FATHER'S DAY TRADITION
19/June/2021FATHER'S DAY TRADITION
Dear Diary,
Tomorrow is Father's day!!
We are going to do our yearly tradition of hiking in the mountains and camping in the wild!!
Hurray, so excited. It's my first time!! How? Well papa said only after I turn 8 , I get to go with him ,my grumpy sister Keesha and our dog Micky. And I turned 8 last month!!
Can't wait for tomorrow!!
20/June/2021
Dear Diary,
It's Father's day.
And at 8:00 sharp in the morning we will start our hike !!
Right now it's 6:30 in the morning!!1 hour 30 minutes to go!!
7:40 AM.
I have finished my morning routine and packed my bag for the trip in the wild!! Seems like Micky also got ready, he came to my room with a bag just for him!
And I was so thrilled to hear dad call me out to start our trip !!! I literally dragged my bag and Micky's bag since they were too heavy. Dad came to my rescue and picked up Micky's bags.
8:00 AM
5 :30 PM
I got bored of watching the fire. And dad said that me and Keesha
can still play, there was still some time, and if I was scared I could take Micky with me. Dad had to set up all the tents.
But this time I agreed with him, so me, Micky and Keesha ran near the lake. But as usual sis didn't want to play with me. She asked me " Hey listen, your 8 right? You know how to read maps?" I nodded my head. " Then take this and go play on your own. I want some alone time." She said quietly handing me a map.
I took the map and ventured out to nearby bushes. Micky was following me.
6:30 PM
it was totally dark and I was heading back to camp. With Micky
I had collected some rocks and funny shaped leaves.
And when I came near the lake I saw sis, talking to the fish.
I went near her. And pakow, she hit me right on my face.
" Oh sorry I thought you were a wild animal , hope you are not hurt." She apologized. I forgave her with one condition. "Tell me who you were talking to and why?" I responded. " Ugh fine, my first year when I was 8, I also ventured out like you. and I found this lake and it was beautiful with gold fishes and salmons or some other type of fishes.
I really loved, I wanted them as pets. I knew dad wouldn't let me take them home. So every Father's day I come to this pond and spend some time with the fishies." She told me. "Listen, you tell this to papa, then I am not going to help you with your homework." I nodded and walked with her and Micky to camp. We all sat down in a circle and enjoyed the warmth of fire with a loud chat.
We are going to do our yearly tradition of hiking in the mountains and camping in the wild!!
Hurray, so excited. It's my first time!! How? Well papa said only after I turn 8 , I get to go with him ,my grumpy sister Keesha and our dog Micky. And I turned 8 last month!!
Can't wait for tomorrow!!
20/June/2021
Dear Diary,
It's Father's day.
And at 8:00 sharp in the morning we will start our hike !!
Right now it's 6:30 in the morning!!1 hour 30 minutes to go!!
7:40 AM.
I have finished my morning routine and packed my bag for the trip in the wild!! Seems like Micky also got ready, he came to my room with a bag just for him!
And I was so thrilled to hear dad call me out to start our trip !!! I literally dragged my bag and Micky's bag since they were too heavy. Dad came to my rescue and picked up Micky's bags.
8:00 AM
Finally we started our trek.
"You see that's the mountain we are going to climb." He pointed
It seemed pretty easy to climb and was not so steep.
"You see that's the mountain we are going to climb." He pointed
It seemed pretty easy to climb and was not so steep.
I regretted those words right after I came nearer to it. Although it seemed pretty easy for Keesha.
" Dad, this is the easiest mountain, I want a higher one!" She screamed. " But this is Nat's first time climbing one,
we should start with an easy mountain " He replied softly.
I was glad that he said that, cause when I saw the other mountains
I was happy that we were going to climb the smallest one.
1:40 PM
We started walking with a stick in one hand and pointing at beautiful sites with other hand.
1:40 PM
We started walking with a stick in one hand and pointing at beautiful sites with other hand.
As we climbed, the air got colder and the path turned rockier. I could feel the butterflies fluttering in my stomach, fortunately I was right next to papa.
Papa explained three ways to find out the difference of a berry that is little poisonous to cattles or the ones which cause death in just 3 seconds. When he said that I shuddered. I was paying attention to every single detail that papa
told "The Poisonous Ivy symptoms are: Redness,Itching,Swelling,And Blisters Luckily it grows only in the United States." he continued. Keesha seemed like she knew everything. She mimicked everything papa said.
- "This way." Dad pointed "We are close to the top." The view from the top was amazing and breathtaking. After spending an hour of enjoying our picnic lunch with a view, we started trekking down.
3:00 PM
- We were midway down the hill, the sky started getting dark and gloomy. It was weird cause it's only 3:40 and usually it's not that dark at this time. we finally reached the lake at the bottom of the hill at 5pm. "We better start the campfire now!" Wailed Keesha I didn't say a word. All this was new to me, so I just agreed with everything dad said. "I will start the fire and you two can go and play together." Said dad. I didn't like the idea of me and Keesha playing together, and plus I always wanted to know how to start a fire. So I stayed near dad, while sis went to fetch some water.
5 :30 PM
can still play, there was still some time, and if I was scared I could take Micky with me. Dad had to set up all the tents.
But this time I agreed with him, so me, Micky and Keesha ran near the lake. But as usual sis didn't want to play with me. She asked me " Hey listen, your 8 right? You know how to read maps?" I nodded my head. " Then take this and go play on your own. I want some alone time." She said quietly handing me a map.
I took the map and ventured out to nearby bushes. Micky was following me.
6:30 PM
it was totally dark and I was heading back to camp. With Micky
I had collected some rocks and funny shaped leaves.
And when I came near the lake I saw sis, talking to the fish.
I went near her. And pakow, she hit me right on my face.
" Oh sorry I thought you were a wild animal , hope you are not hurt." She apologized. I forgave her with one condition. "Tell me who you were talking to and why?" I responded. " Ugh fine, my first year when I was 8, I also ventured out like you. and I found this lake and it was beautiful with gold fishes and salmons or some other type of fishes.
I really loved, I wanted them as pets. I knew dad wouldn't let me take them home. So every Father's day I come to this pond and spend some time with the fishies." She told me. "Listen, you tell this to papa, then I am not going to help you with your homework." I nodded and walked with her and Micky to camp. We all sat down in a circle and enjoyed the warmth of fire with a loud chat.
This is a trip I shall never forget in my life !
Love
Natasha Kelantro
Natasha Kelantro
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