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Aruba - Feb. 2000

About a week of windsurfing in Aruba. Photos are mostly from a daylong rental of a Jeep.
(Originals on Kodak APS film; scans from Kodak PictureCD)
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you should see an image here The cruise terminal in Oranjestad. The cruise ships hold more people than the city. Cruisers travel in herds to a single bar/nightclub. Not that most of the tourists who fly in do any different. My personal hell: spending the entire flight back listening to the people in front of me talk about what they drank.
you should see an image here Sunset from the hotel beach.
you should see an image here Another sunset.
you should see an image here A coral "beach" on the west coast, north of the hotels
you should see an image here Close-up of some coral. It's a good idea to wear sandals!
you should see an image here Northwest corner of the island: a "wilderness" area with sand dunes.
you should see an image here Heading eastward, we see why the Dutch had to build a big desalination plant to support the hotels..
you should see an image here Waves on the northeast coast.
you should see an image here Another shot of waves breaking. You can see a slight light leak that got progressively worse, ruining lots of my photos.
you should see an image here Aruba's #1 sightseeing attraction: a natural arch of coral.
you should see an image here There's a garden park with semi-domesticated parakeets.
you should see an image here The wind in Aruba is always from the East, so the trees grow bent.
you should see an image here I'm not the only one lounging by the pool.
you should see an image here Hey buddy, you've been in the sun too long... your skin's all scaly!