Friday, May 29, 2015

Aruba 5/28

Yesterday I ventured down towards Baby Beach. However, never made it to Baby Beach...I took a left at the big red anchor to the beach there. I call this unspoiled Aruba...see pictures below. Played around a little with some Long Exposure shots. This really takes some practice. Saw goats and donkeys. Traffic down and back was awful...never seen so much traffic in Aruba. The downtown was really busy due to 2 cruise ships in port.  Got back to resort around 3:00ish and enjoyed some sun and sand and of course drinks with friends! Sunset was a bust last night...boo! Had dinner in last night with Dennis and Sandy from MA. We enjoyed Nick's Spinach Pie and salad. Another great day in Aruba! Looking forward to the arrival of the gang on Saturday!


Baby Donkey and momma

Mr. And Mrs. Donkey....mr is the one lying down.

Random Goat

Hey lady with that camera.......get outta here!

Unspoiled Aruba....Long Exposure....5 sec with ND filters


It is beautiful at this end of Aruba. Ocean is rough though....







Thursday, May 28, 2015

Aruba 5/27

Another nice day...started with my morning coffee on patio and then a gym workout and then beach walk. Oh so nice. Lots of sun and fun with friends. Beautiful sunset. Best one yet. Dinner was at Sole Mare. Great meal, but I swear the prices go up every year. I think tomorrow I may go on a photography adventure! 

The sunset lineup!

Resort picture

The beautiful sunset!

Me and Pasta Fazoole!





Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Aruba 5/25, 5/26

Monday 5/25 - another beautiful Aruba day! The big food shopping done at Lings! Wanted to go try some long exposure photography and went up to the coast by the lighthouse. Total dope I am...left the camera mount for the tripod back at the room. I did manage a shot with just the camera on a rock..but need to go back and play some more. Here is a practice shot;
The rest of the day was sun and sand and a drinkin my hand! Dinner tonite with friends at Bingos! The wait staff are all from Holland. See picture below;

Meal was ok. Menu has changed a bit. Why do all the good places start mixing it all up and then they turn crappy? We also heard Amadeus closed. Not really surprised. Last year we did not care for our meals and I had made a note we probably would not go back.

Tues 5/26 - Massage day at Spa DeSol! Relaxing and amazing and oh good Lord did I need that!
The wind has finally got back to normal and the beach is fine. It had been pretty bad last week. Maryann and I walked the beach all the way down to the Ritz Carlton. Nice walk...jump in water cool off and keep walking.  Dinner tonite we ate in with Maryann and Ricky and BBQ steaks and was a nice relaxing evening. Here is a picture from Monday nite where Elvis rocked the house! I am his agent and photographer! 

Here is a night picture from the tower....room 1402.....this is from Siobhan and Bobs room...which by the way was our old room we used to own.....



Sunday, May 24, 2015

Sunday 5/24 - Day 1


Good morning from Aruba! Room 203 in Villas. 
Today is shopping day at Ling Lings for the necessary supplies like beer!
Glad shopping is complete! Nice first day in Aruba. Hung on the beach...swam.....drinks....walked up to the Holiday Inn twice...The soul festival is up there..me, Sioban and Bobby enjoyed a few drinks and of course Sioban and I had to dance a bit!
Went to Pizza Amore for dinner. Pretty good thin crust pizza. Might play around with some photography tomorrow.....hopefully the wind won't be as crazy!





Lift Off To Aruba!

Left the ground at 11:12 ....should be landing in Aruba around 3:30....whoo-hoo!

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Aruba Dreaming!

May 20th.....sitting in my florescent lit office dreaming of sunshine, relaxation and fun! It is almost here..I can almost smell that Aruba air and feel those trade winds! Stay tuned for the Aruba 2015 blog...