Aruba is just another Caribbean island. We did not have any excursions and would have
liked to gone to the beach, but the weather did not cooperate. It rained this morning and the clouds never
seemed to lift. We decided not to hire a
taxi to tour the island as it is mostly resorts. Besides, I did not want to go to any beaches
where American tourist women seem to disappear, never to be seen again.
So we went to Orangjestad, the capital city, and the first
thing we see is Diamonds International and the Tanzanite store. You know what that means – shopping, cruise
ship style. The cruise ship company
(Carnival) owns the jewelry shops and there is one on every island. Store after store was selling either jewelry
or souvenirs. There is a huge casino and
a mall with high-end shops. There was
even a canal from the boat harbor right to the mall where you can dinghy in to
shop! We walked around town and the
humidity started to rise and the breeze started to die down. That means that my hair frizzed and I was all
sweaty. God, I hate being sweaty. The heat doesn’t seem to bother Michael too
much.
I bought some tote bags at the open air market. I know, I have a million of them
already. But who can resist a bargain of
three large zippered totes with cute embroidery for the grand sum of $10? We finished walking around town and headed
back to the ship. Michael played bridge
this afternoon in a social game and I caught up on pictures and the blog. I even got to FaceTime with Deborah and
Isabelle ;)
We are hosting a dinner table again tonight. Arrrrggghhh!
Dinner starts at 7:45pm. OMG, why
on earth do they schedule it for so late?
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