Excursion In Aruba

My mom and I went on a fabulous excursion while on the cruise. We decided to try the SeaTrek Experience that Aruba offered. The SeaTrek allows a person to walk the ocean floor with a special helmet on. It was a little pricey, but it was well worth it!

We left the boat right after lunch to catch a bus. Then we had to take a ferry to the De Palm Island. The island was small, but beautiful! We found our SeaTrek tour guide and he taught us some important hand signals. He also told us to keep our head level while under water and to hold on to the railing. After the lesson, we got fitted for our water shoes. Our guide then helped us to the ladder that would lead us to the ocean floor which about 30 feet below the surface.

I went before mom so she could see how it was done. I started to descend the ladder and as my chin touched the water, the guide placed a helmet on my head. The helmet allowed me to breath while having my glasses on under water! As I continued down the ladder, I had to stop every two steps to de-pressurize. In other words, I had to pop my ears.

Mom and I finally made it down with the help of the scuba divers signals. The divers then led us on a path and took our pictures several times in front of two sunken airplanes! It was so awesome! We saw all kinds of fish including a puffer fish. But, we had to remember to keep our head straight and level. The helmet works as an air bubble under water and if you tipped your head, the water at your neck would rise to your chin.

It seemed to short of a trip as we were led back to the ladder. After leaving the water, we headed over to another part of the island where there was free snorkeling. We snorkeled for about 45 minutes and we saw some amazing fish and coral. After that, we went to the beach and swam in the warm water.

It was a great trip! The pic below is of my mom. The divers seated us at a sunken table in front of an airplane. Notice how my mom had her glasses on and her hair is dry. How awesome is that! Is trip was great and I would recommend it to anyone!