gambling in the casino and made back a little from the cruise line :-) then took in the Love and Marriage Game Show. It was very similar to last weeks show but still hilarious comedy.
Off to bed as we prep for our next stop Willemstad, Curacao on Friday.
I hope you took a photo of Kelly in front of the California Lighthouse 'cause it's a virtual!
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