Aruba
From the harbor we could
see the main
city spread out before us.
Some interesting trees
along the
seashore.
Ahh, the 4 wheel drive
vehicles we
were to be driving today.
My mistake, these had
padding on the
seats. Ours were out back.
We are off on a very
rough "road".
The leader set a fast
pace.
This ride is not
recommended if you
are suffering from a bad back or other problems (such as intelligence).
We were lead on a fast
wild ride.
Jim tried his best to
keep up, it
wasn't easy.
Much of the trip was
over coral rock.
Did I mention it was R o U g H.
We stopped at a
lighthouse.
What little vegetation
we saw was
typical of a desert.
Another brief stop at
this little
church.
More rock.
We were told that if we
pile the
rocks up it would bring us good luck.
I think it was just an
attempt to get
us tourists to clear the trails.
The attempt was futule. Under the rocks are rocks.
Finally the seashore
with waves
crashing.
Their tremendous power
was on display
here with only solid rock and no sand to dissipate their energy.
Here the waves had cut
under a layer
of coral rock leaving a natural bridge.
Nancy found a smaller
wave cut cave
with small stalactites covering the ceiling.
Only they weren't made
of stone, they
were jelly like colonies of algae.
This was once a gold
smelter.
There wasn't any still
laying around.
This was our transport
to a private
island where we went snorkeling.
Go to our Flowers and
Wildlife page
(below) to see some of the fish that we saw there.
Rum fruit drinks rounded
out our day
on Aruba.
For more
pictures from this
trip click on
Aruba, Curacao,
Saint
Martin, Saint
Thomas, Puerto
Rico,
Plants and
wildlife, the ship,
and Dining room art.
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