During the summer, my favorite place to go on vacation is my family's summerhouse in New Hampshire. My family has a small and simple summer house on the edge of a little lake known as Silver Lake. The lake sparkles in the hot, summer sun and there is a view of the green mountains that circle the area. There are trees that surround all of the houses, both big and small. It is always quiet and peaceful on this lake, with the exception of the motor boats driving around the lake. Silver Lake is a perfect vacation spot, where I can relax and have fun.
When I go on vacation in New Hampshire, I am constantly doing many different activities. Since my grandmother will not allow a television at our summer house, I am always outside during the day and partway into the night. Whether I am sitting around reading a good book on the hammock, swimming in the lake, or playing games with my family on the deck, I am always outside enjoying the beautiful summer weather. If there happens to be rain, my family and I sit inside talking, playing a game, or reading books. I am always relaxed and content when I am at my summer house. The vacation always seems to go by very quickly.
One of my favorite activities at my family summer house is spending time on the motor boat that my uncle owns. I often get to go tubing and waterskiing when we go out on the boat. It is a thrill to soar over the waves when tubing, the spray from the cool water hitting up against the person. My dad and uncles always try to flip the person that is tubing by taking them over gigantic waves and taking sharp turns. Most of the time, I find myself in the water by the end of the ride instead of safely on the inner tube. Waterskiing is also another fun activity that I am able to do when I go to New Hampshire. It is a lot of fun to glide across the water, feeling as if you are flying across the lake. My family also owns a rowboat and canoe, both in which we use to travel to the tiny island across the lake.
On all of the hot summer days in New Hampshire, my sister and I spend most of our time in the water. The summer house is so simple that there is not air conditioning, only a few measly fans. With the combination of the cool breeze from all of the trees surrounding the lake and the refreshing lake, my family is able to stay cool even on the hottest days when the temperature nears one hundred. I would lie on an inner tube all day under the hot sun if I could. My sister and I also enjoy swimming out to a wooden float and jumping into the water.
Even though it is nice to simply relax by the lake, we also take trips to other places. For the last few years our trips have consisted up going up mountains and going shopping in North Conway, a town in New Hampshire that is only about forty-five minutes away from our summer house. When my sister and I were younger, my parents would take us to Storyland. Storyland is an amusement park for younger children, which is based on kid's stories and nurseries rhymes such as Cinderella, The Three Bears, and The Little Old Lady Who Lived in the Shoe. All of my older cousins who are in there 20's and 30's went to Storyland when they were younger, and some of them took my sister and I there as well. We would visit the little old lady in her big yellow shoe, get our pictures taken with Cinderella, ride the Pirate ship, and go on all of the rides. As we have both gotten older, we stopped going to Storyland and started to go on other trips, which suited our age. We mostly go shopping to all of the stores in the surrounding towns, but occasionally we will go to other parks such as Atatash. Atatash is a small park that has a few water slides, a rock wall, and the Alpine Slide, which is a ride in which people sit on individual carts and ride down the mountain on the tracks.
Whether I am at my summer house in New Hampshire or out on a day trip I am constantly relaxed and having a good time. From not having a television in New Hampshire or a computer to amuse me, I have been able to see that a person can enjoy themselves with out materialistic things. Just sitting down and relaxing amuses me for a few weeks during the summer. Our summer house also lets me spend time with most of my family. New Hampshire can be an amazing place to go on vacation. Even if there is not a lake available, there are many places that people can go and they have a large variety of activities. Book a hotel or cabin and experience all that New Hampshire has to offer. People can swim in a hotel pool or in a lake; they can rent canoes or kayaks and go to a lake to use them; or they can go to any of the amusement parks that are all over New Hampshire. All different kinds of vacations should be experienced, and this is one a person definitely does not want to miss.
When I go on vacation in New Hampshire, I am constantly doing many different activities. Since my grandmother will not allow a television at our summer house, I am always outside during the day and partway into the night. Whether I am sitting around reading a good book on the hammock, swimming in the lake, or playing games with my family on the deck, I am always outside enjoying the beautiful summer weather. If there happens to be rain, my family and I sit inside talking, playing a game, or reading books. I am always relaxed and content when I am at my summer house. The vacation always seems to go by very quickly.
One of my favorite activities at my family summer house is spending time on the motor boat that my uncle owns. I often get to go tubing and waterskiing when we go out on the boat. It is a thrill to soar over the waves when tubing, the spray from the cool water hitting up against the person. My dad and uncles always try to flip the person that is tubing by taking them over gigantic waves and taking sharp turns. Most of the time, I find myself in the water by the end of the ride instead of safely on the inner tube. Waterskiing is also another fun activity that I am able to do when I go to New Hampshire. It is a lot of fun to glide across the water, feeling as if you are flying across the lake. My family also owns a rowboat and canoe, both in which we use to travel to the tiny island across the lake.
On all of the hot summer days in New Hampshire, my sister and I spend most of our time in the water. The summer house is so simple that there is not air conditioning, only a few measly fans. With the combination of the cool breeze from all of the trees surrounding the lake and the refreshing lake, my family is able to stay cool even on the hottest days when the temperature nears one hundred. I would lie on an inner tube all day under the hot sun if I could. My sister and I also enjoy swimming out to a wooden float and jumping into the water.
Even though it is nice to simply relax by the lake, we also take trips to other places. For the last few years our trips have consisted up going up mountains and going shopping in North Conway, a town in New Hampshire that is only about forty-five minutes away from our summer house. When my sister and I were younger, my parents would take us to Storyland. Storyland is an amusement park for younger children, which is based on kid's stories and nurseries rhymes such as Cinderella, The Three Bears, and The Little Old Lady Who Lived in the Shoe. All of my older cousins who are in there 20's and 30's went to Storyland when they were younger, and some of them took my sister and I there as well. We would visit the little old lady in her big yellow shoe, get our pictures taken with Cinderella, ride the Pirate ship, and go on all of the rides. As we have both gotten older, we stopped going to Storyland and started to go on other trips, which suited our age. We mostly go shopping to all of the stores in the surrounding towns, but occasionally we will go to other parks such as Atatash. Atatash is a small park that has a few water slides, a rock wall, and the Alpine Slide, which is a ride in which people sit on individual carts and ride down the mountain on the tracks.
Whether I am at my summer house in New Hampshire or out on a day trip I am constantly relaxed and having a good time. From not having a television in New Hampshire or a computer to amuse me, I have been able to see that a person can enjoy themselves with out materialistic things. Just sitting down and relaxing amuses me for a few weeks during the summer. Our summer house also lets me spend time with most of my family. New Hampshire can be an amazing place to go on vacation. Even if there is not a lake available, there are many places that people can go and they have a large variety of activities. Book a hotel or cabin and experience all that New Hampshire has to offer. People can swim in a hotel pool or in a lake; they can rent canoes or kayaks and go to a lake to use them; or they can go to any of the amusement parks that are all over New Hampshire. All different kinds of vacations should be experienced, and this is one a person definitely does not want to miss.
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The funny thing about summer vacation is that though it stays the same length, it gets shorter every year. Remember when those summers seemed to last forever? Our perception of time and our increased responsibility set conspire to shorten the space time continuum!
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