What's the Beach Schedule for the 6th Aruban PF Conference?

[Jimmy Snyder]

Greg has asked me to decide where the 6th Aruban PF conference would be held and I concluded that Aruba would be just the place. I haven't completed the schedule yet, but here is a partial one.

3/26 - morning checkin, head for the beach.
3/27 - beach
3/28 - beach
3/29 - beach
3/30 - beach
3/31 - beach
4/1 - beach
4/2 - morning - 1:00 beach
4/2 - 1:00 - 2:00 unscheduled (I'm open for ideas, so far I have 15 suggestions for beach, and one idiot who said he wanted to discuss "The Chemical History of a Suntan". There's a workaholic in every group. I will try to accommodate this if I can, but there isn't much slack in the schedule. I recommend that people do as much research on it as possible beforehand in case the discussion actually takes place.)
4/2 - 2:00 - evening beach
4/3 - beach, checkout.

I have rented an extra room that accommodates two, but now there is no one going to use it so it will go empty.

 

[BobG]

I could live with "The Chemical History of a Suntan" provided it's accompanied by some physical experimentation on the beach. Obviously, since this will be the 8th day on the beach, any meaningful experimentation will have to take place on a nude beach.

Just to be thorough, this should be accompanied by "The Chemical History of a Moontan", complete with physical experimentation on a nude beach from 11:00 PM 4/3 to 4:00 AM 4/4.

Why rent rooms? Can't we just sleep on the beach?

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

I could live with "The Chemical History of a Suntan" provided it's accompanied by some physical experimentation on the beach. Obviously, since this will be the 8th day on the beach, any meaningful experimentation will have to take place on a nude beach.

Just to be thorough, this should be accompanied by "The Chemical History of a Moontan", complete with physical experimentation on a nude beach from 11:00 PM 4/3 to 4:00 AM 4/4.

Why rent rooms? Can't we just sleep on the beach?

If it's illegal to sleep on the beach in Aruba then there's the crime wave of the century going on there.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

damnit jimmy how many times do I have to remind you! 3/30 is all day massage!

 

[hypatia]

I am so ready for this, I need sun /beach badly!

 

[Kevin_Axion]

I have a house in Tierra Del Sol .
I've been there many times and can help with the different restaurants and interesting places to go, the island is awesome!

 

[Borek]

3/27 - beach
3/28 - beach
3/29 - beach
3/30 - beach
3/31 - beach
4/1 - beach

Too loaded for me. Can't we at least add 15 minutes snorkeling breaks every two hours?

 

[dlgoff]

What the heck. No beer time?

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

I have a house in Tierra Del Sol .
I've been there many times and can help with the different restaurants and interesting places to go, the island is awesome!

I'll be at the Marriott Surf Club about a mile and a half from Tierra Del Sol. The whole island is only 5 by 20 miles, so that's like Boston to DC in dog years. However, over there it's a pleasant walk along the beach. This will be my 6th trip to Aruba. If you happen to notice the scratch marks on the airport tarmac, those are the indentations made by my fingernails when they dragged me to the plane the previous 5 times. For restaurants, we like The Old Fisherman, but their prices have gone up dramatically since we first ate there. For interesting places, I like the natural bridge more now that it isn't a bridge any more.

 

[Kevin_Axion]

I'll be at the Marriott Surf Club about a mile and a half from Tierra Del Sol. The whole island is only 5 by 20 miles, so that's like Boston to DC in dog years. However, over there it's a pleasant walk along the beach. This will be my 6th trip to Aruba. If you happen to notice the scratch marks on the airport tarmac, those are the indentations made by my fingernails when they dragged me to the plane the previous 5 times. For restaurants, we like The Old Fisherman, but their prices have gone up dramatically since we first ate there. For interesting places, I like the natural bridge more now that it isn't a bridge any more.

Yea, there is a smaller one that has formed though. I enjoyed the jeep tour (it's rather bumpy) partly because we went to a secluded beach that was almost untouched, the water was beautiful and I didn't want to leave.

Many restaurants I enjoy include:

- Casa Tua (The one near the high-rises not De Palm Plaza)
- Madame Jannette's
- The Flying Fishbone (it's on the beach so you can eat as the sun "falls" over the horizon)

There are many more that I can't think of.

