Aruba

We spent our first morning in Aruba on Eagle Beach. The beach is less than a five-minute walk. Our apartment is situated behind one other property. We literally walk through our lobby, to the next property’s lobby entrance passing several bars and shops to a beach walkway.

Everyone is incredibly friendly. When we got to the beach we were searching for a little hut to lay under. We found one, but it didn’t have chaise lounge chairs. While Joe went to get two chairs, a sweet woman was yelling to me that a couple had just left and did I want to sit closer to the beach shore. “Oh! Yes! Thank you!” I moved our belongings and got Joe’s attention to come back. The woman who was so kind was Margarita, from Holland. She is an older woman — a frequent vacationer of Aruba. Aruba is a Colony of The Netherlands. I told her we had vacationed in The Netherlands last summer and expressed how much we loved it! She was so excited to hear this! She asked what cities we visited, and I began to list them, expressing what I liked about the various areas we explored! Joe chimed in with his favorite too! She called her husband over and introduced him. Then she asked if I was from Spain. I told her I am from the States. “Why do you ask if I am from Spain? She pointed to my hat (I forgot which ball cap I was wearing). I laughed and said, “Oh no, I bought this when I finished the Camino de Santiago Compostela.” Leo exclaimed, “Did you walk the Camino?” I told them yes and then asked if they had walked it. “Oh wow! You walked the entire way?” I told them yes. “Margarita she walked the Camino!” Then I told them we live in Dallas, Texas. We chatted a while longer and then they went into the water and we lay on our chaise lounge chairs halfway under our hut.

The beach was full but not packed. The water was cool. After an hour or so we decided to go to one of the three pools our property has. Such a relaxing way to spend part of the day. In Aruba you don’t have to be in the sun ☀️ long to get tan! We wore SPF 46 and SPF 50 and both got some sun, but didn’t burn— which is the goal!
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