Day Seven: Last Sunset

Woke up early this morning to attempt to beat the crowds and the noisy boats in order to “swim with” sea turtles. By swim with I mean observe from a respectful distance; had to practice my boundaries. Would I have loved to hold a fin? Obviously. But that’s not respectful. So I just used my … Continue reading →

Day Six: Caves

Woke up this morning grateful, as Jordan had spent the morning cleaning up the outside portion of our apartment. Bugs from Hell appeared and died over night due to the rain. Gross. But Jordan is a champ and let me sleep in while he got our space back to less bug carcasses. Had a slower … Continue reading →

Day Five: Gotta Ride

Slept in once more. I swear that’s half the feeling of vacation. Not having to do anything. Bizarrely the weather chose our morning for us. It rained! Aruba gets less than eighteen inches of rain annually, and it friggin rained the week we’re here. For comparison Rhode Island gets 46 inches of rain annually. So … Continue reading →

Day 4: Treasure Hunting

Started the day off with the mission to get Jordan to a shipwreck to explore. There are three that you can snorkel, the rest are too deep and require diving tours. Turns out the first option was too deep at sea to reach without booking an excursion. Lame. The other boat was reachable but a … Continue reading →

Day 3: Snorkelling

But first. Sleeping in. We ADORE our dog but she wakes us up in between 6:30-7:00am every day. So I let myself sleep in until 10:30a. Now that’s a vacation. Then snorkeling allll day. Two different spots. First spot was in the mangroves, beautiful fish but not a lot of treasures. Then the beach everyone … Continue reading →

Day 2: Anniversary

Started the day with some cereal and a shower and then headed out just to drive. Tomorrow we’re going to get serious and see what we actually want to see here but today was a drive and see what you find day. Found a little cave to relax in in the water with Jordan. That … Continue reading →