Back from Aruba

[SilentKnight]

The wife and I had the time of our lives.

The Tamarijn resort was top-notch, the beaches were beyond awesome...weather stayed great the entire week.

Two full days of off-roading the entire island in our rented jeep - resulted in over 800 scenic pics...and a good sunburn - took one for the team.

The food - just amazing. Since the Tamarijn/Divi resorts are all inclusive we ate like royalty...hell, think I gained 20lbs, lol. Sampled nearly every drink known to man, hahaha.

Pics to follow.

[~Ray]

welcome back

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by ~Ray

welcome back

Thanks.

Came home to snow and sub-zero temps - landing in Toronto was a reality check. Our car was buried in 4" of snow at the park-n-fly across from the airport.

[Manfap]

The all inclusive caribbean deals are great. But you do pile on the lbs.
pina colada for breakfast.. hey its got fruit in it.

[pornmasta]

[mineistaken]

And you paid like royalty

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by mineistaken

And you paid like royalty

True...wasn't cheap.

[whOaKemosabe]

no pics that sucks

[ExtremeBank_Adam]

We went a year ago. Beautiful place, and would probably do it again. Did you get a chance to climb that small mountain near the middle of the island? Don't remember the name of it. There's a few hundred steps that you take up the side, so its pretty easy, with a cool view of the whole island.

Here's a few pics from the top:





Here's a few more pics from around the island...

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by whOaKemosabe

no pics that sucks

Slowing down in my old age.

Still going through them all...plus the video footage.

Hopefully mid-week when I have some spare time.

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by ExtremeBank_Adam

We went a year ago. Beautiful place, and would probably do it again. Did you get a chance to climb that small mountain near the middle of the island? Don't remember the name of it. There's a few hundred steps that you take up the side, so its pretty easy, with a cool view of the whole island.

Hooiberg Mntn - or something like that.

Naw, we didn't climb it - the wife has advanced RA (rhumatoid arthritis) and doesn't handle stairs at all. Instead we just used it as a reference point for navigation all day, lol.

Mostly we stayed along the coastal off-road trails - baby beach, natural bridge, baby bridge, all through the National Park trails, a few gold mine ruins, one of the natural caves, etc.

[ExtremeBank_Adam]

Originally Posted by SilentKnight

Hooiberg Mntn - or something like that.

Naw, we didn't climb it - the wife has advanced RA (rhumatoid arthritis) and doesn't handle stairs at all. Instead we just used it as a reference point for navigation all day, lol.

Mostly we stayed along the coastal off-road trails - baby beach, natural bridge, baby bridge, all through the National Park trails, a few gold mine ruins, one of the natural caves, etc.

We did that, too. We were there for 6 days I think, with nothing planned at all. So, we just rented a car and drove around each day to see where we would end up. Spent a couple days just laying on the beach, a couple shooting some stuff, but mostly just goofing off on our own time. Glad you guys had fun!

[VladS]

Very nice, now back to work you go. Hate that return from vacation to work feeling...