I downloaded a number of walking routes from Wikiloc and, as most of those routes pass through Arikok National Park, I also bought an annual access pass for the park.
On Google Earth I had seen that there was a path from the Seru Alejandro to the route of Rooi Lamunchi. That meant that I could reach that route from the place where I stayed without needing the car. But it meant an extension of the route by another 5 km.
In combination with the route through Rooi Lamunchi, the total distance became 11.5 km. A tough first hike in this vacation, but well worth it. Along the route are beautiful old Divi divi trees, clearly much older than the trees we have on Curaçao. Some severely bent by the wind, others just upright. And even a dead Divi Divi that apparently had grown crooked. In addition, a lot of Aloe along the route and a notable amount of Bringamosa; so be careful, because this nettle plant is often very close to the path.
It is also interesting how different the landscape is on Aruba compared to Curaçao. And how much better the hiking trails are maintained. So I enjoyed the hike this afternoon. As I understand there was a lot of rain on Curaçao today; here in Aruba it has remained dry; occasionally a threatening sky, but I have not had a drop of rain.
The track of my hike from Savaneta (clockwise)
Bringamosa with next to it a Flaira
The typical oblique form of the Divi Divi, caused by the strong wind
This Divi divi is also oblique, but this one is dead; still beautiful
An old upright Divi divi
And another old Divi divi; with a thick and weatherworn trunk
Fitting for Haloween
A typical Aruban landscape with rocks and a lot of Aloe
In this area the rare Aruban Shoco (small owl) can be found nesting
An old Indju tree (locally called Kwhihi) andan old wall
Rooi Lamunchi
A bit higher up
This is a deep rooi with large upright sides
The tracks leads to the cemetery of Sabana Basora
This mosque is still under construction
Also along this part of the route is a high rock wall with many cacti
A hill top along the route
Lots of Indigo plants along the path; as far as I know there was no indigo production in Aruba
Special rock formations
View on Savaneta from the Sero Alejandro
