Personal Narrative: My Trip To Florida

When I was about 10 years old my family and I took a vacation to Florida to see my great aunt Linda. It was a 14 hour drive down to Florida which is a long time in the car. We were going down there for a week. For the first two days we went to Sea World in Orlando, Florida. I was very excited to see my great aunt because I have never met her before. I knew that I was going to have fun on this trip.

I awoke on a cool summer morning, at first I wasn't completely there but then, a chill of excitement ran down my spine as I realized my family was going camping today. I ran down stairs past the mountains of camping supplies and clothes to talk to my parents in the kitchen. They said we were leaving soon and that I should start packing all of the supplies into our trusty old Ford Expedition. After about 20 minutes of packing our SUV to the brim with all of the things we would need to survive in the wilderness for a few days, we said goodbye to our three cats and headed for Steelville Missouri.

After I got through the struggle of packing a bunch of randomness it was time for the tedious car ride. I slept half the way there and looked out the window at all the new roads and landmarks. We drove for seven hours, but then decided to stop and get some rest in buffalo minnesota.

Perdido Key is this little subcity inside of Pensacola Florida. It is so beautiful there. The condo my family and I were staying in was so cute. It had a cute little kitchen, and a balcony. The couch had a hide a bed, which is where Zach slept. I slept on the bottom bunk of the bunk beds, and my parents slept in the bedroom. The entire condo was ceramic tile, because it would be such a pain to vacuum up any tracked in sand. It was decorated very beachy. Lots of blues and yellow sea shell and fish decorations. The very first thing we did was go to the beach. We hadn’t even unpacked or anything. We set our stuff down in our condo and then we were off. Feeling the sand in between my toes was relaxing. It felt squishy and very hot. I was getting my foot scrubbed with every step I took. Ocean water feels soothing. Plus the salt water makes your skin supple and smooth. Also the fact that I was able to say I was literally in the Gulf of Mexico was just unbelievable. The beach smelled like salt. There were seagulls and seashells every place you looked. The next few days were spent on the beach and in restaurants. There were so many different kinds of food and different places I got to try for the very first time. One morning for breakfast we went to a Waffle House and it was just scrumptious. The waffle I ate was as big as my head, plus I added chocolate chips and whipped cream to it. We went to this local dive for lunch during the week and I tried fried alligator for the first time. Eating fried alligator is eating pieces of small fried chicken. At a different restaurant, I had fried cheesecake. The fried crust around it was so sweet with a crunch, with a smooth and creamy cheesecake on the inside. We were also able to snag and snake some Krispy Kreme donuts which was especially sweet and scrumptious. Every piece of food I

We finally arrived at might great uncle Scott's house, it was a decent sized cozy little home. We pulled into the carport beside the RV, we got out and stretch our legs for the first time and what felt like forever. We walked in and greeted a familiar face, and after hugs and sat down and caught up. On that night we decided to go to the Alamo, so I laced up my shoes and hop back into the car. After we arrive and finally found a parking spot, we began our trek

We also had the chance to do some shopping before leaving and to me, that was the highlight of my trip. The Nashville mall was so big it man little Augusta, Ga mall look like a broom closet. In the mall I stopped at a shoe store, where I bought some sandals I had been wanting for the longest but could never find in the mall at home. The trip was very rewarding to me because I got a chance to spend quality time with a part of my family that I only get the chance to see during the Holidays. The trip brought a lifetime of memories that I will never forget. We ended our trip with a birthday celebration for my two nieces whose birthdays were a few days apart. The colorful pink party for the girls included; crown shaped cake, ice-cream, and lots of smiles from the two birthday girls. Furthermore, the three-day trip was over and it was back to the hotel to pack for the drive home. The drive home needless to say was not very exciting. I would have loved to stay in Nashville visiting my aunt for a few more days I was happy to be home. My family does not get together that often, we are a happy family but we also have our differences like any other

