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Saying Goodbye to Aruba!

Posted on November 18, 2025 by jjspina

This vacation has left me tanned and rested and ready to get back to writing once we return home. It has been a wonderful trip except for a recent tumble for both my husband and I coming out of the … Continue reading →

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Leaving Aruba soon – the happy island!

Posted on November 13, 2025 by jjspina

We will be leaving this island paradise soon. It has been a wonderful trip seeing friends, eating all the fish I could possibly fit into my time here, soaking up the sun, swimming in the warm Caribbean and enjoying the … Continue reading →

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More of Aruba – island paradise!

Posted on November 8, 2025 by jjspina

Our vacation is almost over – one more week to go. I mentioned in a previous post that we want to sell our first week in Aruba. We only want to go for two weeks from now on beginning next … Continue reading →

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Aruba – One Happy Island!

Posted on November 6, 2025 by jjspina

Each year we return to Aruba we find new places to eat and shop. Our place, Divi Aruba Phoenix, has been renovating with plenty of updates and improvements. We are happy about that but there is always some glitches that … Continue reading →

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Taking a breather in Aruba!

Posted on November 3, 2025 by jjspina

I am on my break from writing but here I am writing this post in Aruba, one of my favorite places to relax. Of course, I can’t stop writing in some way completely but I am not working on my … Continue reading →

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USA Election is now over – almost!

Posted on November 7, 2024 by jjspina

I didn’t sleep a wink until I knew who was going to be the next president of the USA. Once I discovered that, I fell asleep. Today I am exhausted from only getting four hours’ sleep. The election is essentially … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Sunny Aruba!

Posted on November 6, 2018 by jjspina

This is already week 2 in beautiful Aruba! I can’t believe we sailed through one week already! It has been heavenly! Weather has been beautiful 80’s – 90 every day, only one day with a quick shower, water warm and … Continue reading →

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Greetings from Beautiful Aruba – Fun in the Sun and Surf!

Posted on October 26, 2015 by jjspina

GREETINGS FROM SUNNY ARUBA – ONE HAPPY ISLAND!   In front of our timeshare and all over the island cacti are everywhere. Ara, aka The Shell Lady, vacations here for 12 weeks and keeps busy finding shells and creating these … Continue reading →

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