We spent today driving around parts of Aruba we had not seen before. We want to see the Alto Vista chapel, which is the oldest, and smallest church in Aruba, but we didn’t find it. Instead we stumbled on the Natural Bridge, a rock formation carved out of the native stone by the crashing of the waves.

Here’s a movie of the natural bridge, just to give you an idea of how rugged that side of the island is…

It’s in an area that has rather poor roads! Almost as bad as the roads that lead to Friar’s Bay on St. Marten. They were rough, full of potholes and mud and were quite a fun ride. Pam didn’t think they were that fun! She kept her eyes closed, and her hands on the safety belts!

We saw an old abandoned gold mine, basically on the same road as the natural bridge. It’s a rugged part of the island, that’s for sure.

We didn’t get in to snorkel, because I forgot to put on the sun screen and got quite a bad burn yesterday. Hopefully tomorrow we’ll be back in the water. We did drop by Arashi today and the waves are very calm, and there were some snorkelers in checking out the fish. We expect by tomorrow all will be back to normal.

We stopped at Iguana Joe’s Bar and Grill for their famous keshi yena, a local favorite. It’s made with chicken and currants and spices dumped into a hollowed out gouda cheese round and baked. Delicious!