Us is currently just me. I am a retired IT-manager. Retired early so I am far too young to sit still. So I decided a few years ago to make a career out of the things that I like to do most. And that is diving and hiking, both in combination with photography.
Although not yet active in Aruba I visit Aruba regularly. I am currently not planning to organize hikes in Aruba but wanted to start this site to show what Aruba has to offer for the tourist who would like to hike. The content is currently based on hikes that I undertook during my visits to Aruba in the past few years
I live in Curaçao since 1994. Learned diving in 1991 in Aruba during a vacation and kept on diving since then, first in The Netherlands and after I moved to Curaçao I went diving at most of the dive sites in Curaçao. Based on the knowledge of the many dive sites in Curaçao I became the co-author of the Curaçao Diving Guide, which is now in its second edition.
In 2007 I decided to become a dive instructor and in 2008 I became certified by PDIC to work as a dive instructor.
In 2010 I joined the Working group Archaeology of Curaçao. On a weekly basis we undertake hikes in the nature of Curaçao in search for the history of Curaçao in the form of ruins of fortifications, former habitation (Indian sites, small villages, graves) and remains of the large country houses. Or we just want to look for rare plants while enjoying the nature of Curaçao. Reports are published on another web site:
- curacaopictures.com (Dutch and English)
End of 2013 I decided to stop working at a dive shop to start offering guided hikes to locals and tourists. Since that time the focus is completely on hiking through the beautiful nature of Curaçao. Of course stil in combination with photography.
- curacaohiking.com (Dutch and English)
During my regular visits to Aruba I started hiking there. This has resulted in the website: