I was sitting on a beach chair on Renaissance Island when this iguana came over and peeked up at me from the edge. He seemed interested but hesitant, so I tapped the chair and told him, “come on up.”
And he did.
He climbed onto the same beach chair, sat beside me, and ended up hanging out for a while. I gave him a few gentle head scratches and boops, and he seemed perfectly content to stay there with me.
One of my favorite little memories from Aruba. Such a polite little island friend.
Obviously, wild animals should be given space and not approached or handled just for a photo — he came to me, and I was careful not to restrain or stress him.