The Holiday

The long drive

From here to there

Consisted of lively games

Of “I Spy” and

“The Alphabet Game”.

We three girls

Would entertain

Mom & Dad

As we sang

Campfire songs

In three-part harmony

In the back seat

Of the car.

Dad would casually

Turn up his marching music tape

That would try

To drown out our voices,

But we were happy to compete.

At other times,

The car would be

Silent

As we stared out the window

Making stories

Of cloudshapes,

And imagining

Enchantment

In the forest

That whizzed by

The car’s windows.

Holidays with the family,

Happy and unforgettable

Times to remember.

As a child, vacations with the family were exciting. We would all pack in the car, tent trailer behind, and travel through the mountains of BC all the way from Port Moody (Vancouver) to the Interior (Vernon). We did alot of camping while we were there. It was a long time ago. We don’t travel as a family anymore. It is important to have those long-ago and barely remembered moments in life. Having family memories installed in us as a child, keeps us young and allows us to explore the world, even as an adult. What is engraved in my mind, is the amount of wilderness that is out there beyond the city. The city can make people appreciate the outdoors more. That’s why our parks and trails are so well used in the city’s suburban areas; people need more than cement cities; they need greenery. It’s natural to be outside enjoying the great outdoors. The trees will naturally cleanse the air which are poisoned but motor vehicles such as: cars, trucks, boats, trains, and planes. Bring back horses, I say. But then again, dodging horse piles would not be fun. There has got to be a better solution than pollution. Bikes maybe. Or those Hybrid vehicles, which there are very few charging stations in BC.