First Day: Yellowstone, I am coming!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Today is our first day of vacation! We started out at the airport and landed in Denver, Colorado. Today is also the first day our family has seen an RV!

All of us were very excited to go-my sister was especially anxious. She couldn’t wait until the end of the year so we could finally go on vacation and live in the RV she was dreaming about for so long. We had never seen the inside of an RV which made things more exciting for Jasmine. I was excited too, but there was always the problem of getting up in the morning at 5:15am to get on the airplane.

The alarm clock woke us up earlier than I had ever woken up. It was very early and I was still exhausted. Luckily, Jasmine and I were excited enough to cover up our sleepiness and get ready. Jasmine and I got ready to go to sleep in the long car ride to Boston Logan Airport.

“We’re here!” Jasmine practically yelled in my ear. She sounded very awake. I got up, got my backpack and suitcase and went straight inside, Jasmine trailing behind happily. My mom stopped inside and looked around. There, right in front of us, was a really long line. Unsure, Jasmine walked to the end of the line. In a minute, we were all waiting miserably in the really long line. And Jasmine didn’t help by complaining, “What’s taking so long? Are we going to miss our flight?” I was ready to go back to sleep when, luckily, a United Airlines lady came up to us and asked us if we were flying to Denver. More than happily we all cried out yes, overjoyed to be taken out of the never ending line. I didn’t feel so exhausted!

We followed her, checked out our luggage and passed through security just fine. But when I found out our flight was delayed (for a really long time) I felt as if today was a bad luck day. The flight was delayed for an hour and forty-five minutes! I couldn’t believe! What would make an airplane delayed for so long? But I guess there was nothing I could do about it, except for wait and wait and wait.

Boring, boring, boring. We were all so boring, but of course, as always, Jasmine showed it better than the rest of us. We took a couple of videos, but our lives really brightened when I saw the dog. I didn’t yell “Doggie!” as Jasmine would have but I wanted to. The dog was the cutest dog ever (but my opinions change)! My mom had a two minute chat with the lady who owned the dog (Max). I learned that Max was a Hevanese puppy that didn’t shed hair. I was already planning on what I would name my Hevanese dog. Then, after that, we waited a little longer.

Finally we are getting on the airplane. I feel relieved. I feel funny on the airplane as always. At one, I feel as if I’m floating. Then I’m secured tightly to my seat. But whatever causes it, I hate the feeling of getting airborne. Up and down, side to side, the airplane bobs and swings unsteadily during the first few minutes in air. I have to close my eyes because looking out the window to see everything spinning around doesn’t help. My stomach feels like it flipped upside down. Not helping, I think as I squeeze the armrest. Finally, the feeling is over. I hope the trip is worth the airplane ride, I think to myself. I lean back and relax, bracing myself for the uncomfortable four hours of being in the air.

Off the airplane! Finally in Denver, Colorado! It takes about ten minutes to collect suitcases and to get out, but we are outside waiting for the van to bring us to the rental in no time. There was a bunch of paperwork and rules and all that boring stuff to do for my mom and dad so Jasmine and I went outside to look around. When I walked outside, there was a dog. It looked like a German shepherd? Or maybe it was a huskie? Turns out it was both. He was part German shepherd and part Huskie. So one of his eyes was white (Huskie) and the other eye was brown (German shepherd). It was really cool and fascinating, but to Jasmine it was creepy. All she cared was if the dog was cute and furry (which it was) or not.

Finally, after a really long while we could go check out our new rented RV! The first thing I saw when I walked into the RV was a couch on the right wall. There was a table opposite of that, and in the front, the driver and passenger’s seat. Above it was a bed. A very small one that I was planning on sleeping but the problem was I couldn’t sit up (low roof). There was also a kitchen and a queen sized bed. I was amazed by how many things you could fit into such a small space. I walked up and down, side to side, and up to the bunk and back down. I was having lots of fun!

After we rented the RV, we drove. We drove for what seemed like endless time. In fact, as I am writing this today, we are still driving. And we still have two or three hours left. And we have been driving for three or four. But there are definitely less cars, and more wildlife. Cows graze in the meadows, barely glancing up at the cars zooming by. Small doe chase each other over the streams. It is so relaxing and calling watching them, even though I really look forward to seeing the buffalo, bison, snakes (rattlesnakes to be specific), eagles, and whatever else there is for us to see.

Our day wasn’t exactly filled with action, but it was a great beginning to our trip!