Cafe Capri is located on the main road through Paradera on the island of Aruba, DWI. It’s a great little bar/restaurant where you can eat inside or outside. They describe their food as Venezuelan. Well, I stopped in with a pal, as I never pass up a chance to try some local chow.
We settled in at the bar around lunch time. The place was not crowded and service was quick and competent. We split a mixed grill platter. What a platter it was! Here’s a photo:
There’s lettuce and tomatoes around the edges, french fries on the bottom, and grilled meats everywhere else. Toss some white cheese cubes in for good measure. The meats are: sausage, pork, beef, and chicken. This was almost a belly buster for the two of us who shared it. We soldiered on and cleaned the plate.
On your way to other parts of the island, such as the Casibari Rock formations or the natural bridge, you pass this place. Stop in on the way or the way back. Spanish skills are helpful.
Bon dia from Aruba.
Then a cage of rebar is set up like this:
With the man standing on the left in the photo above, you get a sense of the scale of this structure. Finally, the concrete is poured around the rebar to complete the base, which looks like this:
Soon there will be towers standing atop these bases. Then will come the turbines themselves with their massive blades turning in the wind.
Then there is the AVP party which is green and white as seen here.
The Democracia Real likes red and white.
They’re also big into symbolism as is evidence by the scales of justice there. The MPA party colors are featured next.
Flags are very popular. They fly from probably 20-30% of the homes and businesses on the island, proclaiming allegiance to one group or another. It’s sort of like a medieval battlefield, with each band of knights or clan marking their turf before the fighting begins. Some attach multiple flags to their vehicles and galavant about the island with them snapping in the breeze. Here are some flags you’ll see.
Plenty there in that photo to get the message across. There’s only two in the next one, but they threw in a billboard for effect.
There are also rolling billboards which decorate cars, trucks, buses, and vans, such as this one for AVP.
Well, plenty of money has been spent on all this. I hope it works for the betterment of the island. I live here much of the year and only want the best for the people. The problem is not making a choice; it is living with it afterward. All the best, Aruba!
As you can see, it’s a full suspension mountain bike. This is more of a down hill rider than an all-purpose mountain bike. That rear suspension makes it heavy, which is good for my cardio workout. Plus, it takes all the abuse of riding on some of the rougher trails. Then there are the disc brakes.
I prefer the disc brakes. They’ll stop you on a dime and in my experience work better in wet conditions. My bike in the States has your standard friction brakes on the rims. They do the job, but if I ever upgrade that unit, I’ll go with the discs.
Hard to beat that view here in Aruba. I take it easy going down. There is a herd of goats that grazes the area, a bunch of lizards, and various other creatures that have a habit of darting out at the last second. Plus, if you blow a tire or experience some other mechanical failure the tumble will not be pleasant.
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