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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 01:50 PM
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Aruba is Awesome

Got back last night... This place is awesome, It seemed as though anyone under 40 who was there was on thier honeymoon.

There are lots of compact 4 door pickups over there, I also counted a handful of SuperDuty's. The ford Dealer had 4 cars in the showroom and a few cars outside, I guess everything is ordered.

Here's some pictures (they include everything but snorkeling)

http://www.fortjake.com/albums/honeymoon/
 
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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Congrats on your wedding.

More pics on the island would have been cool; still, cool pics.

Has tourism dropped any?
 
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 11:38 PM
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Sweet pics, looks like a deadly place!
 
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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Isn't it horrible to come back from such a great place, and have to go back to work? Congrats on the super event.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 09:48 AM
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Isn't it horrible to come back from such a great place, and have to go back to work? Congrats on the super event.

Aargh!!! You didn't have to remind him!

Nah, cool pics man...looks real nice.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:13 AM
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Jake, you're on your honeymoon, and you're counting the Ford trucks on the island?! Dude, we have to have a talk....
 
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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Don't forget to discuss the bathroom and refinery pics, too. This is disturbing on so many levels.

Lets hope you and Pro and Ivan never get together...

Thanks for the pics! Looked like a lot of fun....
 
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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Looks like you had a blast!!!!!! Congrats..
 
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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the sand so white.
What was the average temp?
 
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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the temp was about 90 each day, but itas very windy there (the wid tunnels between S America and ARuba.

I wanted to get pics of the bathroom to show my freinds n family where we stayed
I thought the oil refinery was pretty cool (aruba is only 27 miles long)

As far as counting SD"s we rented a jeep for a day and drove ALL over the island, on road and off, but Jeff, Lots of other things were going on when the sun went down, on the balcany, in the sand.... SD counting was only a daytime activity.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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...Lots of other things were going on when the sun went down, on the balcany, in the sand.... SD counting was only a daytime activity.
Oh, okay. I was beginning to get worried there...
 
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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jake00
Got back last night... This place is awesome, It seemed as though anyone under 40 who was there was on thier honeymoon.

There are lots of compact 4 door pickups over there, I also counted a handful of SuperDuty's. The ford Dealer had 4 cars in the showroom and a few cars outside, I guess everything is ordered.

Here's some pictures (they include everything but snorkeling)

http://www.fortjake.com/albums/honeymoon/
Ha, and everyone over 40 is there on a murder investigation? Rmember 123 out of 124 graduates, think Aruba is the place to be.
Just the way I read it.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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Howdy Don't forget to discuss the bathroom and refinery pics, too. This is disturbing on so many levels.

Lets hope you and Pro and Ivan never get together...


 
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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 02:07 PM
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Ha, and everyone over 40 is there on a murder investigation? Rmember 123 out of 124 graduates, think Aruba is the place to be.
Just the way I read it.
[Gong clash]

I was waiting for someone, anyone really, not to be so uptight and bring that one up!

I am starting to get a flashback to those "It's 10:00...do you know where your kid is?" commercials right about now.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 02:52 PM
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So, forgive me for not paying attention, but how long were you gone?

Congratulations. And welcome to the club. Good to hear you had a great time.
 
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