the other side of aruba

One side of Aruba is white sandy beaches and the other is a desert, so one day we rented a jeep and did a little off-roading on the desert side. Everyone recommended renting a jeep so you could go off the main road and follow the trails to see some of the sites. It was a little bumpy at times but I think Jason enjoyed roughing it. Our first stop on the trail was the Alto Vista Chapel built in 1750, a quaint little chapel. Next we saw the Bushiribana Ruins with several wishing rocks stacked around. On the trail we kept seeing old shacks along the cliffs and thought they would be the perfect setting for a horror film, we also saw this weird stick thing with flattened soccer balls, old toys and other creepy things - we watch way to many scary movies.

After that we ventured on to the Natural Bridge, a bridge that was formed by the cliffs, that looked pretty cool, but unfortunately it collapsed a few years ago, but it was still amazing to see the huge waves crashing into the side of the cliffs. Next, we had quite the adventure trying to find the natural pool and after a longer hike then we had expected - we finally made it. It was a nice break from the heat and fun to see the pool among the huge rocks. After barely getting out of their alive, we were back on solid, smooth ground and enjoyed the rest of the evening cruising around Aruba with the top off.

We loved having a change of scenery and getting a chance to explore our adventurous side.

Alto Vista Chapel - built in 1750

A creepy sculpture thing that looked like it came straight out of a horror film

Ruins

Wishing rocks - you are suppose to stack them and make a wish


The natural bridge that collapsed


An Ostrich farm we found along the way (this ones for you, Kade)

The natural pool & Jason hiking out


Mountain goats taking over the road