The alarm woke us up at 8:30am again even though we would like to keep sleeping we had another big drive this time back to Shelbyville. We had a light breakfast of cereal and toast and after eating so many heavy meals it was a nice change. We checked out of the Econolodge which was only cost $60 per night which is so cheap and fitted our needs fantastically. We made our journey up the I75 and stopped at Burger King for a toilet break where I got a whopperurrito, which seemed like a normal burrito. We exited the state of Tennessee and went into Kentucky for about 100 miles until we briefly entered Indiana as we across the Ohio River. We were only in Indiana for a couple of minutes as we crossed into Ohio and 3 minutes later back into Indiana,

We took off about 8 in the morning and drove till we hit Chicago. Such a big city compared to kendallville . We ate at a taco bell and then were back on the road again. Then we drove and drove and drove just a little bit more until we got into Missouri and stopped at a hotel for the night. Then bright and early in the morning around 7 I believe it was back to the van and away we went.i didn't sleep as much as i did on the way to Chicago so it was interesting to see the landscape changing as we were leaving Missouri. Once we got to Oklahoma i could feel the southern heat i had been away from all this time it was like a reminder of home. We finally rolled in into brown wood Texas my home town of birth. I still remembered every in of that town front to back. It felt good to be back very good.

It was a cold windy morning in Byron Center Michigan, I wasn't going to school, but one place I was going was Orlando Florida. I couldn't wait to go to Disney World and ride the fast, twisty, scary rides and wait in long lines of course.

It was about a 15 minute drive to our resort, but it was worth the 15 minutes. Orlando, Florida was so beautiful and it had a lot of beautiful sites too. The most annoying part about driving there was the traffic. Traffic in Orlando was insane and scary. You have no idea how long the stoplight lines were. We had to wait two

The next day we got up and were on the road again but today I was excited because I knew that by the end of the day we would be at my new home. Later we arrived in Utah and the drive in was awesome I have not once seen mountains in my life so it was amazing to see them. I could not wait to go and try snowboarding, because my dad came to Utah on a business trip and they went snowboarding a couple days and he told me about it and I couldn’t wait to go try it. After living in Utah for about a year and a half I learned that I love to snowboard and that I was pretty good at it too. I was settled into school and had made a lot of friends, we finally found a house that could fulfill our needs life was

My family and I went on a road trip to Phoenix, Arizona in late October. This is going to be a little description of what went on during this trip and all the different things I saw. Most of this will be about my trip to the Wildlife world zoo since that was the biggest thing that happened during the trip.

When it was midnight, we loaded the car and drove through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. We stopped at a few places to grab food or gas. It was a long time, but it was worth it when we finally reached our condo. It was beautiful! We went to the balcony to see the ocean and it was crystal clear. The beach wasn’t crowded either. We hurried to put on bathing suits and sunscreen. Then we walked downstairs to the beach. The sand was warm and felt great. My sister’s and I ran to the water and

The next day we wanted to head out early so we could make it to Colorado and have time to see some sites and visit my aunt and uncle. After we said thanks for letting us stay with my Aunt Alks and Uncle Pinakin's house, we were on our way. I wasn't really looking forward to the drive ahead because I remember how long it was the first time I had to make the trip, and it gets uncomfortable. The only thing I like when we go to Colorado is that we lose an hour. This was probably the most boring trip on our journey because most of the land we traveled was in Nebraska and it was flat and plain. There was nothing really significant about this trip until we got to Colorado. Flat land changed into mountains and country turned into city. That part of it was really interesting because it was like we could see the invisible line separating Colorado and Nebraska. It took us a little while to find my aunt in Golden, Colorado because the directions were a little hard to follow. I guess no one wanted to see anything because almost as soon as we were

Arriving at our destination was a large relief for me. I was finially free from the confines the truck. The sight before my best friend, Braden and I was a simple two story builsing where we would be spending the weekend. I love places like that nice and secluded in the middle of nature with trees sprawling the landscape without the eyesoars of tall buildings and the sound of dreadful traffic to disrupt the serene environment. We were with Lew, the youth minister and other members of the church on a great church bweekend.