Aruba, February 24

Today is our last day on Aruba. I am waiting for Quinn and Matt to wake up to go to breakfast. The weather has been awesome...today is just a little bit cooler and cloudier which is great because Quinn has had his limit of sun. The wonderful breezes (winds) do keep you comfortable. Last night we watched a band at our resort called Joy Ride. They played a nice mix of classics and new pop that Q loves. He finally made a friend to play with yesterday...Sanzio from NY...who is also a hockey player. Q did great talking to some adults last night about hockey.

I am currently watching the Zamboni beach sweeper go back and forth. Our beach is so perfect! Plenty of space and beautiful white sand. I think even our non-beach Dad is impressed.

Other highlights of the week include eating at Yemanga in Orangested...visiting de Palm island...going snorkeling there and off the catamaran. It was neat to be able to snorkel with Quinn. We saw some beautiful large green parrotfish, and I saw a pretty large starfish. I'm curious to see if the underwater camera worked. (Update, disposable underwater cameras are lousy!)

Yesterday Dad and Quinn did two fun activities...jet skiing and water sliding at the other Divi resort.

I think my favorite meal was at the Red Parrot...a delicious seafood pasta. The steaks are great here  as well. And I think I could talk Matt into buying one of those "grill-your-own" tables for our deck.

I saw some beautiful birds, but not as many as I had hoped for. We had a pelican mascot on our catamaran trip. Also, on that ride, Quinn got to sit up with the captain. I think I got a good picture.