Aruba Day 3

Today we woke up and had breakfast buffet again. I saw a girl at the buffet who went to HM and was in my sister's grade who we drove to school in 2002, and havent seen since. She is still with the same guy as back then.

We went back to the room and sunblocked, forgetting to block my feet and sternum area...oops. We went down to the ocean and laid by the beach for a few hours before getting rather warm and getting our feet wet in the ocean and then dipping in the pool. We then had a very quick lunch by the beach- grouper fingers, conch chowder, and caesar salad. I rushed the second half of our lunch because the wind was kicking up really strong and I (and the waitress) thought it was going to pour soon, and really didnt want to get to get stuck in a check requesting frenzy of rained on Westin guests.

We went upstairs, showered, and decided to set off to the Arikok National Park. With Sara as the co-pilot we headed towards the national park, up and down windy narrow roads. The park covers 20% of the island, and well we didnt enter the right part. We entered the park and road turned to rocks and dirt and we drove by a gate that was down...Soon there no cars or anyone anywhere and our 2 wheel Hyundai was getting a little upset at the terrain we were forcing it to pass. We saw a family of wild goats, and then decided that without a spare tire or working cell phone, it would be best to turn around and head back.

We went towards downtown and had a nice iced coffee at Dunkin Donuts. Then we went into the shopping mall and looked in Polo, Louis Vuitton, Lacoste, etc. We didn't buy anything, but it was a very nice experience. We saw two absolutely enormous cruise ships docked but about to leave.

We returned to the hotel and rested until dinner. Dinner was at Marandi, one of the nicest but also hardest to find restaurants on the island. It's right by the airport, and yes there are many signs, but they are all tiny and impossible to see at night. We drove in about six circles before finding the restaurant, and having a fantastic dinner of tuna tataki, goat cheese salad, vegetable lasagna, and ribeye steak.

We're back in the room now watching Nancy Grace shake her head in disgust about a psychopath who microwaved his daughter (by accident)...

Tomorrow, Ben and Jerry's, ATVs, minigolf...sun, fun, beach, hoooah!