The Aquarium, A Freeish Burger, and Cigarette Machines

I wanted to go to the aquarium yesterday, but Candace didn't want to go spur of the moment so we were planning on going this morning. It's next door from our hotel. Candace wasn't feeling well this morning, so I took the babies to a playground on Mambo Beach. They were proud to have played with "big kids" although the Dutch 4 year olds pretty much ignored my nearly 2 year old little Jew babies.

I got the babies down for a nap at their normal time for the first time on the trip. They woke up and I was trying to rush us out the door. We saw a dolphin jumping up by a boat on the sea outside our hotel room's balconyand that slowed our progress. On the way to the aquarium next door we stopped to watch some of the sea lion show from a bridge outside the complex. We made it over to the ticket booth, but it was closed. They close at 4 and it was 4:05.

So we watched the rest of the sea lion show from the outside bridge. The the babies checked out some abandoned- for the moment- construction trucks an  the babies were thrilled.

At night, we got a burger for Candace's sister after finishing our meal. When the burger came the man said we had to pay in cash because they had opened a month ago and it was taking a long time to get a card reader. Well, we didn't have cash, so we were embarrassed. I've had trouble with my debit card, so I couldn't go to an ATM. Candace has a working card, but for anaccount that she doesn't use and isn't easily accessible. The man said we could pay tomorrow.

Though neither Candace nor I smoke, we spent the rest of the night trying to figure our how to use a cigarette machine since we didn't have cash. We got as far as to get an "age coin" to ensure that we're over 18.

When we got back to the room, the burger and cigarettes run proved moot as Candace's sister was asleep.

The sea is rough, which is why there's no ferry to Aruba evidently. Though the temperature is the same balmy 80 degrees every day, it is windy. It's nice when the sun is out, but annoyin  when trying to eat outside and keep your napkin near you.