Simon Bolivar

Wind in Aruba?

Windy day in AubaWhile we were researching Aruba before we arrived, many people commented on the Trade Winds. Most said it was nice to have the breeze of the trade winds to keep you cool on the hot days on the beach. One guy said, “let me tell you something – they are tradeWINDS – not Trade Breezes – it’s windy there!”

Fish at Baby BeachGuess who is right? Trust me, it’s WINDY here. Very windy. How windy is it? If Boeing had their factory here, they wouldn’t need a wind tunnel!

It sure makes for some tough swimming! The surf is quite high, and you need to be a reasonable swimmer to be tooling around in the water. So – of course – we were out there again!

Dog whispererThe water was so “tossed up” that it was tough to get good photos. We tried to get in at Arashi Beach, but it was too choppy, and so sandy, we decided to head back out to Baby Beach and hope for better conditions. It was nicer, and we were able to get in the water for an hour or so, but it was too much like work! hah

Attitude adjustmentWe headed back into town and had lunch at Senor Frogs. It’s a chain restaurant, that is all over the Caribbean and Mexico. I remember going to the Frogs in Mazatlan 30 years ago – so they’ve been around!

Simon Bolivar There is really nice bronze statue of Simon Bolivar, the great liberator. Not sure why he’s important to Aruba, since their National Independence was fought and won in just the last decade. But Aruba has many nationalities here, and lots of South American peoples are here. In fact, the friendliest people we’ve met here have been from South America!

We had dinner at the French Steakhouse. It was a nice dinner, with live piano music. He played some Christmas songs, but you know, it’s just not like Christmas when it’s 85 degrees, you’re sitting around in shorts and t-shirts and women are walking by in very small bikinis!

Mike at Senor FrogsWe finished the night with some gambling in the Alhambra Casino. The casinos here are smaller than in Vegas, and smaller than most in Vancouver too. A couple hundred slots, a dozen table games, and a sports book, and that’s about it. They allow smoking, which is fairly standard, but lots of men are puffing on big Cuban cigars, so man, the air is thick!

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