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 realize that you are all alone in the forest...
My Short Story:
As I realize that I am alone I decide to run around screaming my lungs out hoping that Curious Kiwi and my group will hear me. Then all of a sudden I hear a crack and more cracks. I squeeze my eyes shut, turning around and as I open up my eyes I see nothing but a short furry Kiwi. Curious Kiwi? I say confusingly and as I wait for a response. Boo! My whole group jumps to the back of me hoping I’d be frightened until obviously, I’m lying on the ground with fright. Meanwhile, I pull myself up and dust myself off and all I see is the really cool tree I had seen not long ago………….
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!
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.
My Famous New Zealander:
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?
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…
My Work Below:
Hi Mikaela,
ReplyDeleteIt's Lusia here,
I totally would agree with you that otago rail trail looks so much fun to ride the bike through the trial! Good to see your effort in the winter learning Journey!
Regards,
Lusia Pahulu <3
Hola Lusia,
DeleteI'm not surprised to see you commenting on my blog posts, (not a bad thing btw). Yes I do think that it would be a great bike ride through a trail in Otago.
Adiós!
Mikaela