THE TWO LAST WEEKS OF JULY AND THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST
After spending a week on my own, without my best friends. It also was time for me to travel abroad. This year we were going to the south Portugal, the algarve. It is a beautiful country, with delightful food. I did some research before we left and I found lots of fun activities and pictures of beautiful beaches.
The day before we left I still needed to pack my bags. I knew the weather was good there, but how would it be in the evening? I didn't know that. So apart from shorts and tops, I also grabbed a cardigan and a pair of trousers. I always bring too much cloths. We went eighteen days on vacation and I brought: six shorts, eight tops, three jumpsuits, one pair of trousers, a pair of sweatpants, two cardigans, four shirts and six pairs of shoes.
Three hours later finally had tackled everything together, put it in a suitcase and dragged it to the ground floor. It was a heavy journey, but I succeeded. I placed it next to the others and my mom looked at me with big eyes.
"Are you going to bring that much stuff?", she asked surprised.
"Yes, of course."
"You should leave some things home, because that really is too much."
"Mom, I really need all these things. It's already limited."
"Okay. But if there isn't enough space in the car- "
"Yeah, then I will leave some things at home," I interrupted her.
We travelled by car, I know it's crazy. The drive was like 2500 kilometers, but we didn't go in one go of course. My father loaded the car that evening and the next morning we got up at five am to depart.
The first two nights we sojourned in France. It was a long drive, but I brought five books: the fault in our stars and the box set of the iron fay. My sister and I also watched all the American pie movies, they're really funny.
Maybe I should introduce my sister. She's two years older than me and her name is Meghan. Mostly we get along, but sometimes we hate each other so bad. Most people say we look alike, but I think that isn't true. Actually I just won't admit it. Time to go back to the story.
We arrived in Spain and their we made a little city trip in Madrid. We stayed at a hotel for three days and visited the prado museum, the royal palace, El Retiro and of course the Bernabéu Stadium. The city is beautiful and worthwhile to visit.
After staying in Madrid for two days, it was time to continue our ride. Seven hours later we arrived at our vacation home. It was a beautiful villa with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a fully furnished kitchen and a pool in which we swam every day.
We stayed in the house for ten days and I really enjoyed our time there. Obviously tanning and swimming wasn't the only thing we did there. We are an adventurous and active family, so we tried out a few new things. For example parasailing, driving with a wave runner, spotting dolphins, discovering beaches etc.
These days flew by and I amused myself. But unfortunately it was time for a long ride back. This time we also didn't go in one drive. We stopped in Spain one time, but it was just to sleep and we stayed a few days in France at the same spot.
It was really nice there, because we were there with the whole family. They were there for like two weeks and we stayed there for three days. We didn't do anything special there, but I really enjoyed our time in the little village. Especially because of the fact our family was there. I think family is one of the most precious things in life, they support you no matter what and they're always there for you.
After two nights sleeping in a fancy hotel with a sauna, hot tub and several swimming pools, it was time to really go home. We had to sit one last time in the car for a long drive, so Meghan and I decided to watch another film. Normally I put the disk in the DVD player. But I was reading the last chapter of my book and it was thrilling, so I was concentrated and lost in the story. My sister is an impatient cunt, so she made the decision to prepare everything. She grabbed the disk, opened the player and broke it. That's my sister, she destroys everything. It's irritating sometimes, but I'm used to it already. I fixed it pretty much. But it was demolished, so it never could be like it was before.
So we watched a movie, but Meghan don't like many genres so it's really hard to find a film that she likes. Most of the time we watch a movie for thirty minutes and then she has have enough of it. It is so annoying, it drives me crazy.
They always say third time lucky and in this case it was true. So eventually we found a film and when it finishes, we still had to sit down for one and a half hour. I had one book left, so I read it. But my sis doesn't like to read, so she decided to be tedious. I can kill her at moments like that.
I was just about to lose my temper when I recognized the street we were driving in, in fifteen minutes we would be home. Finally!
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The next day I woke up at one pm, I was really tired from sitting in the car. Actually that's really weird, but I think everyone suffers from it. I had to unload my suitcase, so I did that after I showered for thirty minutes. It took me almost two hours to unpack my things. After I did that I decided to make a short ride with my penny board, because I knew I otherwise would have stayed inside the whole day. I enjoyed it and it made me feel more awake. I also spotted a few handsome guys, maybe that's why I felt more alert.
When I arrived back home, it was almost dinner time. My parents decided to barbecue, so we had to prepare the vegetables etc. After dinner we just chilled outside, because the weather was for once good in Belgium. It was cozy and comfortable, and that's exactly what I like. After chatting and listening music for a couple of hours, I went to my room to go to sleep. The rest of the week I pretty much did the same things, because my friends weren't at home. They always travel twice at the summer holidays. Liz because of the fact that she has divorced parents, Jennifer's parents have an apartment at Knokke (that's where the four of us stayed last year) and Grace - I'm just going to say it as it is - because her parents are rich and they can afford it to go on vacation twice in one holiday.
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This is my longest chapter so far, applause for me! I live for the applause, applause, applause. Okay, that was random. (for the people who didn't notice it, I was referring to lady gaga's song)
I probably won't hear your applause, so maybe you could vote/comment.
And I found a cast!! Hurray!!
Lots of love from me to you ;)
Karo xoxo
PS: I almost forgot to put a GIF in this part, shame on me.
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