Aruba – day 7

July 11, 2009 – Last Full Day

It’s been a reading vacation. Knocked out Mystic River, Tell No One and All We Wanted Was Everything. Just got back from the gift shop with book #7 in hand.

The original plan for the day was to rent a jeep and actually get to the Natural Pool and do some snorkeling at beaches at the south end of the island. Alas, no Jeeps were available. Smaller cars were, but no one seemed too excited about the plans and I wasn’t looking forward to being scrunched in the backseat.

Besides, I suspect the three of us had moved firmly into Relaxation.

My typical reading view

Aruba – Day 2

July 6, 2009 – Team Dutch Rudder*

Hit the gym at 8 for a quick ride while everyone else slept in – late night at the casino for them; I turned in earlier.

We’d reserved a front-row palapa for the day, and I headed there around 9. Everyone else is still getting ready for the gym or the day or whatever. I’m determined not to waste time and want to spend as much time as I can out in the sun and sand.

View from a palapa