Personal Narrative Essay: A Trip To The Lake City

The next morning, Mercy surprised Surina by joining her for breakfast on the sunny terrace in the backyard of her cottage. They enjoyed the leisurely meal to the sound of honey bees buzzing around an assortment of flowers in full bloom lining the edges of the garden. Indeed, the fragrance of the rhododendrons, chrysanthemums, foxgloves, roses, and lilies of the valley intermingled to create a unique heavenly perfume. In the past, Surina’s kinetic pace never allowed her enough time for breakfast other than a hasty granola bar before frantically rushing off to the hospital. In contrast, today she luxuriated in a proper full English breakfast. There was an impressive array of fried eggs, lovely fat pork sausages, baked beans, crisp fried tomatoes, and crusty toasted brioche with a thick spread of tangy marmalade jam. In fact, she needed to bolster her energy reserves for an excursion along the Bowder Stone and Watendlath walking path in the Lake District. “I quit my job since I want to spend more time with my kids while I can!” Mercy announced unexpectedly with her expressive eyes shining brightly with happiness and relief. “Jari could not have been more supportive of my decision!” Her husband Jari was a well-established cardiologist at the Greysville Quadrant Hospital. Rather than dampening Mercy’s ebullience, Surina tried to suppress her inner pangs of sadness since the resignation marked a significant loss for the scientific community. For the most part, the departure of a brilliant physician-scientist such as Dr. Mercy Jakande indicated the failure of a system with no investment in her success. Similarly, Surina knew with hindsight how little commitment the system had towards her advancement either. Was the system just indifferent or deliberately biased towards them? Regardless, they never had a chance from the beginning. Perhaps, she should also have resigned long ago, knowing the mercenary agenda of the institution. It seemed as if Mercy had already reached the same conclusion. “Mercy, I must at least see the antiquities in Athens before I leave,” Surina suddenly blurted out. “Do you want to go to Greece? Why not bring Janet and Darren as well since it’s the summer holidays?” “How about going tomorrow for three days and being back on Saturday evening?” Mercy responded eagerly. “The kids will enjoy it! By the way, don’t you also have packing to do?” “Luckily, I’ve already done all my packing and my seven boxes are ready to load on the starship!” Surina replied in between bites of brioche. “Great! We’ll go tomorrow!” After finishing the splendid breakfast …show more content…
Fortunately, a knowledgeable tour guide would lead the way and explain the history of the picturesque villages along the way as well as ensure the safety of the entire group. He was a fit and energetic young man known for setting a brisk pace for the rest to follow. Due to his extensive time outdoors, he had developed a ruddy sunburnt complexion. He greeted each member of the walking tour as they arrived at the Brandelhow landing stage and handed out a map of the points of interest along the way. “Welcome, Dr. Mathew to the Lake District,” he trumpeted in his booming voice as he squinted in the summer Sun. “The weather is perfect for us today! By the way, what country are you joining us from?” “Oh, I am from right here in Keswick,” Surina answered as she always did. “This is my