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Personal Narrative : The Trip With The Sea Turtle

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The trip with the Sea Turtle ¨I´m not the one to cry over spilled milk.¨- Gordon Ramsay. Gordon Ramsey is a famous chef and a Television personality. The quote perfectly relates to what happened to me this summer. I was sad from one bad experience but i realized i should just have some fun. I was so excited to go to the airport. I could see our bright red luggage sitting in my room by the couch. It was 4 A.M. and we had to leave in an hour. I was ready to go with my backpack but no one had woken up yet. An hour later, I was sitting in a car heading for the airport. My brother Aria was as excited as i was and kept saying ¨are we there yet.¨ which really annoyed me during the ride. Once, we got to the airport we went to the gate the TV where all the airlines were listed. ¨United,¨ my dad quietly mumbled which was our airline. After walking forever, we finally got to our plane. We patiently waited for the crew to let us onboard. Finally,someone on the speaker said ¨flight to Cancun, Mexico now boarding.¨ Later, the plane took off i was extremely bored. I was reading a magazine about Cancun and i saw a fascinating sea turtle. I really wanted to see one in real life. I felt like the plane was going as slow as a snail. Hours later, I looked out the window and i saw the beautiful, clear, and sparkling ocean. There were brilliant green trees covering the whole place. When we landed, we rushed to the exit of the plane. After passing the long lines of people, we got near the exit of the airport. There were a bunch of tour guides around us. I then heard some of them talking about the violent sea turtles lately. I didn't really pay attention to them though. When we walked out of the door a huge sweep of hot air rushed into my face. We got in a weirdly shaped bus and headed for the resort. When we got there, it was like paradise. I saw many coconut trees along with huge monkeys roaming the paths. The resort had five sections and we stayed at the biggest one. There were many signs with sea turtles covering the whole area but i couldn't read the writing on them. My mom had been here before and exclaimed ¨this is going to be a fun trip!¨ As we started to walk to our room, I saw a very big pool with the crystal

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