Day 3

We spent the morning exploring the capital, Oranjestad, and had lunch in the center of town, near the dock for visiting cruise ships, then spent the afternoon bumming around our hotel; napping, reading, and swimming at the pool and the nearby beach.

Watapana trees always lean west, bent by the constant trade winds	Waiting at the bus stop to go to downtown Oranjestad	The Archeological Museum, in a recently renovated historic building
Downtown Oranjestad has many ornate, brightly colored buildings	View of shopping area near the cruise ship docks, including a whole block of jewelry stores!	Enjoying lunch at Iguana Joe's
A cruise ship at dock dwarfs downtown buildings	From the central bus station you can go anywhere on the island	Bright flowers were everywhere; these bushes lined a hotel sidewalk
Beach gives way to rocky coast near our hotel	Watapana tree	Going for a swim; the sand is wonderfully clean and soft
Our hotel was just across the road from the beach	Saw these cacti everywhere; they look like larger versions of my Grandma Ottilie's potted ones