During our trip to Aruba we decided to book an ATV tour of the island. Joel and I four-wheeled through the hills of Cabo San Lucas in January and were smitten. This time was a little different in that we weren’t just let loose to explore on our own. Instead we followed the guide around to all of the most popular tourist desitinations, and I am so glad we did!
Our first stop was the natural bridge. And it’s basically exactly what you think a natural bridge would be. But what we didn’t learn until later was that the bridge we saw was actually just the smaller of the two natural bridges that were such a popular attraction in the past. The larger bridge collapsed in 2005. It happened in the middle of the night when nobody was around, but it still made me thankful that I didn’t know the story when I was running around on top of the baby bridge.
We spent some time climbing over the rocks near the baby bridge and cooling off thanks to the mist from the waves crashing over the rocks.
After exploring the area we were supposed to hop back on our ATVs, but Joel and I couldn’t get ours to start. And then the guides couldn’t get it to start. So one of the guides hung back to work on our machine and we took the guide’s ATV and jumped in line with the rest of the group. Our next stop was the Bushiribana Ruins.
By the time we were ready to leave the ruins, the guide had our original 4×4 repaired and ready to go. We all climbed back on and took a ride to the Alto Vista Chapel. We were more enthralled with the numerous cacti however.
The next stop was the California Lighthouse at the top of a hill. A huge black thundercloud poured on us while we were there. And then stopped as soon as we left.
We headed back down the hill to Arashi Beach where we spent some time swimming in the incredibly clear water.
After spending some time on the beach we brushed the sand off our feet and tied up our laces. It was time to head back to drop off our ATVs. If you ever decide to do the ATV tour in Aruba, which I’d absolutely recommend, go for the tour that includes the natural pool as well. We originally signed up for that tour but the rain washed out all of the dirt roads so we couldn’t get there.
The ATVs are an awesome way to check out all of the cool touristy sites that the island has to offer. And we sure had a blast zipping around on our four-wheelers!
That looks like SO much fun! I’ve said it before, but I have to say it again…SO JEALOUS!
Most of the times blogs are the same but i honestly enjoyed what i read. Bravo !