Traveling

One thing that my family has done a lot of ever since I can remember is travel. I have been to so many places from such a young age that I can't remember them at all but I can say that I have been there. Our obsession with traveling stemmed from my dads passion for baseball. He decided one year that he wanted to visit every MLB (Major League Baseball) stadium in the U.S. With this goal they began to plan week long vacations that would take us to one or two stadiums and also allowed us to visit all of the cool places around that part of the country that we were going to. Most of the time these were all driving vacations. I can't tell you how many hours I have spent in a car. This summer alone our longest drive in one day was eight and a half hours! Riding in the car so much when I was young made it not seem so bad now because I am used to it. We have driven everywhere from California to Texas, Florida, and even New York. Every trip is completely different and we do so many cool new things depending on where the stadium is. My favorite stadium is of course Yankee Stadium. I am a huge Yankee and Diamondback fan so of course I like their stadiums the most but there is just something about the tangible atmosphere that surrounds Yankee Stadium. My favorite traveling trips are always ones that are close to the ocean. I love the beach and surfing in the waves. We have done so many crazy things on these vacations as well. In Kentucky we stayed in a cabin and went hiking in these huge underground caves. One vacation to see the Blue Jays stadium we drove all the way around the Great Lakes and got to see Niagara Falls. I couldn't tell you a favorite out of all of the trips we have taken because I have so much fun doing all of these crazy things. My family finished all of the baseball stadiums when I was in seventh grade so of course my dad had to come up with something new to base our vacations around. Now we are broadening our travels and going all over the world. Our favorite way to do this is by cruising. I have been on five different cruises that have taken me many places all over the Caribbean. We have been to several ports in Mexico, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Roatan, Belize, Grand Cayman and several other smaller island nations. I love going on cruises because every night you go to bed and wake up in a totally different place ready for a day full of brand new adventures. The best cruise I have been on was around the Hawaiian Islands. We went zip lining, whitewater tubing, swam in and jumped off of waterfalls. There was no other way to explain it other than simply amazing. Over Christmas break my family recently went on a cruise to Jamaica, the Bahamas, and a few private islands. The waters are crystal clear making it perfect for snorkeling. I am an outdoor fanatic and there is so many things to do in the ocean. My favorite has to be snorkeling. The bottom of the ocean is so mysterious and interesting I could spend hours diving around looking at all the the fish and sea creatures. The next cruise that we want to go on is to Europe to see Spain, France, Italy and so many other places. I love that my family travels everywhere and I have had the chance to make all of these amazing memories with the people that I love.