Aruba, one happy island!

Today our port of call was Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba, another of the Dutch Caribbean islands.  Unlike some of the other islands that we've seen, Aruba is dry, with cactus plants growing freely in many parts and on the northern shores, shows its volcanic origins in landscape that reminded us a little of Lanzarote.
It is, nevertheless a very popular tourist destination, with a guarantee of warm sunny weather and beautiful (free, no one can own them ) beaches.  Our guide for the morning, Ato, was great and told us of the many reasons why Aruba is called by its inhabitants  One Happy Island  
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