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Are we in Vancouver?

Clock tower There last couple of days have been rain-filled! We have not been in the ocean, but we’ve driven around the island and seen some “stuff.” We’ve checked out the local grocery stores and found a great wholesale fish market. Tons of fresh fish right off the boat.

We’ve been having these huge prawns – a dozen are more than a meal for both of us – and they run about 7 bucks for the dozen – the currency here is the Lempira – 21 are equal to one US dollar.

PedestriansWe’ve found a couple nice fresh bakeries and have sampled the local specialty – a sweet bun with coconut cream topping. Ummmm Pretty Darn Amazing! They’ve been a great breakfast.

Oops!We saw a pretty nasty accident – a motorbike delivery guy got whacked by a taxi. It was not pretty. When we returned home several hours later, the accident was still there, so the cops have to be doing quite an investigation.

Our kitchenHere’s a picture of our kitchen – how about those mahogany cabinets and the beautiful granite counter tops? Pretty nice place. The kitchen has really gotten a work out – we’ve only eaten out the once, and I tell you – we’re more than happy to eat our own cooking!

 

A bit more about Aruba

Sign at the Paddock On our last day in Aruba, we had lunch at the Paddock, a Dutch restaurant right by the cruise ship dock. It’s a favorite of ours, and we go at least once while we’re there. The staff are a really friendly bunch and the food is quite good, with very reasonable prices.

The have a terrific sign on one of their chalkboards and we just had to take a picture! I’m sure lots of other places would like to use it!

When we got home after the long flights, we were walking through Vancouver International Airport and saw an amazing aquarium full of jellyfish! They were HUGE! Sure glad we didn’t run into these guys in the water.