Personal Narrative: My Trip To Punta Cana

“I had a blast ATVing,” my cousin, Ritu said.

I replied, “I know, it’s too much fun.’’

We had the best of all worlds during this trip. I went to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. I went during the end of July through August in 2015. I went on an ATV car with my mother. It was like a party everyone could imagine. We proceeded this adventure on a hot, sweltering day. I felt as if I could melt from the heat of the sun. We had a total of forty people, partnering up, enjoying the ATV ride. I thought we were like a famous group with so much attention. My trip to Punta Cana was positively an unforgettable memory.

“Hurry up,’’ my mother exclaimed to our family.

It was time to go on the bus. The big bus would take us to the ATV cars. It seemed to be a windy, breezy day. I could feel the wind splat on my face as my hair got crazy. Within the forty-group, it included my cousins and most of my family friends who we hung out with. This experience was never going to happen again, so I tried to make the most of it. The weather was exquisite, the clear blue sky, the breezy wind, and the blazing, warm weather. As all the kids chatted and enjoyed the ride, we ate small snacks, such as goldfish and cookies. It was the best thing since sliced bread that we ate because I would have got really hungry. The cookies tasted like a little round piece of heaven, as the goldfish was like a rainbow of flavors on your tongue that combined deliciously. I jumped up and down with adrenaline, as we reached closer to our destination. The ride was about twenty-five minutes. Everyone was

blissful like birds chirping in the spring. The time passed by, “tick tock, tick tock.”

“Are we there yet,” my friend Puja and I asked the parents. As the driver of the bus parks, I realized that I saw my mother’s biggest phobia, lizards! I was laughing inside my head, hysterically, as I watched the light green baby lizard. It was finally time to get off the bus. I had a marvelous time on the bus, feeling as if I was on cloud nine. This was going to be an enjoyable moment of my life and I couldn't wait.

Scheer, the ATV went for an example by the tourist.

“Stay together with your parents and be careful,” my uncle says. All the children nodded, shaking their heads with excitement. We stood by our parents, as we waited in line for our ATV car. I was partnered with my mother, as my brother was partnered with my father. Even though we got a shabby ATV car, we had an amazing time. My mom and dad were on the ball about how to drive the ATV car because they were both masters of driving a regular car. As we waited for the others to get situated, my mother and I prepared for the small journey we were going to take by putting our seatbelts on and having my mother's phone out for pictures. It was time to start. I put on my sunglasses to begin the adventure, officially. I was excited like I was getting presents for my birthday. All the ATV cars were a variety of colors that were in a straight line, in which everyone had to follow each other. The first ATV car car zoomed across the rocky trail as everyone followed that car. During every long period of driving, there was a photographer who took pictures of all the ATV cars, in order to make a CD with photos of this event. My mother and I were satisfied from the wind that blew on our faces. The beautiful views were like amazing pictures coming to life. The rocky trail made our car very bumpy, making particles of sand flow behind us, as my mom continued to drive. After driving the ATV car for ten minutes, we realized that there were mouthwatering mangoes on the ground. We began to drive slower to get as many mangoes we could from the ground that weren’t squished. The mangoes could melt in someone’s mouth. I put the mangoes we collected into our blue polka dotted bag, until we saw poor people asking us for food. I cut the mustard and did the right thing. Thankfully, our bag had mini cereal boxes from our buffet we ate at for breakfast. I gave all our boxes of food to all the poor people we could find. I also tried to make the poor children happy by trying to give them a high five. After this good deed I performed, I noticed that it was time to get off the ATV car and go cave jumping! My legs felt numb as I continued to walk with my cousins, Sahil and Ritu. We followed the parents, staying with them to prevent getting lost.

“Who’s ready to cave jump?,” my aunt shouted.

“Not me,” I replied with fright. My heart beated as I decided whether I should go or not. As my nerved widen, I followed everyone to the cave. My mind wasn’t going to change about not going cave jumping. As we walked closer to the cave, I saw the tourist holding a giant chameleon!

“Who wants to hold the lizard,” the tourist

said.

Everyone replied “yes,” but my mother and I responded,

“No, no, never.” I got cold feet. The lizard made me scared out of my wits. My mother and I scattered up the stairs, as everyone else put their lifejackets on and took pictures with the chameleon. My mom and I waited as the others cave jumped. The cave jumping wasn't that steep so many people enjoyed it. We then went to the shack that sold delicious, fresh coconut water. They sliced the coconut in front of you, so I felt very fascinated. It was a sweet and refreshing drink that you could have all the time. After everyone finished their coconut water, we all went back with our parents to begin ATVing again on the bumpy trail. We kept following the tourist, as we observed nature and how beautiful it was. In a moment, we arrived to our next and final stop. This stop was rotten luck for me. It was like I found a “not so good” penny. We were being briefly spoken about how people in Dominican Republic made chocolate and coffee from coffee beans. They taught us how to make chocolate and coffee in their perspective. They also gave us hot, warm samples! That was the awful part. Crash! I bumped into someone and spilled my chocolate sample all over me. The worst part was that I wore white, fresh new clothes. The brown chocolate became a nightmare to me. After this incident, I decided to stay away from the samples and I went to the mini store they had. I bribed my mother into getting me earrings, as she got three detailed candles for a memory. Peering at what others were doing, I sat on the brown, wooden bench that was crafted. I felt as if I was on top of the world.

“Everyone, go in your ATV car with your parents yo head back to base,” my uncle said.

We all followed his command and headed back on the rocky, sandy trail. I was down in the dumps, since our ATVing trip was about to end. I at least enjoyed the time I had in the car going to the base where we got our car and started our adventure. In a snap, we were back at the ATVing place. We stepped out of the vehicle and gathered around the photo area. We saw all the photos that were going to be in the CD we were going to receive. As we looked at the pictures, we ate some of snacks we bought, just in case some was hungry. I grinned as I watched the photos. We stayed at the ATV place, until the exact same, blue bus came to pick us up. I looked down in my mouth, as we boarded the bus. All the children talked about what happened in their ATV car. Everyone had an amazing time for the most part from their feedback.

My trip was amazing and wonderful. I wish that i could experience this car ride in Dominican Republic, Punta Cana again, because it was really fun! Even though there were ups and downs to this trip, i will never forget it. It impacted my life alot because I am likely never going to ATV again. If you go to Dominican Republic, you should try ATVing. It will be an experience you will never forget.