WLJ- Day 5: One Step at a Time

Day #5: One Step at a Time…

After a long day at the beach, it is now time to move away from the water and drive inland, through the middle of the south island. You are going to start in Nelson and drive south before crossing a huge mountain range called the ‘Southern Alps.’ The scenery is going to be amazing!

Activity 1: After a few hours in the car, you, your group and Curious Kiwi arrive at your first stop – The Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve. It is a beautiful, regional park located at the base of the Southern Alps. You and your group get out of the van and follow Curious Kiwi. He is going to lead you on a short walk through the park. As you start walking, you notice a really cool looking tree on the side of the trail and you stop to take a closer look. When you turn back, the group (and Curious Kiwi) is nowhere to be found. Eek! You are all alone in the middle of a strange forest.

For this activity write a short story (8-10 sentences) about what might happen next. Please be sure to include lots of details about what you might be feeling, seeing and doing after you realise that you are all alone in the forest…

I was walking and all of a sudden I took the wrong turn, as I was walking I could hear strange noises coming out of nowhere, I got scared I had the shivers. So I walk and walk until the strange noise came close and closer, I ran as fast as I can so I don’t need to be near the creepy side. I pulled out my torch, I was flicking the button on and off but it didn’t come on, I turned it on and off again and as I look at the battery of the torch it was all rusty and old. I realized I haven't change the batteries in 2 years. I sawed a torch in the sky, the lighting was coming closer and closer. I ran and I called hear someone saying “Where is he we have to get him”. I got very scared so I went to the light and all of a sudden it was my group. I was all happy but we changed the battery of my torch and it appear to came on……

To be continue…..

http://www.kiwidaydreaming.com/p/new-zealand-maps.html

Activity 2: After the adventure at The Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve, you are pretty happy to get back into the shuttle van and continue with your road trip. Over the next few hours you travel up and over the Southern Alps, arriving in the city of Christchurch to eat lunch. You have a delicious meal at a café downtown and then hop back into the van to travel to Twizel, a small town at the base of Aoraki-Mt Cook. Mt Cook is the largest mountain in New Zealand. It is also the mountain where Sir Edmund Hillary trained for his climb up Mt Everest – the tallest mountain in the world. Sir Edmund Hillary is very famous because he was the first person to ever reach the top of Mt Everest!

http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1702543,00.html

Now it is your turn to learn about a famous New Zealander. Use Google to research one famous person from New Zealand and then create a DLO and post it on your blog. Be sure to include: 1. The name of the famous person, 2. Where they were born, 3. Why they are famous, and 4. Two other interesting facts about them.

1. Julian Savea
2. Julian was born on 7 August 1990 (Age 26) and born in Wellington
3. Julian is famous for his Rugby, he plays for All Blacks, Hurricanes and Wellington Lions.
4. 2 interesting fact about him?

• He represent New Zealand at Sevens under-20 level
• And his position of choice is Wing

Bonus Activity: You and your tour group have enjoyed your day in the mountains but you’re ready for a change of scenery. You ask Curious Kiwi to take you to Central Otago, a region of the south island with lots of rolling hills and flat, brown grasslands. While in Central Otago, you decide to join the Otago Central Rail Trail – a 150 km long cycle trail. Curious Kiwi and I (Rachel) cycled the Rail Trail in April and we loved it!

On your blog, tell us whether you would like to cycle the Otago Rail Trail one day. Does it sound like fun? Why or why not?

One day I would like to cycle on the Otago Trail because it’s just sound like fitness and you can just pump up your legs while you're riding a long trail in Otago. And also the best thing is that you can experience the nature and just smell the beautiful oxygen.

Rachel on the Otago Rail Trail, April 2017

Bonus Activity: 10 points

Whew! It has been quite the day of sightseeing. You reach your hotel in Dunedin tired but excited. Tomorrow you are going to visit a very special and important place in the south island before you drive back to Auckland…