Aruba!

Alright friends and family...my first official blog entry from the great country of Aruba.  =o)

Our flight went very well - I surprised myself how well I did taking off and landing.  Sure, I held Stephen's hand so tight that it was sore afterward and sweaty and I had to take nice deep breaths to keep myself from using a paper bag.  LOL The first flight from GSO to CTL was in a little 4-seater jet; that was the tough one.  The next from CTL to Aruba was fine.  We were above the clouds most of the time so I couldn't see much of anything.

We got through customs without a glich and I didn't even need my handy-dandy notebook.  *wink*  We found the hotel even though no one gave us a map (I can thank Stephen's excellent directional skills for that one!).  The hotel is very nice with super friendly staff and only a short walk from the beach.

Other than that, not too much to report.  We saw the lighthouse today, went "sightseeing" around the island and went jet-skiing later this afternoon.  It was Stephen's first time on a jet ski.  Words cannot express my fear.

To close I will tell you 5 things I have learned about Aruba since we arrived:
1- For this to be considered the Dutch West Indies, a lot of people speak Spanish.
2- NO one can drive!  Folks love to cut you off; they only stop for stop-signs and pedestrians (and that one depends!)
3- Arubans will park just about anywhere.  Sidewalks, even.
4- Aruban women love to wear thong bathing suits.  Aruban men love to wear speedos.
5- Most of the cars here are European-looking, consisting of the Hyundai Getz (hehe), Chevrolet Spark or Kia Picanto (hehe) which is what we're driving.