Blogging to Aruba

Arrival in Aruba

We arrived here at the Tamarijn and the resort truly if only for room location and proximity to the beach and ocean cannot be beat. But there is many more wonderful things to tell you about this resort which we unfold over the upcoming days.

Rise & Shine For Aruba

I awoke before the alarm went went off. After his shave and shower, dh had just finished dressing.

My first question? Do you know where all three passports are? "Yes" he said, "I have them."

This Aruba vacation is starting out just right. Unlike the last time, The Easy Way to Awaken At 4 am?

arubabeaches.net

Link: arubabeaches.net "This website is intended to be a resource for the latest news and opinion about the beach/resort or other properties in relation the beaches such as condominiums and timeshare. The true difference between arubabeaches.net and others websites is the local perspective given by the author about everything related to the central theme of this website."

Our Island, Our Aruba

This video shows how I feel about Aruba in everyway.

Aruba Weather

Rainy season in Aruba runs from late October to mid-January. Mainly in the form of showers, most showers in Aruba fall overnight. Even if you are on the beach, the skies open up and 10 minutes later all is forgotten.

Aruba has been rainy this rainy season. But today as you see courtesy of the Bucuti Beach Cam...that is certainly NOT the case.

Water Clarity on Palm Beach Aruba

This question has come up over the years in various Aruba forums. As a long time lover of Aruba's Palm Beach, after twelve years of observation I am going to add my two cents. In 1995 when we first visited Aruba, the water was NOT crystal clear on Palm Beach. Intermittently over the years the water has been sometimes clear. For the most part though, I am going to say that during the months of January, March, June, September and December the water has hardly ever been crystal clear.

Showtime Aruba

Showtime's Website is Live
December 11, 2007 - 16:06
"Showtime Aruba launches operations and announces its lineup schedule, which begins Christmas week at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino’s luxurious Crystal Theater and features the biggest performers to play Aruba.

There are new stars coming out each night in Aruba starting this winter and they’re changing the face of entertainment on the island.

Showtime Aruba, the newest entertainment provider in Aruba, will lift the curtains December 26 at the Crystal Theater and welcome legendary performer Mary Wilson of the Supremes to open their first week of shows.

Shopping Online

Christmas is coming for sure. I don't know about you, but our household, year 'round shops for many many things online. This year we identified a new used car for dh online. We used the CarMax website to find the car he wanted. Then it was just a matter of driving to CarMax, checking the car over, taking it for a test drive and handing over the payment. The car was clean but it took them longer to wash and "prep" the car than it did to fill out the paperwork. And oh, did I mention, no haggling?

Enchanted

Enchanted  1hr 47min - Rated PG - Family/Comedy/Romance  Trailer

Christmas & New Years in Aruba

I am beginning to get curious what exactly to expect. How will the Tamarijn be decorated? Someone posted some gorgeous photos on the internet of the resort being decorated for Christmas a couple of weeks ago. How did they turn out?