2004 Panama Canal Cruise -- Aruba

Updated January 19, 2005

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The last stop on the cruise was the island of Aruba. This intriguing island nation is quite small, close to the Venezuelan coast, and has a very dry climate. The beaches are absolutely lovely, you know the kind with sand that is soft and pink.

We took an "adventure" boat that let us enjoy viewing reefs, fish, and an undersea wreck in comfort without even getting wet.

These pictures were taken primarily with our new Kodak DX6490, which we love. The 10x optical zoom is great, and the electronics do a fine job of automatic adjustment and flash operations.

Sunrise as we approach our berth at Aruba	More cruise ships in Aruba; this is the C. Columbus (HAPAG/LLoyd)	And right behind us, the monster ship Adventure of the Seas	This boat will take us out to the special viewing boat at the reef	On board; note the pink sand beach
Heading out to the reef	That's what we looked like, heading out	Our guide, on board the special viewing boat	On our viewing boat, lots of folks, including a very adventuresome grandmother	Fish, fish, everywhere around the wreck
Closeup of the hull of the wreck	The wreck is now covered by sea life	Bubbles near the wreck are from the scuba divers exploring it	More of the ship's fittings	Closeup of the wreck
We see the natural reef now, coral formations everywhere	Fish and fan coral	Fish on reef	Two (at least) kinds of coral	Brain coral
Back to the shore, and then we'll take the bus back to the cruise port	On the way back to the cruise port, the bus was hit by a golf ball (one of those dangers of being at a resort)	The Legend was berthed alongside the channel, so lots of interesting traffic to see	They were that close	Passing by
Gone	Airplanes passing by, too

2004 Panama Canal Cruise -- Aruba

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