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| By mid-day tomorrow, I will be strolling on the white sand in Aruba (c) TripAdvisor |
As my travel buddy hubby drives us south to our hotel in Toronto, I tap away on my laptop in the car, so not to miss my post deadline. (Tick, tick, tick. Backspace, backspace... Tick, tick, tick... Hard return.)
To be honest, I am having a hard time concentrating.
I simply I can't believe that I am officially counting down our boarding a plane to Aruba in the morning.
A bucket list destination I have always wanted to travel to - but never wanted to pay the hefty price tag. Well, Cyber Monday changed that for us.
After the year we endured in 2024, we knew we wanted to travel to special destinations to celebrate our milestone birthdays this year.
Initially, I had set my heart on Barbados. But when I accidentally caught an unreal online deal (saving almost $2,000) I called my hubby, and we immediately decided to go.
Growing up, my mother only ever mentioned one destination she wanted to experience. She would tell me, "I want to see the white sands of Aruba."
Back then, I really had no point of reference as to where Aruba was located, because all I ever lobbied for was to travel to Disney in Florida; which was always a hard NO in her books.
Don't get me wrong, she loved Walt Disney as a visionary, but travel inside Canada was always my parents' focus. Their thought process being that after experiencing all of our own homeland, Florida might be an option.
Truth? When we were first engaged, we travelled to Disney & Epcot in Orlando, and I have never been eager to go back.
On the other hand, I feel Aruba will be an experience I think I will remember for the rest of my life.
...And will forever be yearning to return.
Have a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteWe go to Aruba on May 17. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteWent to Disney World four times. The last was over 25 years ago. Won't be going back. That place is nuts.
ReplyDeleteSo much beauty and peace in the islands of the Caribbean. Thanks to cruising, I think we have visited them all. I even did a mini-sub in Aruba but my favorite was the butterfly farm.
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I'm too much of homebody to go anywhere but I have heard of Aruba and it always sounded like some sunny place where people sit on the sand all day and watch the horizon - that sounds like a vacation. I hope you are enjoying your time in Aruba.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day.
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