Days 4 and 5

On the fourth day, I spent the whole morning doing two scuba dives, the first at the Antilla shipwreck and the second at the site of the Pedernalis wreck. I didn't try to take any underwater photos on this trip; professional photographers do a much better job! Both dives were great fun. The wreck of the Antilla is so big that, if you know what you're looking at, you can see it via Google Earth (just off the northwest coast).

That afternoon, we picked up a rental car and did a little exploring, going all the way north to the California Lighthouse.

Our entire fifth day was spent wandering around the island, starting with Baby Beach and the Seroe Colorado Lighthouse at the southern tip of the island, then heading for the site of the Natural Bridge on the northeast side.

At the California Lighthouse (which overlooks the wreck of the Californian)	Looking south at the Highrise Hotel district and its beaches	Downtown Oranjestad's Royal Plaza Mall next to Iguana Joe's restaurant
At Baby Beach: proof that Mike did go into the water...	...though he preferred to spend most of his time in the shade	Seroe Colorado "lighthouse" -- modern technology no longer needs picturesque buildings
Aruba's natural landscape is desert, full of cacti and lizards (near Seroe Colorado lighthouse)	On east coast; sign warns against swimming; can't imagine trying in that surf!	Mike observing the waves from a dry vantage point
Waves crashing into a half-circle cove north of the Natural Bridge	This boulder was covered with fern-like fossil imprints