Another thing I did 2 visits ago was wind surfing. It was awesome! It's tricky at first but it usually only takes a day to stay up with stability. There's a man named Columbia on Palm or Eagle Beach who's a greater teacher and very laid back. Anyways, I probably won't be going for some time as I'm going to Spain and Portugal this March, my parents are going though while I'm in Europe.

As for snorkeling Borek, the best place I can think of is in Boca Catalina, unless you want to go on the Jolly Pirates and get very drunk and snorkel at the Antilles (a sunken ship).

Have you seen progress on the Ritz Carleton? The last time I went (In July) there was only foundation.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Tomorrow's the day. I will have an android tablet and wifi connection, but it's a pain to use so I may not be as active during the following week as I usually am. Hope to see you down there, I'll be the one with the fabulous tan.

 

[nismaratwork]

damnit jimmy how many times do I have to remind you! 3/30 is all day massage!

I'm the masseuse... I vill not be gentle! DEEP tissue vork fur sie PF Gemeinschaft!

 

[Kevin_Axion]

I know you're at the Surf Club but ave you ever been to Arashi? The beach is beautiful and on some days the waves are fairly large, have an awesome time, my folks just got back yesterday.

 

[nismaratwork]

Too loaded for me. Can't we at least add 15 minutes snorkeling breaks every two hours?

Why not just wear a mask, flippers, and a snorkel while sunbathing?

 

[Borek]

Why not just wear a mask, flippers, and a snorkel while sunbathing?

They leave white stripes.

 

[myth_kill]

damnit jimmy how many times do I have to remind you! 3/30 is all day massage!

 

[micromass]

So... I checked into the hotel today and went to the beach... Where is everybody?? Are you all avoiding me?

 

[hypatia]

Must be the bright green speedo's your wearing.

 

[nismaratwork]

Must be the bright green speedo's your wearing.

I don't care if MM is Adonis... I just threw up a little there. :yuck:

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Major pollution. Ocean is turquois. Skin turning brown. Gotta duck out of sight, micromass is looking this way.

 

[hypatia]

...grabs a Balashi Beer and hides behind the potted plant...

 

[nismaratwork]

*Smokes a bone and notices the funky trees*

 

[Kevin_Axion]

Balashi may not be the beer of choice but I'm not sure what else they have. The funky tree is a Divi tree, I want to be there so badly! How's progress on the Ritz nismar?

 

[nismaratwork]

Balashi may not be the beer of choice but I'm not sure what else they have. The funky tree is a Divi tree, I want to be there so badly! How's progress on the Ritz nismar?

Heh... they called me a bum and strapped me to the Divi tree, and pelted me with pink sand.


Then I woke up.

 

[rhody]

Spent 10 days there last summer, July I believe, because we got an unbelieveable deal for airfair and hotel, 10 days at the Marriot Solaris, 800$ per person, the deal was on Kayak.com for one day in Jan-Feb of 2010, we must have lucked out and booked it. Took kite surfng lessons, went on a catamaran tour, did the jeep tour, jet skiing, the women went tubing behind boats, shopped till we dropped downtown in addition to lounging at the beach and hotel pool. The most relaxing vacation I can remember ever. With fellow PF'ers, God only knows, especially with the characters I have come to know and (somewhat, hehe) grow a bit fond of. With Jimmy, Greg and company one thing is for sure, it would be a hoot.

Rhody...

Edit: P.S. Here is a http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/auaar-aruba-marriott-resort-and-stellaris-casino/" where we stayed: Marriot Solaris, checkout the Photo Gallery

 

[nismaratwork]

Spent 10 days there last summer, July I believe, because we got an unbelieveable deal for airfair and hotel, 10 days at the Marriot Solaris, 800$ per person, the deal was on Kayak.com for one day in Jan-Feb of 2010, we must have lucked out and booked it. Took kite surfng lessons, went on a catamaran tour, did the jeep tour, jet skiing, the women went tubing behind boats, shopped till we dropped downtown in addition to lounging at the beach and hotel pool. The most relaxing vacation I can remember ever. With fellow PF'ers, God only knows, especially with the characters I have come to know and (somewhat, hehe) grow a bit fond of. With Jimmy, Greg and company one thing is for sure, it would be a hoot.

