Aruba Signage

Sharon and I returned from a week at Aruba.  We had a blast!  Here we are at the lighthouse, overlooking the Palm Beach area.

 

We ran a total of 18 miles.  Below, Sharon is on the left, and our friends Dolly and Joe are on the right, on the paved road.

 

We saw some interesting road sights.  In a Lonely Planet discussion, I read that Aruban Road signs are "too general to be useful."  We eventually figured out that these numbers on round signs are the speed limit in KMs.

 

On this road, you couldn't do the blue dot thing.

However, on this street, the blue dot activity was partly allowed.  I think. 

Approaching this corner, there is a speed limit, and the blue dot stuff is disallowed further on. 

On this road, they are telling us something about the yellow square.  I think yellow square activities are allowed.  Or watch out for them.

But here we have a yellow square (or is it orange?) with three lines across it , and another sign with only the three lines.

 

 On this street a yellow square activity is allowed, and the blue dot is half allowed. 

 

 But here the blue activity is verbotten, despite yellow dot OK.

 

 Whoops, here is something important with a yellow square and big orange square, both with three lines across.

 

Yield but orange square issues? 

 


The red and black car sign showed up quite a bit.

 

Combination signs were especially confusing.

The exclamation point sign reminded me of our ubiquitous "New traffic patterns ahead."  (I always prepare to drive on the left when I see that sign)

This was our little car.  On a dirt area with no road and no signs.

 

In some areas we were not allowed to wash our feet in the sinks.

 

Or take our shopping carts in to the Marriott.

In some areas without signs, people just made their own roads.

 

More photos to follow.