Short Story Traveling - It Leaves You Speechless, Then...

Celavie â€Å"Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.† – Ibn Battuta. The world is filled with beauty and I was blessed with a great family and the ability to embrace it. I have traveled the world but when i was assigned with the task of this writing this narrative there was a certain adventure in my life that came to mind. My family and I traveled to the British Virgin Islands and rented a catamaran and island hopped the whole 8 days. My dad s brothers family tagged along too! This is the story of my adventure and all the fun I had, and the best part about it is†¦ you get to come along. It is 4:00 in the morning and you re in the airport in Detroit, you’re excited and can’t wait to board the plane head to paradise. If you have never experienced this feeling you need to at least once in your life. Fast forward 9 hours, two plane rides, one ferry ride and one taxi. You are in the heart of an island village: Tortula in th e middle of what seems to be a dream, crystal blue water, bright sun shining and the white sand was as soft as a baby’s butt, and had a comforting warmth to it. The catamaran was waiting for us in the harbor, her name was Celavie which means that s life in French. She had four rooms with two crew cabins. I slept in the pullout couch. But anyway let s get started with the sailing aspect. We left port on the second day of trip after our briefing, I would love to include everything I did but that would make this way too long so I