Bon Bini Back

Ahoy there!  Yes, ahoy-when one spends two weeks in Aruba, removed from all aspects of social media and doing nothing but beach lounging, snorkeling, and gorging on fabulous food, one is permitted to speak as if adrift in the sparkly blue waters of the Caribbean sea. 

I swear i actually forgot how to drive my first day back.  This pedal does what now?  Did my car always make this noise?  And work--what is that?  Oy, i wish every day was a vacation day! 

Pictures, you say?  Well sure, i'll show you some pictures.

The Mill-a very budget friendly and incredibly convenient hotel where we stayed our first week.

Oh yes, take a seat right here why don't you?

Just walkin' on the beach, looking for a stray morsel.

Balashi Beer brewed in Aruba, and later we toured the brewery, where we totally rocked a hair net.

Bitterballen!  We loved it in Holland, and we loved it here!

De Palm Pier-you see that very leftmost portion?  That's where we ate the bitterballen and had our first Balashi.  Behind us was nothin' but gorgeous blue waters and anchored up boats.

 

A very green cunuku (home).

Mangel Halto beach.  Deserted during the week b/c tourists generally don't stray from the tourist area, yet Aruba is completely safe to drive around on your own.

This wreck just popped up during the last major storm.  Thank goodness it wasn't the wreck we were to snorkel on, b/c it's lookin' mighty rough!  All i knew about the snorkel wreck (the Antilla) was that it came out of the water, so it made sense to think this was it.
 
There are more posts with more pictures-too much pretty for only one post, of course!

So congratulations to all of you that undoubtedly announced new pregnancies or job promotions or new homes on the horizons. And a Bon bini (welcome) back to me.

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