Waking up early this morning to the lights of Aruba coming into view. We dock at 7am and meet our snorkeling tour at 7.45am. We are going on a catamaran to 2 snorkeling sites. The first is about 30 minutes cruise away along the coastline of Aruba. It is a beautiful day, warm and sunny. At the first stop we can snorkel for half an hour. The water is a perfect temperature and it's clear. There are many many fish. It's fabulous. Next stop is only 10 minutes away and...

This morning we are in Aruba, part of the Dutch Caribbean is about 20 miles off the coast of Venezuela. As is usual we have no plans so we leave the ship around 8.30 and find a tour that will take us to the usual points of interest for just $20 pp. Today there is 7 of us and our driver/guide Mr Hart is probably our least favorite so far. Although he uses a microphone/headset as he drives, he talks very fast and combined with his accent makes it very hard to under...