When I was 6, my family went on a vacation to the Bahamas. We went there during my winter break so the climate was a warm relief. We stayed in this really cool hotel and every morning got up to go to there super cool waterpark. They had this one water slide that went through a shark tank. I was super scared about going down that slide because I thought the sharks would eat me, However my dad explained to me that there was a super thick sheet of plastic in-between me and the sharks.
On our 3rd day at the Bahamas, I went into this one river ride thinking it was a pool. My mom and I got separated in the ride. The ride had a couple of exiting points and I didn't realize that. I got out at the first exiting point and started to search for my mom. My mom went back to the starting location of the ride thinking I maybe came back there. We both started panicking. I ended up wandering around the whole island trying to find the way back to the beginning of the ride. I could have simply asked the lifeguard at the side of the ride however that thought did not occur to me until much later. While I was searching I saw a sign that said this way onto the boats.
Since the ride was called the lazy river I thought for some reason that the ride started on a boat. Standing right next to the sign was a guard type person and he asked me if why I wanted to go in there. I told him that my parents are in there, could you let me in. The guard escorted me onto the boats. Little did I know back then that those where not just any boats but private boats for rich people. The guard tried finding my parents with me however I realized soon that this did not look anything like the rides starting point. Eventually since the guard and I started getting along well I showed him the point where I got off the ride and asked him how to get back to the beginning. The guard asked the lifeguard sitting in the chair right next to the exiting point how to get back. The lifeguard walked me back to the starting point of the ride and there I found my dad looking extremely worried with my sister. I was happy to be back with my parents and asked my dad where mom was. My dad tells me that my mom is looking all over for me with a bunch of people who work here. My dad then calls my mom and tells her that they found me. When both my parents came back they asked me what happened. When I explained to them that I went searching for them on fancy boats they where a bit confused. However later when I showed them the boats they explained to me those aren't everyday boats those are super expensive boats. Nowadays we always joke around about the time I got lost in the Bahamas and got to see what private yachts are like. However I cant imagine how scary that was for my parents.
This is a pretty funny story! If you have to get lost, getting lost on a yacht in the Bahamas isn't a bad idea!
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