The Trip

We could not expect the day arrived. All of us were excited. We had been saving money for months and we thought it was a deserved gift. People were always talking about it and we wanted to live the experience by our own. Although it was a long trip by car we were decided to do it. Besides, we were also using for the first time our first car. It was not new at all. It was a second hand car. Well a third hand car but it was very good. “Blue” was its name, in that way we used to call it.

The day arrived. We made our luggage. It was a five days trip but we had to take our warm blankets because the weather. We leave the city at one thirty o’clock. It was a dark night. Our friends were waiting for us at the outsides of the city. Then we started the trip.

My husband was driving the car, of course. But it was his first trip by car. We were too risky. We were traveling with our two sons. Along the way we were talking and listening to music but the later was getting the tired we were feeling. There was a part of the highway with no signs, so it made difficult to drive along that way. My husband almost lost the control but he could take the way again. We were very frightened. Fortunately it was already dawning and our final stop was closer and closer.

We got the city. It was really cold and our friends’ family was waiting for us. We had breakfast quickly, let the luggage in a bedroom they had prepared for us and went to the carnival. I had listened to many people telling about the carnival but living it was much better. It was wonderful. My children enjoyed every minute we stayed there. My husband and I were very happy to see them. They were throwing powder and “carioca”. We took pictures and tried different kind of food. We also visited many interesting places such as La Cocha lagoon, Las Lajas Cathedral, Rumichaca Bridge, Tulcan, Ipiales, Bomboná and other interesting places where we could meet the Nariñense culture and buy some souvenirs for our family in Cali. Nine months after the trip my third baby was born. Everybody calls him “Carnavalito” because they say he was conceived during the carnivals.

It was a great trip. We spent a wonderful time together. Our family was more connected and we have excellent memories of that trip. We are looking forward going there again but we need save money and at this time we are preparing our trip to San Andres to meet the sea.