Narrative Essay About My Family Vacation

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My family vacation to Padre Island My family and I arrived at Padre Island on a bright sunny afternoon. As we drove our way through the congested streets, the island was filled with tourist dressed in their straw hats and beach wear. We continued down the busy main street and noticed the colorful souvenir shops with glass windows and mist sprayers lining the entry doors. On the right side we saw a bungee ride and on the left was a flying, spinning top ride. I then realized South Padre Island has more to offer than a sandy beach and an ocean. We continued to drive the island in search of our vacation home. We finally spotted a large two story beach house, with six bedrooms and three bathrooms. As we entered the house, the children dashed to pick a bedroom, with six families there it sounded like a herd of cattle was storming the house. We settled in our rooms, then ventured to the rooftop and admire the gorgeous panoramic view of the ocean. We can see ski divers with their rainbow parachutes in the clear blue sky as they glided above the ocean. The next morning we awoke to the rays of the sun peaking in through the window. I knew we were in for a scorching day, so we…show more content…
The pier was made of wood that was held up by what looked like telephone poles which frighten me. I know I could feel the pier was swaying like a baby’s cradle. The pier was lit on both sides and gave view to the water below, which you can see through the cracks in the walkway. We walked down the long narrow pier and saw the anxious fisherman casting their lines, hoping to catch the “whopping big one”. We were eager to set up, bait our hook, cast our line and feel the nibbling of fish biting on our rods. After reeling in some lousy petite fish, we finally hooked some keepers. The reds were biting and the speckle trout were bigger than my sons size thirteen

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