Aruba Achieved!

Friday, February 10, 2012:  We had a leisurely morning on the "Happy Island" hanging around our villa.  Our afternoon plans included a private snorkel, sail and dinner cruise for six of us while Danny and Brenda had a scuba dive trip scheduled.

We couldn't have been happier with our set-up at the Merlot Villas.

Our snorkel destination was Spanish Lagoon.
With the boat anchored above it, we swam over to the reef
with the odd wooden deck built above it in the surf.
and then snorkeled in the lagoon itself to the left and right. 
We saw tons of fish and the water temps were perfect.

Our four-hour private sail on the Morning Star was amazing. 
The snorkeling was good.  The sailing was smooth.  And dinner was fantastic.
JJ and Katrin were great hosts.

Addendum:  Danny and Brenda's dive trip went good also.  Danny took some wonderful pictures that he shared with us included some great shots of moray eels, one of which was even out of its den which is kind of rare.  He also had a great video of a flounder swimming away from him that was very cool.