Do you like going on day trips? my family does. we go on a lot of trips every year! and we usually have a good time. it's really great even if the day isn't always as good as we planned. everything starts with mum. she plans the trips, because she is always very organized. the night before the trip she packs the car with clothes, umbrellas, maps and, of course, with suntan lotion. then, on the day of the trip, she makes everybody get up very early. "we must avoid1 the traffic," she usually says. it seems other people think the same because we usually stay in a traffic jam2 among thousands of other cars. i remember one trip we had to the seaside a few years ago. we left the house at 4: 30 a.m.! but, you know what? ! i think you guessed that we had to queue for hours on the well, we didn't get to the beach until lunchtime! since then things got worse. it was really very hot on the beach and my dad went to sleep. he got sunburned, of course. besides, i was stung by a jellyfish3 while swimming. the whole day seemed a complete disaster after the car had broken down on the way home. those trips to the seaside are not the only trips that my mum and dad go on. the day trip to london that took place last year is unforgettable as well. that day started well, indeed. we all went to madame tussaud's and watched the wax" models of famous people. my dad took a photo of me standing next to robbie williams! then dad suggested to go to the british museum. we decided to go there by underground. the station was very crowded, and soon i noticed my little sister wasn't with us. we saw her when the doors of the train closed — she was still on the platform! we went back. we were looking for her everywhere till someone told us that she had been taken to a police station. we rushed there and found her chatting happily to a policewoman. we were so relieved! after that we didn't go to london for a long time. and when my birthday came, mum and dad took us to alton towers instead. oh, alton towers! it's a wonderful theme park with lots of great rides! this time there were no disasters. it's true, we spent over an hour waiting to get on the new rollercoaster, 'air'. as soon as the ride which lasted only for about two minutes finished, we joined the back of the queue again. it was fantastic! my parents wonder why i enjoy rollercoaster rides and i can't understand why they like going to those boring museums. but i've got an idea about our family trips. though things sometimes go wrong, the main thing is that we live over the situation doing things together. these days trips are the experience of spending time wjth the family — ' the time we are going to talk and laugh about remembering our disasters as real adventures.
