Our Honeymoon was in Aruba back in 1972. Back then the island was just opening to significant U.S. tourism due to cheaper airfares and airport upgrades to accomodate 747's. There were a few large resort/hotels on Aruba back then anr the refinery was still in operating. Oranjestad was a bustling city but manageable as far as traffic, but when you left "resort row" you were in a very rural area much like French St. Martin. Reading the above posts I'm glad we didn't make a return trip, especially after discovering SXM in 1984 where we have revisited almost every year since. Our normal two week visit starts the last week in Feb - but unfortunately our timeshare units at Simpson Bay Resort were heavily damaged. We hope to return sometime later this year.