(Oranjestad)—This year, Aruba welcome back a group of dedicated visitors who are celebrating almost 30 years of sharing their common love for the island. Lucia Brienza, one of the faithful visitors, tell us a bit about their story and how the group is entering a new chapter in their yearly tradition.
Lucia tells us that the group—consisting of around 30 friends, most of them from New York—started visiting the island almost 30 years ago. With a common bond of working hard in season and lucky enough to escape the winter, this group of friends have creating a yearly tradition of visiting Aruba, which they intend on passing on to their kids and grandkids in this new chapter of life.
Lucia shares that they are all retired, having worked in the irrigation business for years. “Any properties we visited were all checking out the sprinklers!” she jokes.
Their trips to Aruba mean a great deal to the bunch, as they spent years creating fond memories with their families, diving, kite sailing, swimming and visiting the National Park. At night, the adult would hit the casino, beach bars and karaoke. At sunset, they gathered and shared stories together.
As Lucia recalled, “We laughed and loved Aruba, then and now. We have seen the changes, but one thing that doesn’t change is the beauty of the people and our love for Aruba.”
Aruba Today would like to congratulate and thank them for almost 30 years of being dedicated visitors to the island. Here’s to many more!
