Caribbean Sea
On Board the MS Royal Princess: Day Eight
Oranjestad, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean
[NOTE: I’ve grown weary of writing the usual bullshit narrative; so I’ve decided to dispense with it and present the raw notes I took on my iPhone instead.]
![The Royal Plaza Mall on Lloyd G. Smith Blvd, in Oranjestad, Aruba.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-01-300x200.jpg)
![Steps leading up to Iguana Joe's.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-02-206x300.jpg)
![The Crystal Casino on the main boulevard of Oranjestad.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-03-300x202.jpg)
![A giant "I Heart Aruba" sign.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-04-300x185.jpg)
![Willem III Tower (built in 1868 AD), located at the west entrance of Fort Zoutman (built in 1798 AD).](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-05-194x300.jpg)
![The rear-side of Fort Zoutman.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-06-300x200.jpg)
![18 March Monument in Oranjestad.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-07-300x198.jpg)
![Boardwalk along the beach.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-08-300x189.jpg)
![Flowering tree in Aruba.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-09-300x188.jpg)
![The coral shore on Aruba's west coast.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-10-300x197.jpg)
![Juvenile green iguana in a tree.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-11-300x183.jpg)
![Flag of Aruba.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-12-300x158.jpg)
![Statue of Queen Wilhelmina in Oranjestad.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-13-300x218.jpg)
![An adult iguana in the grass (one of many in Aruba).](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-14-300x145.jpg)
![Statue of Anne Frank in Wilhelmina Park.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-15-203x300.jpg)
![Cafe near the waterfront in Oranjestad.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-16-300x173.jpg)
![A market in Oranjestad.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-17-300x196.jpg)
![One of Aruba's crazy buses.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-18-300x157.jpg)
![A giant Adirondack chair outside a market in Aruba.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-19-300x165.jpg)
![Another crazy bus in Aruba.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-20-300x168.jpg)
![Oranjestad seen from the MS Royal Princess.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-21-300x156.jpg)
![A view of the port at Oranjestad from the cruise ship.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151028-22-300x155.jpg)
-woke up at 10:10, showered, dressed
-exited the ship around 12:30 and walked around, first southward, then northward -saw lots of iguanas
-returned to the ship after 14:00, ate lunch: iced tea, pulled pork, a mix of grilled meat and vegetables, tortilla chips with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole
-watched ‘Whiplash’
-watched ‘St. Vincent’
-watched ‘Grace of Monaco’
-dinner at Horizon Court: two slices of pepperoni pizza, then a soft serve chocolate ice cream cone which melted faster than I could eat, then honeyed nuts, cheese, yogurt with strawberries, and cranberry sauce back to my room, ate that with the Riesling I bought last night through room service
-watched ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
-watched ‘Laggies’
-watched ‘Begin Again’, making it a Kiera Knightly night (I enjoy watching her performances)
-beddy-byes after 04:00