georoc01
Contributor
Wrapping a trip to Aruba right now. Diving has been surprisingly good. Lots of marine life on the sites. Saw two octopus swimming in the open, turtles, and large fish. Lionfish population really varied. Its open season with many divers carrying spears. Quality of the sites seems to be better the further south we went, which also increased the number of lionfish to kills. No shore diving, it was all from the boats, with boat rides between 10 and 40 minutes depending on the site. Dove 3 wrecks, the Antilla, Jane C, and Airplanes. Water was very warm, 81-85 degrees. Current was minimal and vis was good. Our dive op was SE-Aruba Fly n Dive who has a 38' Newton with floating dock. They are located just past the airport on the way to town.
The island's big plus is the topside activities, that kept us occupied during the afternoons/evenings. Lots of places along the beach. Its split into 3 main areas, the Hi Rise hotsl/casinos (think Vegas on the beach), the Lo Rise hotels, which is little more like what you see on other islands along the beach, and then downtown, which is more of a harbor area where the cruise ships dock.
Overall we had a good time and would do it again.
The island's big plus is the topside activities, that kept us occupied during the afternoons/evenings. Lots of places along the beach. Its split into 3 main areas, the Hi Rise hotsl/casinos (think Vegas on the beach), the Lo Rise hotels, which is little more like what you see on other islands along the beach, and then downtown, which is more of a harbor area where the cruise ships dock.
Overall we had a good time and would do it again.