Day 5 Aruba
Aruba is a contrast; the island’s arid interior is dotted with cactus and windswept trees due to tradewinds blowing across the island while secluded coves and sandy beaches form its coast. The ship docked at Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. Colorful Dutch colonial buildings grace the landscape. We had planned to go scuba diving here but due to some health issues we decided to just go snorkeling. We boarded a catamaran and headed for the wreck of the Antilla, a 440 ft. German freighter that sank in 1940. The ship is incrusted with coral and many kinds of tropical fish. It was quite windy while there and impossible for Sue to do any snorkeling and remain close to the ship. In fact most people could not and so we moved on to an area closer to the shore to try again. Gene was able to swim around, take a few pictures and enjoy his snorkeling experience. Sue was so tired from her experience in the deeper rough water that she could just not do much snorkeling. All in all, it was kind of a disappointing shore excursion. We purchased an underwater camera and did get a few pictures but they are not as good as we had hoped.
