the last time our son traveled with us to aruba was difficult for us.
he was on his christmas break senior year from mass maritime and in looooooooooovvvvvvvvvveeeee with rebecca. she was in spain doing a semester abroad.
he was truly a fun sucker on that trip.
he did not even want to go SCUBA diving.
every time paul and i were having fun, dear son turned and sucked away the fun because he was pining for his becca. (big sigh)
a few years passed, he is now married to becca and they honeymooned in aruba over christmas 2009.
paul and i considered going with them so we could act as "fun suckers".
he enjoyed aruba as a young kid.
by the time he was 12 he and his buddy ben, were quite proficient in taking the bus downtown to buy their tee shirts and other wares at the little places next to the paddock.
kevin and ben were always very safety conscious and were very good at checking in with paul and i at appointed intervals.
once they became certified in SCUBA, they both became what i call "unique water sports rats"......hanging out at Unique Watersports shop from 8 am til sunset and getting in many dives.
aruba is a great spot for kids (just not ones that are pining for their love)