My family and I went to Aruba for a week earlier this year.                                        

The island is near Venezuela, South America. The weather is almost always warm but breezy so it doesn’t feel humid. It was about 83º in the day 77 at night. Because of the breeze, you will see Divi Divi trees all over the island. The branches grow horizontal. It’s very different and cool! We stayed at a resort that has a few pools and the “Lazy” “River.”

                                       
This a man-made pool that circle around rock formations. There is a water slide that goes through one of the rocks and my dad, sister, and Katie slid down! There are also a couple of jacuzzis hidden in the formations.  Loved the jets on my back! It’s fun to see the lizards running around too!

                                                
There are activities at the pool everyday like bingo, name that song, and volleyball. My favorite time is Happy Hour when we get mud slide smoothies! It’s also a short walk to the beach. The only drawback is the side walk doesn’t go right down to the water, but I made it there anyway!  I like wearing an inner tub and floating in the warm blue salt water. There are also water sports at beach . My sister Brooke, Katie and Kay decided to go on this giant round tube where they sit facing the boat. The boat pulls them and they go flying! I decided the boat ride was good enough for me! When they were almost done, the driver Norman, AKA “Captain Black Sparrow” slowed down, stopped in the water and pulled them close.  He told Kay to come onto the boat.  She was sitting in the middle. Then he said he would help to lift me onto the tube so I could ride as well. Captain Sparrow kept the boat at a little slower pace, but made it so fun! I had the best time.  

There were good restaurants close to the resort. One night my family surprised me and the waiters sang Happy Birthday and brought a birthday dessert! We had a Nutella Pizza for dessert another night!

It was AWE-some! There was a casino at the resort so I played the slots for a bit.  Brooke was the only one who won a little! A couple of the nights after dinner we walked over to the clubs.     

There was one with a latin band and a DJ and dancing, and another with pop music. They were both fun. I also went with Katie and Brooke to another club where they had a live band.  It was all so fun!     Hope I can return again soon.