The Trip Through the Gobi Desert
PLK Choi Kai Yau School, Rachel Law, Fiction: Group 2
Hi! I’m Annabeth. Do you know about the Gobi Desert in Mongolia? Well, all thanks to my
scholarship, I was able to afford a trip to Mongolia with my best friend, Sienna, so I know about
the desert. Well, people usually hate deserts, since they are all hot and dry. But after reading
about my travels, you might change your mind.
It all started when I won a scholarship at school. The prize was $1,000. I wanted to scream.
Compared to my usual a dollar a day allowance, this was freaky. It was so much! Since my
parents were away, I decided to invite my loyal best friend, Sienna, to a trip to Mongolia. The
trip in the airplane was so long! But we didn’t mind. We chatted the whole time. School, Family,
Classes… we never got nagged by the annoyance of the trip. Anyway, annoyance isn’t really
exactly my vocabulary.
As we landed in a Mongolia airport, we didn’t mind about sleeping jet lag or anything else.
We just checked out and dragged our luggage away. We caught a taxi and the cabbie brought us to
the start of the Gobi Desert’s route. We had to walk from the east to the west. Sienna was jumpy
and enthusiastic the whole time, since she loves all kinds of adventure and action. We started by
running, but it turned into jogging and finally walking. It was about 35 degrees! Other explorers
were also walking in the desert. Compared to us, their pace was like supersonic speed! In a short
time, they had already disappeared behind the tall sand dunes. “Tell me about it!” Sienna kept on
laughing, “I’ve walked a tightrope across the Niagara Falls, survived a jog through a forest and
discovered an amazing gem, but none as exciting as this!”
Boy, was I thrilled to hear that! We were so psyched that we stared running like a wild
snowshoe hares. Sienna jumped like a frog. I kept running out of water to drink. Unfortunately,
deserts sometimes have lakes filled with fresh water, but then Gobi didn’t. Sienna gave me a cheap
store-bought bottled water, but I lapped down a lot of the cool water in no time. Ah, refreshing! It
was time for an excellent drink. Water isn’t my favourite drink, but it is tops for desert trips.
3 hours later, we set up our tent in a pretty find place under a sand dune. We started at the
glistening stars, then fell asleep like an alive gargoyle.
THE NEXT DAY
Sienna and I woke up at dawn, and continued our journey. We stopped by a strange care and went
in to investigate. We found a big surprise, Priceless jewels, rare fossils and amazing carvings
stood before our eyes. We stuffed everything in our bags and went to the end of the desert.
When we returned back to our home, we donated our treasures to the museum and spilled
our journey to them. We became local celebrities. Paparazzi snuck on us every day, and we were
invited to celebrity meets. Readers, believe in your dreams, and one day they will come true!
