Rosa Parks Narrative

Hailey Bila
4 November 15
Second Hour
ELA Mr. Parks

Fun in the Upper Peninsula

It was in the middle of the summer when my mom started planning a trip to Pictured Rocks in the Upper Peninsula. When it had finally came to the day before we left, I was very excited to start packing so we could leave the next day. My mom and dad told me and my sister, “Don’t pack too much.”
I said, “That might not happen, but we will try.”
We still went a little overboard. The next day we put all of our things in the truck and headed up for an adventure. Eventually, after what seemed like forever, we could finally see the beautiful and tall Mackinaw Bridge. It took a pretty long time to get over, and I was a bit nervous, but it was worth it. The
After about another hour, we arrived at the locks and boarded a big two story boat. Our captain sounded the horn as we casted our stern line and off we went. The sound startled me and reminded me of a fog horn. Our captain took us through the U.S. Locks then we returned on the other side of the border through the Canadian Locks. The U.S. Locks are much bigger than the Canadian Locks, therefore, bigger ships can go through the U.S. side and smaller boats have to go through the Canadian side. Our boat ride was over and then we headed to Paradise, Michigan, to our first hotel. My Mom, dad, sister, and I all went to go get something to eat across the street. It was getting late, therefore, we headed back to the hotel. Despite the time, we changed into our bathing suits and went to the pool to go swimming. Then it was time to get some
That day we checked into our campsite in Christmas, Michigan. After we got done setting up our campsite, we went sightseeing along Lake Superior. The water was as blue as the sky on a sunny day. It was a beautiful sight. The water was frigid when we waded across the sand bars and the hem of our shorts touched the water. Next, we went to check in to meet up with a group to go kayaking. Once we got to where we were going, we got on all of our gear to keep us safe and dry, then we set sail. It was hard paddling at first, but then we got used to it. I was with my mom and my sister was with my dad. We went into this cave like thing where a rock fell onto the main rock and made a tunnel. The water was hitting the rocks and the color from the minerals was coming off when we wiped the rock with our hand. We used the rust color as war paint on our faces. When it was time to go back to our starting point, we turned our kayak around and went right over a sunken ship. I was very curious to see it. The sunken ship was really cool, but scary. I thought when we were looking at it our kayak would tip because we were both leaning over the same side. Once we got back to shore, we went fishing. The we headed back to our campsite and cooked our dinner over the fire. That was a fun day, but I was ready to hit the