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Descriptive Essay About Vacation

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What comes to mind when I say the word, “vacation”? According to Merriam Webster, vacation is “a period of time that a person spends away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or travel”. My family (my mom, little brother, my grandmother, and I) take a vacation every summer to relax and have fun in the sun. Our destination and vacation spot this particular year, 2016, was the beautiful city of Panama City Beach, Florida. Little did I know that what could have or should have been a wonderful time for fun and relaxation with my family would easily turn into one of the worst experiences of my life. Now, you might be thinking sharks. Oh no, not sharks; to me this was far worse than meeting up with a shark. My vacation …show more content…

All of a sudden, I discovered a huge mound of sand in the water. I climbed up on it, and still the water came up to my knees. At that moment, I was king of the mountain of sand. Caden was playing in the water close to me, and he could barely stand up because the water was so deep where he was. Unsure why the water would be so uneven when we were so close together, my mom get worried and decided she would come out and join us. My mom turned and looked toward the beach to make sure that the warning flag was still green which means that it is safe to go in the water. Yes, it was still green. When I decided that I no longer wanted to be king of the sand mountain, I told Caden that we should head to the shore. Then, all of the sudden, without any kind of warning, it happened! I tried to head to the shore, and to my surprise, I could not move forward. My legs and hands were trying desperately to get me to the shore, but I just kept being pulled back by what I now know was an under tow or rip current. The harder I tried to go forward, the more I was pulled back. Caden also tried to get to the shore, but he was stuck and could not move forward wither. If he tried to go forward, he was pulled backward, too. My mom tried to help us. She could not do anything either and became stuck trying to help us. We were all three stuck and could not get back to shore no matter how hard we tried or what we

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