Recuerdo ese flotador de tiburón que tanto le pedí a mi madre, recuerdo por momentos el paseo que me dio mi abuela mientras montaba ese feroz flotador, en mi mente está mi madre posando a la cámara mientras yo, a lo lejos, hacía mi mayor esfuerzo para salir en la fotografía, recuerdo el agua cristalina y la costa con pocos turistas, un día tranquilo de mucha diversión y compañía junto a las personas que más amaba, para un niño ese es un recuerdo especial que se incrusta en la mente y que se mantiene por siempre allí.

Mis Abuelas en el mar

Mi abuela paterna era una mujer fuerte, sin embargo, los años ya se reflejaban en su cuerpo, aunque no pudiese nadar, se notaba la alegría de pasar tiempo con nosotros, bromeando y riéndose, ayudando siempre en la comida (costumbre de las abuelas), ese fue el mejor regalo para mí, con mi abuela viajábamos a otros sitios, pero no recuerdo otras veces que nos acompañó al mar, así es este es el único recuerdo vivo que poseo de mi amada abuela junto a nosotros en mi lugar favorito de la infancia, el mar.

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Me alegro haber vivido esta experiencia junto a ella, debido a que posteriormente mi abuela se debilitaría mucho debido a la osteoporosis, nos dejó luego de muchos años más, sin embargo, este fue sin dudas uno de los momentos más especiales junto a ella.

Mi abuela materna es de esas personas con un carácter tan fuerte que tendía a intimidar, incluso sus expresiones son de seriedad y rudeza, esta abuela al día de hoy tiene 94 años, una señora mayor que está totalmente al cuidado de sus hijos, una señora fuerte que también, al igual que mi abuela paterna era de las pocas veces que nos acompañaba al mar.

Tener a mis dos abuelas en la playa era especial, mis padres trabajaban todo el día, así que la mayor parte del tiempo estaba al cuidado de alguna de las dos, mi mayor tiempo la pasaba junto a ellas, por otro lado, al tener una ventana de oportunidad, mis padres no dudaban en viajar conmigo, sobre todo en épocas vacacionales.

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Playa de Morrocoy- Venezuela

Esta es una playa bastante especial para mí, he ido incontables veces, aunque en lo particular prefiero viajar unas pocas horas más para llegar a Chichiriviche, pero debdo decir que la mayoría de mis recuerdos de niño fue en la playa de Morrocoy, al ir creciendo los destinos playeros fueron cambiando.

Siempre me he sentido agradecido de que pude viajar bastante de niño, a mis padres les encanta viajar y eso nos caracteriza, al crecer y entrar en la crisis que todos conocemos en Venezuela, los viajes menguaron, aunque a pesar de las dificultades he tenido la fortuna de visitar otros lugares junto a mi esposa.

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Gracias por acompañarme en este maravilloso recuerdo, un día que fue especial para mí y que espero recordar para toda mi vida, no fue un viaje lujoso a un destino lejano, solo que tuve el privilegio de viajar con las personas que más amaba, de esas personas que me hacen ser la persona que soy hoy.

Gracias por tu lectura, hasta la próxima

A Very Special Family Trip

[English Version]

Hello Family, it has taken me a while, but finally today I want to share my first post about the initiative we have named "Memorable Vacations", so I will start with a family trip that happened quite some time ago, it was something simple, but at the same time, unforgettable.

One of my favourite destinations is the beach, I like the sea very much, perhaps it is something that we Barquisimetans have in common because we have to travel for hours by road to get to the coast. Ever since I can remember I have loved swimming, feeling the sun, the sand and the water is something indescribable. My parents have always told me that they took me to the beach since I was a baby, those were times when trips to the beach were very frequent, my father had a Toyota Samurai van, in that black van he took my mother and me to Morrocoy National Park, a beach that is undoubtedly one of the first options for the inhabitants of Barquisimeto-Venezuela.

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I have many memories about that beach, my father's truck and the trips, sometimes they are memories so old that they pass in my head like a kind of dream, others so vivid in my mind that I can even feel the water just by looking at the pictures.

This is a very special post for me, because this is one of the family trips that I remember perfectly even though it happened many years ago, especially because it was a trip where we were accompanied by my grandmothers, something very special for me and a valuable memory, because it was a unique trip with them.

The photographs that I am sharing today are family treasures, they are from those albums that were marked with photographs that I want to keep all my life and show them to my grandchildren and today I want to place that important memory in this blockchain forever.

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The Memory

On this occasion my parents and I travelled together with my cousin and grandmothers, it was not unusual for my cousin to accompany us, she is and still is like my older sister, however, it was not very common for my grandmothers to also travel with us. I remember clearly when my father put a wicker chair on the shore for my grandmother, so that she could feel the water on her feet, my other grandmother was younger and she did dive into the sea with us. I was just a kid, at my 30 years old these pictures are a bit old, however, I am not lying to you when I tell you that when I see them they take me exactly to that day, I feel the sun and the salty water on my skin, even the small corals and some seaweed on my feet while I walked on the shore, I remember the blue floats that I didn't really need because I swam perfectly, however, it never hurts to have an "extra" of security, after so many years is that I understand all that.

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I remember that shark float that I asked my mother so much for, I remember at times the ride my grandmother gave me while riding that fierce float, in my mind is my mother posing for the camera while I, in the distance, did my best to be in the picture, I remember the crystal clear water and the coast with few tourists, a quiet day of lots of fun and company with the people I loved the most, for a child that is a special memory that is embedded in the mind and stays there forever.

My Grandmothers at sea

My paternal grandmother was a strong woman, however, the years were already reflected in her body, although she could not swim, you could see the joy of spending time with us, joking and laughing, always helping with the food (grandmothers' custom), that was the best gift for me, with my grandmother we travelled to other places, but I do not remember other times that she accompanied us to the sea, so this is the only living memory I have of my beloved grandmother with us in my favourite place of my childhood, the sea.

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I am glad to have lived this experience with her, because later my grandmother would become very weak due to osteoporosis, she left us after many more years, however, this was undoubtedly one of the most special moments with her.

My maternal grandmother is one of those people with such a strong character that she tended to intimidate, even her expressions are of seriousness and rudeness, this grandmother today is 94 years old, an old lady who is totally in the care of her children, a strong lady who also, like my paternal grandmother was one of the few times that she accompanied us to the sea.

Having my two grandmothers on the beach was special, my parents worked all day, so most of the time I was in the care of one of them, I spent most of my time with them, on the other hand, having a window of opportunity, my parents did not hesitate to travel with me, especially during the holidays.

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Morrocoy Beach- Venezuela

This is a very special beach for me, I have been there countless times, although in particular I prefer to travel a few hours more to get to Chichiriviche, but I must say that most of my memories as a child were in Morrocoy beach, as I grew up the beach destinations were changing.

I have always felt grateful that I was able to travel a lot as a child, my parents love to travel and that characterizes us, as I grew up and entered the crisis that we all know in Venezuela, the trips diminished, although despite the difficulties I have been fortunate to visit other places with my wife.

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Thank you for joining me in this wonderful memory, a day that was special for me and that I hope to remember for the rest of my life, it was not a luxurious trip to a distant destination, only that I had the privilege of travelling with the people I loved the most, those people who make me the person I am today.

Thank you for your reading, until next time

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