El Paseo en Barca
(The Boat Ride)
Era un sábado soleado y Laura y Diego decidieron alquilar una barca pequeña en el lago del parque.
It was a sunny Saturday and Laura and Diego decided to rent a small boat on the park lake.
Los dos estaban muy contentos porque nunca habían montado en barca juntos.
They were both very happy because they had never been on a boat together.
El problema era que ninguno de los dos sabía remar bien.
The problem was that neither of them knew how to row properly.
Diego cogió los remos y empezó a mover los brazos con mucha energía.
Diego grabbed the oars and started to move his arms with a lot of energy.
Pero la barca no iba recta.
But the boat didn't go straight.
Giraba en círculos una y otra vez.
It went in circles again and again.
Laura se rio tanto que casi se cae al agua.
Laura laughed so much that she almost fell into the water.
Diego intentó remar más despacio, pero salpicó agua por todas partes.
Diego tried to row more slowly, but he splashed water everywhere.
Un grupo de patos que nadaba cerca se asustó y salió volando.
A group of ducks that was swimming nearby got scared and flew away.
Laura y Diego no podían parar de reír.
Laura and Diego couldn't stop laughing.
Después de media hora de caos, los dos estaban cansados y mojados.
After half an hour of chaos, they were both tired and wet.
Decidieron dejar los remos y simplemente flotar.
They decided to leave the oars and simply float.
La barca se quedó quieta en el centro del lago.
The boat stayed still in the centre of the lake.
Entonces el sol empezó a ponerse.
Then the sun began to set.
El cielo se llenó de colores naranjas y rosas.
The sky filled with orange and pink colours.
El agua brillaba como un espejo dorado.
The water shone like a golden mirror.
Diego tomó la mano de Laura y los dos miraron el atardecer en silencio.
Diego took Laura's hand and they both watched the sunset in silence.
Todo era perfecto y se olvidaron del caos.
Everything was perfect and they forgot about the chaos.
Key Vocabulary
la barca the boat (small)
remar to row
los remos the oars
salpicar to splash
el atardecer the sunset
flotar to float
girar to turn, to spin
el espejo the mirror