Ernesto, Smita, Sean and I went to Aruba for a long weekend. Smita and I chipped in on a silent auction at work and we ended up getting certificates to the Raddison for a great deal. (plus we shared one room so it was perfect) The boys in one bed and the girls in the other.
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I was in heaven they had so many parrots there!! Everyday at 11am they took them out for feeding and handling...needless to say I was all over that!!
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It was so beautiful, the water was so blue. We went on a 1/2 day catamaran trip and snorkel a ship-wreck (not great). Sean brought his guitar and entertained us on the beach. We did a lot of relaxing on the beach.
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Kristen and her husband were also staying at the Raddison, so one night for dinner we all ate at a restaurant where our feet were in the sand and the water was 2 steps away, it was so beautiful. What was the name of that place?? oh and the wine we drank too?? I need to keep my travel journal more handy!