We arrived Friday to storm forecasts for the weekend. That is OK since we are on the edge of a rocky cliff above ocean and have a 180 degree view. Above is the view to the south. We can watch the rocks and house above from our unit. The spray from the waves was much higher than the house. I love having a fire, reading a book, listening and watching the waves. Good wine, friends and food are part of the package too. Our unit is just off the picture to the right in the photo below.
The waves kept on building all weekend to a high of +35 feet on Monday. Although there were storm cells passing through, we had numerous times each day where we could get out and walk. And although it was mostly cloudy, there wasn't a lot of rain, so we could enjoy watching the waves.
This is our good friend Terri with Don who joined us until Tuesday.
This wave got even bigger and came up to get me wet. No, I wasn't in an "unsafe" position, I was behind the fence. The waves were that big.
The downside of the spectacular waves and storm is we haven't seen any whales. Normally we can see grey whales migrating south at this time of year. But we did see numerous pairs of seals today. Maybe toward the end of the week it will be calm enough to see whales until then we will enjoy the waves.
We had a nice day in Aruba. Don discovered the town and took these pictures of the Dutch inspired architecture.
He also visited this lighthouse with a clocktown on the land side.
The colors of the buildings were delightful being very bright and cheerful. Unfortunately, I went snorkeling and the only color you see underwater is white. White, dead, reefs and not many fish. So very sad. I might visit Aruba again, but never for snorkeling.
What a lovely city. We spent the entire day in the old walled section looking at the old architecture. 
The streets are narrow, curved, and filled with vendors old and new. Lots of tourists and a regular police presence in non-standard vehicals like dune buggies and in the open back of small pickups.
The churches were magnificent. Although the this section of town was full of tourists, some of the businesses made it clear they didn't want anyone to loiter sitting in their windows or doorways. Note the spikes!
The balconies were very reminiscent of The French Quarter in New Orleans, but somehow more sturdy or more established. It was a lovely, sunny day and we enjoyed the views from the top of the wall. You could just imagine seeing pirates on the horizon and having to load the cannons to defend your town.
Lots of beautiful churches and architecture in the shadow of three active volcanoes. The melding of old and new is beautiful. The old buildings are still being used and there is honor shown to the old while the new lends practicality to structures.
The next day is relaxing at sea, getting to know our ship, reading, eating and touring the decks to walk off the food. I’m disappointed that not all dishes are up to expectations. Lucky for us there is plenty and I’m trying not to clean my plate and eat it anyway. 
