Headed back to Aruba

chrisinhouston · 12-01-2016, 04:06 PM

The wife and I are taking a week of vacation in Aruba. We went there in 2004 and 2007 when she had software installations at the Valero Refinery but this time it's for fun. And the Valero refinery is in transition from having been mothballed to being turned over to Citgo; Venezuala really needs a place close by to refine and since the closure of the refinery in Curaçao. Hopefully she will get to go back for work in a year or so!

Trying to figure out what I'm taking. I decided against my new Phantom Drone even though I have a really nice travel backpack for it. The trade winds can blow strong and it worries me as I still feel a bit of a learner at flying it. But I am taking a bunch of other gear including my GoPro for underwater images.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-01-2016, 06:06 PM

Oh sure, rub it in why doncha.

12-09-2016, 10:33 AM

Oh a vacation on the caribean sea, nice. I want to visit this place too.

BigV · 12-09-2016, 08:08 PM

Welcome to the cellar, XLondonFun.

Nice to have you aboard. Or.. below, or over here or online... nevermind. Welcome.

chrisinhouston · 12-18-2016, 10:14 AM

Well we went, we saw, we conquered and then we came home! Here is the proof and I will post a few more from our adventures later.

Gravdigr · 12-18-2016, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

Welcome to the cellar, XLondonFun.

Nice to have you abroad. Or.. below, or over here or online... nevermind. Welcome.

FIFY.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-18-2016, 02:24 PM

Your wife is beautiful, is that some beach bum she met?

BigV · 12-18-2016, 06:29 PM

Funny. Turns out, a spammer ya spanner.

chrisinhouston · 01-18-2017, 08:53 AM

After a bunch of hardware issues on my desktop and some much needed upgrades I am now editing my Aruba images. These are some of my final picks. Aruba typically gets great sunsets so I was usually out shooting then and after we would get some dinner.

1. the main harbor area in Oranjestad as seen from our hotel window
2. sunset cruises are popular
3. My setup at the beach each night, this is my new Tamron 150-600mm lens on the Canon 7D MkII
4. Fishing boat heads home

chrisinhouston · 01-18-2017, 08:56 AM

Next batch...

1. We spent one day at Baby Beach, this little girl was showing off her gymnastic moves.
2. Windsurfing and kite boarding are popular due to the steady trade winds
3. Dinner on the waterfront with my honey
4. Tini time!

chrisinhouston · 01-18-2017, 09:00 AM

1. Dinner one night
2. A little birdie
3. Octopus I saw while snorkeling and shot with my GoPro
4. Solo martini

chrisinhouston · 01-18-2017, 09:03 AM

Last bunch

1. Relaxing after a day of fun
2. Kite boarders at sunset
3. " "
4. One of the last shots I took, we left the next morning.

Thanks for looking.

fargon · 01-22-2017, 05:31 AM

Very Good pix.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-22-2017, 12:15 PM

Yeah, me thinks he's done that before.

Griff · 01-22-2017, 12:28 PM

once or twice

12-01-2016, 04:06 PM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Headed back to Aruba The wife and I are taking a week of vacation in Aruba. We went there in 2004 and 2007 when she had software installations at the Valero Refinery but this time it's for fun. And the Valero refinery is in transition from having been mothballed to being turned over to Citgo; Venezuala really needs a place close by to refine and since the closure of the refinery in Curaçao. Hopefully she will get to go back for work in a year or so! Trying to figure out what I'm taking. I decided against my new Phantom Drone even though I have a really nice travel backpack for it. The trade winds can blow strong and it worries me as I still feel a bit of a learner at flying it. But I am taking a bunch of other gear including my GoPro for underwater images.

12-01-2016, 06:06 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh sure, rub it in why doncha. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2016, 08:08 PM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Welcome to the cellar, XLondonFun. Nice to have you aboard. Or.. below, or over here or online... nevermind. Welcome. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-18-2016, 10:14 AM	#5
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Well we went, we saw, we conquered and then we came home! Here is the proof and I will post a few more from our adventures later. Attached Images

12-18-2016, 02:24 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Your wife is beautiful, is that some beach bum she met? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2016, 10:33 AM	#3
XLondonFun Guest Posts: n/a	Oh a vacation on the caribean sea, nice. I want to visit this place too.

12-18-2016, 06:29 PM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Funny. Turns out, a spammer ya spanner. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-18-2017, 08:53 AM	#9
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	After a bunch of hardware issues on my desktop and some much needed upgrades I am now editing my Aruba images. These are some of my final picks. Aruba typically gets great sunsets so I was usually out shooting then and after we would get some dinner. 1. the main harbor area in Oranjestad as seen from our hotel window 2. sunset cruises are popular 3. My setup at the beach each night, this is my new Tamron 150-600mm lens on the Canon 7D MkII 4. Fishing boat heads home Attached Images

01-18-2017, 08:56 AM	#10
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Next batch... 1. We spent one day at Baby Beach, this little girl was showing off her gymnastic moves. 2. Windsurfing and kite boarding are popular due to the steady trade winds 3. Dinner on the waterfront with my honey 4. Tini time! Attached Images

01-18-2017, 09:00 AM	#11
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	1. Dinner one night 2. A little birdie 3. Octopus I saw while snorkeling and shot with my GoPro 4. Solo martini Attached Images

01-18-2017, 09:03 AM	#12
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Last bunch 1. Relaxing after a day of fun 2. Kite boarders at sunset 3. " " 4. One of the last shots I took, we left the next morning. Thanks for looking. Attached Images

01-22-2017, 05:31 AM	#13
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Very Good pix. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

01-22-2017, 12:15 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, me thinks he's done that before. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-22-2017, 12:28 PM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	once or twice __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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