My Holiday: Thursday 17th December Reefton + Swimming

 On a terrific Thursday, Dad woke me up at 6:15 am to go swimming in the Hokitika swimming pool. I was very tried. When I got there, I got changed, put my cap and googles on, and put my drink on the side of the pool. Me and this man were swimming. A little while later, two older ladies arrived. At 7:35 am, I hopped out. Today my training consisted of 36 lengths, some fast and slow. I enjoyed training today.  ( Click here to see me swim Swimming )

 At 10:00 am , we left our Air 'bnb'. For breakfast I had Peanut  butter on toast which was yum. Next, I had a shower, brushed my teeth and hair, got changed,made my bed, back my half of the suit case, and did a few jobs. A little while later, we drove to a lolly shop. It was amazing! I got Harry Potter frogs. Also, we got some sour ones and regular lollies too. When we got back in the car, Dad opened this sour sweets they were extra sour. They were DIGUSTING! Then, we carried on driving. 

On the way to Hanmer Springs, we stopped at Reefton to get a snack. I got a strawberry milkshake, Alec and Dad got pies, and  Mum got a coffee. It was a nice little town, with lots of cafes. Back on the road to Hanmer springs and I had a wee nap. When we arrived, I put mine and Alec's suit case in our room and helped with dinner. Next, Mum put the sheets on our beds. Sadly, there was no internet so Dad hot spotted the chrome book. For dinner, me and my Dad created chicken with purple onion, peppers, some spices and wraps which were scrumptious. At 8:00 pm, we put on the T.V and watched a house program - which Alec didn't like. Following this, we had hot  chocolate which were yummy in your tummy. Soon we went to bed and felt a asleep. Another great car journey to a new place.

My Holiday: Wednesday 16th December Tree top walks +Glacier Gorge

 On a wonderful Wednesday, I woke up in Hokaitika. Also, watched the chrome book for a bit. For breakfast, I had eggs on toast which was tasty. Next, I got changed, brushed teeth, put on sunscreen, and did a few jobs. 

At 10:15 am, we hopped into the car and drove to the tree top. When we arrived at tree tops walks, we walked to the cafe were we were going to pay. Then, we walked up a steep hill for a little bit of the walk. When we reached the top, we ran down the walk way. We were 20 m high, I bet my Auntie  Diane would get very scared. There were pictures of types of birds and some information that we read. I really enjoy this experience. We walked, back down to the car and Mum and Dad got a tea and a coffee.    ( Click there to see how high we were Tree top walks )

At 1:25 pm, we jumped backed into the car and headed to the Glacier Gorge in Hokitika. When we a
rrived, we went on the little trail to get there. We had to cross a big,long, and wobbly bridge to get to the other side. There was another family there and they were jumping in. Dad said, 

"Do you want to jump in?"  

"Yes," I replied.

A few minutes later, I got changed and felt the water, which felt warm. I stood on a huge rock. 3,2,1 I jumped! It was freezing! But I did it a few more times, because it was fun.  After that, I got all dry and put my clothes back on. Then, we walked back to the car, had a snack and carried on driving back to our house that we were staying in. When we got back, we took showers as we were going out for dinner. Following this, we walked down to the restaurant. When we found our seats, me and Alec decided we were going to share a big plate of food such as chips, chickens nuggets, fish bites, cheese, chocolate fish, and  fruit, which was yum!  When we were finished, we walked back to the place that we were staying in. When we got home, I made myself a hot chocolate and we watched 'The Grinch'.

What an awesome day!😃

My Holiday : Tuesday 15th December Pancake rocks

 On a relaxing Tuesday,  at 7:19 am, I woke up at Carter's beach. Also, I watched the chrome book. I packed mine and Alec's suit case ready for going to Hokitika. For breakfast, I had a slice of seed toast with cheese which was scrumptious. Next, I got changed, I took the sheets off my bed, brushed my teeth, and brushed my hair. 

