Caribbean Cruise Day 13 - Aruba

Aruba, Aruba (under-lay, under-lay) I hear you cry. Two years ago we came to this island and sampled the beautiful beaches, rated amongst the top ten best beach locations in the world. When we were here last, we wondered if we would ever return, and here we are. Temperatures once again up into the low 90's. This time, we opted for a guided tour in the morning, to a butterfly farm and on to a couple of the islands natural wonders. Outside of the butterfly farm, I finally got what i've been after all holiday, that illusive Humming Bird photo. I have been determined to capture a semi-decent photo of a Humming Bird in the wild and today I got it. Well happy! After lunch we headed to one of the beaches. Last time we were advised to visit Divi Divi beach with its powder white sand, azure blue water and low flying brown Pelicans. This time we moved about a mile further up to Eagle Beach. This was exactly the same minus the Pelicans. Here Julie conquered her fear of the water by both floating and swimming in the sea despite the mild swell. All good things must come to an end, so after a final bit of shopping, we headed back to the ship for our three day journey on to Tampa. On out way out of the harbour I got the second thing i've been after all holiday, a Dolphin sighting in the wild. Only one, which played briefly round the bow of the ship. Too quick for the camera unfortunately. The show tonight didn't appeal, so we spent a while in the casino before relaxing in our room for the remainder of the evening. Heading for home, all be it a few days away.