One Happy Island (more pics)

Fishin' Jeff

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Hello all,<br />We made it back from Aruba safe and sound despite a few airline delays. Wow! I had the best time I've had in my life! What a beautiful and friendly island. It was my very first time at an ocean, and let me tell y'all right now, it will not be the last!<br /><br />The first day I got to go parasailing! It was really not anything like I expected it to be...so peacefull and quiet...I was really expecting a thrill or rush but it was actually relaxing. At 600 feet in the air, I was really counting on the captain's maintenece of his boat. After 10 minutes of sailing, they reeled me back into the boat like a fish. Hee Hee<br /><br />The next day, I went fishing with 3 new friends. This is Aron from Chicago and his barracuda and rainbow runner.<br /><br />
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<br /><br />Here's Doug from Florida and his catch.<br /><br /><br />
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<br /><br />And his wife Beth with a big a*# barracuda!<br /><br /><br />
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<br /><br />Here's yours truly with a nice rainbow runner. What a beautiful fish!<br /><br />
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<br /><br />Everybody in our party got to fish twice and we all boated fish each time we were up, except the first fish I caught. The captain had the durn thing in in hands and the silly fish slipped out and went right back to it's home. I guess he wasn't ready to be dinner.<br /><br />Here's the boat we wento out on.<br /><br />
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<br /><br />The next day my wife and I went on a snorkeling cruise where the fed us a wonderful dinner on this beautiful sailing vessel that was built in 1925. I'll show you more pics of this boat when my wife gets back from the blue box with the disc from her camera.<br /><br />All in all, we had a wonderful vacation (our first together after nine years together)<br /><br />Your friend Jeff
 

KaGee

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Re: One Happy Island (more pics)

Just one word.... JEALOUS! :cool:
 

Ron G

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Im with ya KaGee,im glad ya'll had a good time.so it was worth the charter.
 

MYTJC

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God is Great.....Thanks for sharing....The pics a are great.....
 

rottenray6402

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Great pictures, you are a better man than me for going para sailing. I'm afraid of heights and would be terrified the whole time I was over 2 feet from the ground/water.
 

KRS

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Wow, I'll come and hold the camera next time ;) <br /><br />With that knee bandage and torn pants.... it looks like you were on the losing end of a shark battle :)
 

Fishin' Jeff

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That's not a knee bandage KRS. It's a prosthesis. Lost the battle of car vs guard rail back when I was 16. I swerved to miss a farmer with no lights or slow moving vehicle sign on his feed wagon. Sure met a lot of nurses. It doesn't bother me or slow me down a bit, so if you have any one-legged man jokes, let me hear em...I've probably heard them before. :) ;) :D
 

rattana

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I am jealous too! It looks like you had a great time!
 

QC

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Cool, our very own peg leg . . . :D Hey, he said let her rip . . .<br /><br />Looks like an awesome trip! :cool:
 

Fishin' Jeff

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Thatta way QC! ARRR!<br /><br />I wanted to do some "shark" jokes/stunts while swimming with a bunch of the guys that went on the trip, but then decided agaist it so I wouldn't upset any locals.<br /><br />I did dress up as a pirate one Halloween. :D
 

KRS

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Well, ... leave it up to me to say something non-pc! Thx for being a good sport.... and we expect pirate pictures :)
 

Ron G

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LOL@jeff,QC.jeff you put a picture in my head of them locals..i cant dstop laughing.looking forward to seeing the rest.
 

Fishin' Jeff

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Here's some more pics, my friends.<br /><br />This is the captain of our para-sailing boat and me on the ready.<br /><br />
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<br /><br />Coming in for a nice landing!<br /><br /><br />
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<br /><br /><br />This is the vessel we boarded to go sailing and snorkeling. We visited 3 dive sites and they fed us a delicious meal on the beautiful boat.<br /><br />
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<br /><br />Here's me making friends with one of the "natives"<br />They were just lounging around the bar on the beach of our Hotel.<br /><br />
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<br /><br />One night we went on a bus tour that involved a champagne toast at sunset in front of an old lighthouse, dinner at the former prime-minister's residence, and oh yeah...three local bars.<br /><br /><br />
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<br /><br />Seems I ended up dancing on the bar! :eek: <br /><br />
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<br /><br />What a riot!<br /><br />Enjoy
 

Fishin' Jeff

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Tell ya what, DR... I sure did too. We did so much and had so many wonderful experiences with a bunch of new friends, I think I haven't stopped smiling since I woke up at 4:30 the first day to catch the plane!<br /><br />I'm not trying to make anyone jealous. :) <br /><br />My wife earned the trip by working her butt off selling candles for a home-show type world-wide company. High quality candles and pretty accessories. She tells me I'm not allowed to spell the name (copyright issues) but it's something like P-a-r-t-y-L-i-t-e (without the dashes) ;) :) (be kind mods) I can't wait to find out where the incentive trip will be taking us next year. Last year was Hawaii, and the year before that was a Carribean island I belive is named Atlantis. (we missed those) :( <br /><br />So, if anyone needs candles, let me know and I'll hook you up.<br /><br />All kidding aside, I'm super proud of her as her own business is kickin some serious butt!
 

OBJ

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WOW! Jeff....you are definetly an inspiration....hope the heck I spelled that right. Great pics and post from someone who condiders a great loss as just a mild inconvenience. My hat's off to ya' guy!
 

kenimpzoom

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Originally posted by Drowned Rat:<br /> Man, I need a vacation. You're killin me here. :D
Ditto, man I really need one.<br /><br />Ken
 
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