At 9:30 am , we left Carter's beach and headed to Hokitika. On the way, we stopped at Truman walk, where you go and see huge waves crashing onto the rocks. A little while later, we jumped back into  the car and drove to the pancake rocks. They looked amazing, just like a  pancake. My Dad gave my brother Alec a challenge, because he is trying to be a member of PRODIGY. So our activity was throwing rocks to try and see a splash. Sadly, Alec didn't get it so he ran off. In the end, at the last throw, Mum said

"I think it was a splash." So Alec got a month of Prodigy.  

At 12:45 pm, we ate lunch; I had a ciabatta roll with cheese and butter that was mouth- watering. After we ate lunch , we hopped back into the car for another hour. When we arrived in Hokitika, we walked down to a little town where we decided what we were going to do the next day. We stopped at a pub to get some drinks, such as lemonade and beers. 

At 6:30 pm, we headed back to the place that were staying in and had showers. For dinner, we had  wraps and chicken with veggies which was great. Also, we started watching the Grinch 1/2 way. A few minutes later we jumped into our beds. Goodnight every one. 😀💤

My Holiday: Monday 14th December Tauranga Bay

 On a magical Monday, I woke up at Carter's beach.  Also, I watched YouTube for a bit before breakfast. For breakfast , I had a slice of toast with cheese which was yummy.Then, I got changed, brushed my teeth, and made my bed. 

At 10:45 am , we headed to Tauranga Bay. When we started the walk, we saw a whole lot of seals and their babies too. Madly, Mum and Dad didn't realise that the walk was 7.4 km. It was lovely to see plants and trees. The walk was about going to see a light house and see seals too. The water was very rough. This one seal was trying so hard to get in. Finally, it got onto the rocks in the end. 

At 5:15 pm we arrived back at Carter's beach. We decided that Mum would got for a run and me, Dad and Alec we would prepare dinner which was sausages, bread,eggs,and few veggies. After, we did all the shopping,we drove to the beach because Mum wasn't finished her run. Next, we started  to play a game with a box drawn on the sand  get 3 sticks to put at the top of your drawing. Also, you had a little you had a little stick to try and throw at each other. Alec got a huge, fat, and heavy stick and he throw it at my thigh. It was very sore, by that time Mum had finished her run, so we walk back to our bach. Ate dinner, watched T.V, and went to bed. 

 

Summer learning journey

 Today I learned was about Te Reo Maori which was great fun. We had to tell them about what we were up to that day.  Also, we had practice writing it out that I thought that really help me. I went swimming in a lake and jumped off a jetty. 

Please click here to see mine:

What are you doing today?

My Holiday: Sunday 13th December Lake Rotoiti

On a bright summers day, I woke up at The Jumping Goat Farm. I woke up at 9:00 am. After that, I got changed into my togs. The pool was very cold. It was as cold as the Antarctica sea and it had leafs and dirt in it too. After I got out, I had breakfast - a slice of seed bread with peanut butter. Also, I went for a shower and got changed.  Pool video

At 10:30 am, we decided to go to Lake Rotoiti that Emma - the lady who ran the Air B 'n' B-  said  is a good place. She also gave me and my brother Alec some cat crunchies because we were going to lake Rotoiti where there are millions of eels to feed. 

At 11:30 am, we arrived to lake Rotoiti. The water was as clear as plastic wrap. There were millions of eels, a jetty that you swim and jump off, and there was also a forest walk. Me and my Dad swam up to the jetty that was freezing. I felt I was going to have frost bite for a minute. I swam my fastest to make it to the jetty. When I got there was lots of duck poo. The water was 8 metres deep. A few minutes later, I swam back to shore and got a warm towel. After that,my Mum went on the  forest walk and me, Dad,and Alec lay in the sun. A little bit later, we strolled down to the bridge where all the eels were and we fed them some cat crunchies which they liked. Then me and my dad jumped off the bridge/ jetty. That was amazing ! Also, mum met us there.

