We spent most of our vacation relaxing, swimming, and soaking up the sun on the beach and by the pool. But we decided to take a few excursions to explore the island and get some good snorkeling in. If you're every in Aruba, I highly recommend the jeep tour.
It was a really fun way to explore the island, which is very diverse and beautiful. As you travel north the coast turns from beautiful sandy beaches to a rough, rocky desert.
Some of highlights from the day...
Jim building our Wishing Rock
Chapel of Alto Vista
Island's first Roman Catholic Church, built in 1750
Gorgeous view-Arikok National Park
Jim exploring all the cool sea critters.
Last stop was a really awesome natural pool where you can snorkel. Then it was back down the rocky mountain side, past the little stone houses of the locals and back to the resort. It was actually pretty rough in a few spots and I sustained several bruises from bouncing around.
Natural Pool (photo courtesy of Nicolette)
The craziest part was that they just let someone from your group volunteer to drive the jeep and follow the tour guide. We lucked out and got an experienced truck driver who LOVED off roading. He was hitting every extra bump and mud hole possible. Before the end of it we ended up with a flat tire and bent rim.
Joe (or was it John?)-our driver
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I'm glad you guys got to do this! What fun! When we were there, we rented a jeep and took our own off roading tour-it was a blast! :)
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