The Worst Holiday I Have Ever Had

 

Last year I decided to go on holiday to a small coastal town with three friends from school. Unfortunately, it was a decision I was later to regret.

The first sign that things were going wrong was on the journey. Before setting off, we had agreed to split the cost of petrol between us. However Mark suddenly decided that, since it was his car, he was not going to contribute. He had a point, but we hadn't brought much money with us so it created a certain amount of bad feeling. This got considerably worse when the car broke down and 'we spent half a day getting it repaired.

After arriving in Worthing, we went in search of a cheap caravan site. Having found a four-berth caravan for a very reasonable price, we cheered up a little, but were too tired to do anything more than unpack the car and get ready for bed. Unfortunately, all of a sudden, the heavens opened and everything got soaked, including the sleeping bags. While I was struggling to get our things dry in front of a tiny gas heater, an argument was developing between the others over who would sleep where. Eventually, we got to sleep, but not before we discovered why the caravan was such a bargain the roof leaked.

From then on things just got worse. The next morning lack of sleep made us irritated with each other. We couldn't agree on what to do so we all went our separate ways. We met up again in the evening but we barely spoke to each other. Incredible as it may seem, we actually lasted another three days like that, before finally cutting the holiday short and returning home in near silence., miserable and penniless.

Close friends would no doubt have laughed it off but we didn’t really know each other very well. Had we had more money, I suppose there would have been less tension between us. Still, by the time we got home, we were in agreement about one thing: it had been a complete disaster.

 

Make up your own story of a (un)successful trip.

 

 

 

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