 

At 2:30 pm , we jumped back into the car and drove to Carter's beach which took about 1 1/2 hours. Me and Alec also had a nap. When we arrived it was 6:15 pm and we brought all our suit cases into the bach. Alec and Mum went to Carter's beach for a play, while me and my Dad made dinner; we had the BBQ on and had steaks and lamb chops. Also, some veggies too.  After we ate dinner, we headed to Carter's beach as a family which was fun. When we got back to the Air bnb, we put the T.V on and I finished off my blogs.  Soon, we went to bed ! 

My Holiday: Saturday 12th December -flight to Nelson

 On a sunny Saturday, I woke up at 6:16 am and let the chickens out. They all ran out to the feeder. Then, I jumped back in bed and watched the computer. At 8:30 am Mum said,

"What do you want for breakfast?" 

I said,"A bagel please."  

Also, I got changed and got ready for the car trip to Auckland. The bagel I had was delicious. We also went up to our neighbours to give him the chicken feed because we are going to Nelson and doing a little tiki tour. 

At 11:25 am,we headed down to Auckland. It was an all right car trip as we ate lots of lollies and me and Alec played hand games. When we arrived at the airport, we handed in our suit cases. Happily, I bought some doughnuts. 

At 5:30 pm, we hopped onto our flight. When the plane started, my ears popped. During the flight we got given a cookie and some water. Alec played on Dad's phone when I read Tom Gates. Dad was doing a suduko and Mum was reading her book. 

After the plane landed,we got a rental car. I was very windy. We had to go to Pak'n Save to get dinner and some snacks. Then, we got back in the car and we drove for around 40 minutes to The Jumping Goat farm. When we reached our destination, Emma, the lady who owns the place, showed us round. There were chickens, cows, sheep, goats, a dog called Molly and a cat called Linda. For dinner, we had a roasted chicken, and sat on the floor as there was no table or kitchen. We also watched some videos of 'Bondi Rescue' before going to bed. 

The day of Freedom

The day of freedom

On a wonderful Wednesday, we had our school party which was a blast!  We raised 4000 dollars at our school market night to have this fun day.

 When I arrived at school, everyone was wearing mufti. Teachers were setting up the water slide, water system, and pumping up pool floaties. Ring, ring,ring that's the sound of the bell. Everyone ran back to class. Whaea Jorja told as how the day was planned. After that, we walked to  the field and Whaea Meg explained more rules. The juniors were doing scooters, singing, and bouncy castles.

 
At 9:00 am,we headed down to the bottom field. There were 4 activities: slippery hockey and soccer, water slide, water fight, and wet sponge tag; we got to pick and choose.  First, I went to the slippery hockey and soccer which was great fun. It was as slippery as a white board. Also,  Alice and Georgia were in my team at slippery hockey and soccer. After that, I helped with the water supply and carried water buckets to the water gun re - fill and slippery hockey and soccer. 

 At 10:30 am, it was morning tea time. Me and all my friends got changed and ate. Ring, ring,ring that's the sound of the bell and we walked back to the field. The second set activities were gaming, ball rush, scooters, and bouncy castles. I did gaming which was great fun. IT'S SWIMMING TIME YAY! We got to go swimming with Kauri class and lots of floaties; the pool was as fun as going out on a boat and jumping off. For lunch time we had hotdogs. I didn't have one because I don't like hotdogs so I just finished my own lunch. 

 At 1:00 pm it was time for ice cream! I enjoyed my ice cream, however Lyrik had his ice cream  that he already licked and dipped it in the sprinkles bowl. Yuck! After that, we got to  go down to the bottom field and play in 9 tonnes of ice/snow. I was throwing snow balls at Jonella and Zoe which was great fun. The ice was as cold as a freezer.

Sadly, at 2:30 pm, it was time to get on the bus and go home.  I had a great day and my favourite activity was swimming in the pool with floaties.  

Camp 2020 (Taupo Bay)

 

Please click onto my slide show to see what I got up to during camp!

Camp Slide Show

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