Farewell Aruba
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Farewell Aruba

It is time to go.  We have enjoyed Aruba tremendously, but we can’t afford to stay here any longer!  Geez! In our last days here, Mel & Greg went diving and met some fun, cool people, Tommy started enjoying himself via some online art lessons, and Allie learned how to play craps.  Via a computer…

After This Is Over, Mel Never Wants to See Another F’ing Filter Again
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After This Is Over, Mel Never Wants to See Another F’ing Filter Again

We’ve spent several “normal” days here in Aruba so that things like school and laundry can happen.  The “normal” days also involve routine boat maintenance.  Usually, this involves changing or cleaning out one of the many filters on the boat.  Water filters, shower drain filters, watermaker filters, A/C filters, fuel filters, oil filters.  You see,…

Gritty Aruba

Gritty Aruba

After a week of hard-core tourist activity, we decided to slow things down a bit.  Allie and I found a fabric shop tucked into the third floor of a neglected department store called La Linda in downtown Oranjestad.  The store even had a greeter in a top hat, perched on a pile of junk.  Fortunately,…

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