breakfast

September 27, 2022

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September 27th 2022
…and we did – eat breakfast outside, that is. (Just checking to see if you'd read yesterday's post.) This enormous mango was ripe, even though it was very hard. It tasted great in our oatmeal. Then we were off to Mangel Halto for the first drift snorkel this year. Yes, the seas were rougher than the calm days we’d seen of it, but not much more so. David did the usual: dropping me off at th ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Aruba » Santa Cruz

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Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refin... ... read more