My friends and I went on a camping trip once. The four of us (five including Choda dog) drove out to Peace River where we rented some canoes and rowed down the river, camping out at different spots every night. The entire trip was absolutely amazing. One day in particular however, will remain in my memory forever. I’ll never forget the beautiful images I saw and I how I felt.
The day began just like any other. I woke up, stepped out of my tent, and observed all the beauty surrounding me.
The sun was shining, the birds were singing, the alligators were croaking, and the bugs were buzzing. You could still smell the citronella from the candles we lit to keep the bugs away the night before. Without saying a word, we all sat down and had our breakfast and drank our special tea. I looked around at everyone just then and I realized that it would be a day like no other.
I could tell they understood it too as we all sat anxiously waiting for it to begin.
The water was so calm that day. It looked as if we were drifting through a mirror. The trees were more colorful than ever before and with no help from the wind, they vibrated in the clear blue sky. The few existing clouds were glowing in all the colors of the rainbow. Everything was silent then. We were all too overwhelmed to really say anything. All you could hear were the songlike sounds of nature.
I swore that I could make out a melody from those sounds and as I listened closer, the melody became louder. Then I looked into the trees again and noticed they were still vibrating. When I took a closer look, I began to notice patterns in the leaves. Suddenly I realized that you can really find beauty in anything. All you have to do is look close enough.
At that point I decided that I wanted to take a closer look at everything surrounding me. I stared passed the mirrored surface of the water and discovered a whole new world lying beneath me. The bottom of the river was covered in beautiful, smooth, multicolored stones. Growing from underneath the stones were tall green plants that seemed to dance with us as we drifted passed them. I pictured myself sliding in the water like an alligator, taking the plants by the hand, and waltzing with them to the beautiful melody that continued in my head even louder still.
I was suddenly overcome by an overwhelming sense of euphoria. Everything was absolutely perfect at that moment. It was as if I was in another world where nothing ever went wrong and everything was perfectly harmonious. My surroundings were all working together to create a perfect scene to my perfect world and make perfect music for my blissful ears. I was the center of the universe and everyone and everything was working to keep me happy.
My friends played a very important part in this perfect world. I was lucky. I had the only guy of the group in my canoe so I didnt have to row. I got to lie back on the soft pillows behind me as my friends in the other boat drifted from one side of the river to the next making beautiful patterns in the water. I stuck my feet out of the boat so that my toes could touch the water. It was at just the right temperature to keep me cool under the hot sun. I saw an alligator slide into the water just then but I did not think to raise my feet from the water. After all, I was convinced that this was my perfect world so nothing would harm me. The alligator was there purely for my entertainment.
After about six hours of drifting in bliss it began to get dark. We parked our canoes at the bottom of a sandy hill. It was the last camp site on the river so we had to set up camp there. Just when I thought my day dream would come to an end, I climbed the hill only to find a whole new perfect world. The moment I reached the top of the hill a beautiful huge bird spread its wings and flew away into the sunset. I then saw an armadillo run past me and I raced to take a picture of it. The armadillo lead me to a sandy trail that I followed only to find even more amazing life. There were deer off in a field eating grass and I could see the glowing eyes of racoons in the bushes. I wanted to run around and keep looking but it was getting dark and I suddenly had responsibilities again. I had to set up my tent and build a fire before it became too dark.
After collecting some fire wood we laid out a blanket and sat around a nice warm fire eating roasted marshmallows. We each spoke of our trip and everyone had a very distinct and pleasant story to tell. It was amazing how we all had a different story for the same experience and how we all learned something different. As I lay down and looked up into the clear night sky I began to smile. All was quiet again except for a brand new melody I heard coming from the distance that I called Perfect Night. It was the perfect end to a perfect day.
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