Rhody...

I give the whole group less than 10 minutes before they network the beach, the trees, the kiteboards and boarders.

Everyone with wireless and waterproof mics and laptops, pasty monitor tans giving way to the real deal. Evo an Lisab sipping beach drinks, Russ and Ivan trying to drown each other, you trying to get a Beamer bike to surf, turbo-1 healing beachside... yeah, I like it.

 

[rhody]

Greg has asked me to decide where the 6th Aruban PF conference would be held and I concluded that Aruba would be just the place. I haven't completed the schedule yet, but here is a partial one.

3/26 - morning checkin, head for the beach.
3/27 - beach
3/28 - beach
3/29 - beach
3/30 - beach
3/31 - beach
4/1 - beach
4/2 - morning - 1:00 beach
4/2 - 1:00 - 2:00 unscheduled (I'm open for ideas, so far I have 15 suggestions for beach, and one idiot who said he wanted to discuss "The Chemical History of a Suntan". There's a workaholic in every group. I will try to accommodate this if I can, but there isn't much slack in the schedule. I recommend that people do as much research on it as possible beforehand in case the discussion actually takes place.)
4/2 - 2:00 - evening beach
4/3 - beach, checkout.

I have rented an extra room that accommodates two, but now there is no one going to use it so it will go empty.

Greg, Jimmy,

Is this event really going to happen, or is this a virtual PF wish list get together, seriously, I am not punking either of you guys, I want to know, obviously the schedule listed above isn't happening, but that doesn't mean it couldn't this summer.

Rhody...

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Who let the lizards out? The island of Aruba has a large lizard population, mostly iguanas and whiptails, the small blue ones. Even so, this year I saw far more than usual. I don't want to speculate on this mystery lest this thread be moved to the Scepticism & Debunking forum. Every morning I showered and then went for a morning swim in the lazy river. That's the only time it's not crowded in there. As I was swept along by the current, I saw a boy lizard chasing a girl lizard, or so I suppose. Perhaps it was Sadie Hawkins Day. Anyway it was a graphic example of lizard brain behavior and might explain the mystery mentioned above. I don't want to dwell on this in case this thread gets moved from the Scepticism & Debunking forum to the Relationships forum. I like to swim on my back while everyone else likes to use flotation devices. That means I go faster than they do so I can't stay in there once it gets crowded.

Then I relax for a while in the hot tub. That's where I saw the lizard population explosion. Easily twice as many lizards as in past years. I watched the iguanas lazily sunning themselves on the rocks and I thought how much luckier they are than us. They lie there and do nothing but soak up the rays. There is a purple colored plant there that displays its blossoms in the morning and then covers them before noon. I didn't know why until I saw a whiptail eating one of the blossoms early in the day. I suppose the plant has learned to expose its blossoms when there are fewer whiptails about. I also saw a bee collecting nectar from the blossoms so I know the plant needs to expose them some time. I don't want to expand on this so they don't move this thread from the Relationships forum to the Biology forum.

Then I headed for the beach to take a dip in the ocean and then got into a beach chair to lie there and do nothing but soak up the rays. Apparently my beach chair was on the iguana superhighway. One came crawling by and ran over my foot. He stood there for a while looking around and taking in the sights until he looked up at my face. Then he took off like I was the ugliest thing he had ever seen. That's saying a lot when you consider what he has to come home to at night. But let's not discuss it. I don't want this thread moved from the Biology forum to the Philosophy forum.

Then I used the foot bath to get the sand off my feet and headed for the swiming pool. A few laps is enough for me and I go to lie on beach chair and listen to the Beach Boys sing Kokomo for the upteenth time. That's my day, shower, lazy river, hot tub, ocean, foot bath, swimming pool and then run for cover if it rains. It's either take shelter or get soaked.

At night I like to relax with a beer and something to eat from the sea. You really have lived until you've had a Balashi Beer, the one with the warning that says "The Surgeon General has determined that you can do better than this." On my way to the restaurant I encountered a smallish whiptail that looked up at me and spread out its frill. It put up a brave front but when I took a step forward it ran off into the garden like a Libyan rebel. But let's not take the analogy too far or they'll move this thread from the Philosophy forum to the Politics & World Affairs forum.