Friday 13th Mar 2020
Aruba, just 18 miles from Venezuela has a constant temperature of around 28 centigrade with beautiful beaches and crystal clear waters on it’s leeward side.
Oranjestad is the capital and largest city of Aruba, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Located on the southern coast of Aruba the mix of old and new buildings in a rainbow of colours gives Oranjestad a unique charm. Here there are many luxury retailers, historic buildings and museums. All around are ever more hotels and condominiums to accommodate the tourists.
Looking like another lovely day to spend here in Aruba, and it’s a lovely place to spend any day, definitely a favourite.
A nice steady start to the day and then it’s ashore to buy our bus tickets ($5.00 return) and board the local bus number 10. Heading up the coast we decided to try Eagle Beach today. Paid the man for the use of a couple of sun beds under a nice thatched roof for some shade (two chairs + shade, other facilities available, not used, for and exorbitant $25.00), back to Palm beach next time! An idilic beautiful soft white sand beach with blue and turquoise sea in front and wind sculptured divi-divi trees behind.
Plenty of time for a swim in the sea and catch some sun before time to return to the bus and then back to the ship via the souvenir shops.
Leaving the berth at about 6.20pm we sailed for Curacao, a distance of 141 nautical miles.
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