Warning: This is a picture intensive post!
We waited until the majority of our fellow cruisers were off the ship and then left around 9:30am. We were going to take a taxi to a beach. My first choice was a place called Reflexion Beach Bar and Grill on Surfside Beach…south of the port. The rate for the taxi is $13. Once we were in the taxi and chatting with the driver, she recommended Eagle Beach. So, shifting gears and going with the flow, off to Eagle Beach we go! Just $13 later we arrive at the beach. We were looking for a palapas to share with D and M, but there were none left. So we settle on a beach umbrella and four lounges for $30.
What can I say? This beach is just gorgeous! White fine sand and Caribbean blue water:
Looking to the right towards Palm Beach and their high rise buildings:
Looking left (south) towards Manchebo Beach:
Here’s a close up of the high rise hotels at Palm Beach further north from Eagle Beach:
Lots of people enjoying the water:
Incredible waves! Hubby came to my rescue when I got slammed by the first wave and lost my balance and got slammed by two more waves. I tumbled around underwater while holding my breath. I know it was just a few seconds but it seemed like forever before Hubby (my personal lifeguard) pulled me up and out of the water. What I forgot to mention was that after the first wave I almost lost my bikini bottom and then tried to recover (in a nice way) and got hit with the two other waves. I was laughing out loud because that was the only reaction I had to all this. Needless to say, I was carrying around 5 pounds of sand in my bikini (top and bottom) and did not know until we got back to the ship. Let’s just say that our cabin steward, Sandy, had a lot of vacuuming to do. Life is soooo good!
Now to continue with our Eagle Beach pictures:
Here you can rent wave runners. I call these lemons as in the color:
And these are limes:
Okay, so this young couple wanted to go ride around in the beautiful Caribbean water with this wave runner:
They had to be pushed when water came ashore:
The waves were too much and of course everyone got slammed! I could feel their excitement and surprise:
Once they recover, they are on their way for some fun:
Young folks body surfing:
Hubby and I take a break from people watching and wander over to Paradise Beach Villas about a block north behind where our lounges are located. Here’s our approach before walking across the main road to the villas:
We are looking for a restroom and along the way taking pictures:
We find the Tiki Bar & Restaurant onsite:
Here’s one of two pools:
Did I mention it’s hot here in Aruba? We walk back through the villa gates and head back to the beach. Here’s the side road I mentioned. It runs parallel for a bit with the main road:
If you want to enjoy a more quiet beach time and avoid the high rise area of Palm Beach, this is the place to be. There’s plenty of wave runners to rent and use:
A Holland ship arriving into port in the early afternoon:
It was our "first time" to Eagle Beach and we had an amazing time here! This picture sums it up for us:
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