Growing like cabbage??

In Dutch we have the saying "he/she grows like cabbage" to describe how fast someone is growing. Only a couple of weeks ago young Wouter was a sleepy, wrinkly baby barely aware of Uncle Ben. How that has changed!

Still the only way to fly!

As if flying to Suriname in business class wasn't enough, going back we also had the pleasure of comfy seats and individual entertainment systems. No BC service (choice of wines, meals, etc) though, but who cares! How can I ever go back to flying coach????

Willemstad by night

There is only one direct flight from Aruba to Suriname per week, so we had to fly back via Curacao. In order to catch the Sunday morning flight we had to spend the night in Willemstad, the largest town of the Netherlands Antilles.

Some relaxing, too

This week was all work, despite being in a tropical paradise with white beaches. A couple of hours before leaving Aruba we had a little taste of what a holiday here would be like. The hotel we stayed in has its own private island off the coast that guests can use as their private beach. A boat takes you from the hotel to the island.

Partying Aruba style

The Aruban bank AIB celebrated its 20th anniversary today by throwing a party at the Westin resort and we were lucky enough to be invited. After the obligatory speeches by the managing director, chairman of the supervisory board and president of the central bank, the bar was opened and the band started playing.