Day 2-Winter Learning Journey

Day #2: New Zealand by Land and Sea

After a short ride through Auckland it is time to start exploring the rest of the country. Today you are going to venture around the north island of New Zealand to look at active volcanoes, gorgeous beaches, windswept coastline and lush, green bush. As a group, you will start at Rangitoto, the largest volcano in New Zealand before driving west to Karekare, a stunning beach on the outskirts of Auckland. You will finish the day by driving north to visit Tane Mahuta, the oldest living kauri tree in New Zealand.

(1)Rangitoto: http://www.doc.govt.nz/rangitoto; (2) Karekare:  http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/themes/beaches/88348522/nz-has-one-of-the-best-beaches-in-the-world-according-to-passport-magazine; (3) Tane Mahuta: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/328117/track-to-tane-mahuta-to-be-closed-for-tree%27s-protection

Activity 1: After a very busy day of sightseeing you and your group drive from Tane Mahuta to your hotel in Dargaville. When you arrive you decide to sit down and record your thoughts in your travel diary.

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

Before you start writing, take a minute to read more about Rangitoto island, Karekare beach and Tane Mahuta.  On your blog, tell us which of the three places you most enjoyed visiting and why.  

The landmark I prefered visiting was Rangitoto. Rangitoto is one of New Zealand's youngest volcanoes and I enjoyed exploring the beautiful sceneries. I also enjoyed cloud and bird sighting. It was very wonderful. But even better I got to see one of the most rarest plants and animals that lives among the island. I was able to go snorkeling for a while which was an exquisite experience.

Activity 2: As an island nation, New Zealand is completely surrounded by water. It is the perfect place for people who like to swim or to sail! While in Dargaville, recovering from your busy day of sightseeing, you notice a number sailboats going by. One of the boats is manned by a young German girl named Laura Dekker. At the age of fourteen she sailed around the world the entire world by herself. You can watch a short video clip about her adventures here: Laura Dekker sailing trip.   

Let’s imagine that you had the chance to interview Laura while in Dargaville. On your blog post five questions that you would ask her.

1. What have been your highlights of sailing?
2. Being the youngest female sailor, were you ever in the position where you felt intimidated by the older and more experienced female sailors?
3. What is your advice for young females who were in your shoes, striving to become a successful sportswoman?.
4. How long do you train for?
5. Travelling to all  those countries for competitions, what did you enjoy the most there?

Bonus Activity: When you finish your interview with Laura, you decide to keep on interviewing people. For this activity, your task is to conduct a real interview with an actual member of your family. Please ask them to think about their five (5) favourite things to do in the out-of-doors. They can be things that they enjoy doing on land or in the water. Post the list of outdoor activities on your blog.

Older sister-(Maryanne)

Activity	Image
Sailing-(When she went on a 2 week sailing camp on an actual ship like the image >>)
Swimming
Hiking-(Going on long runs, bush walking, exercising)
Exploring city landmarks (like sky tower, Auckland town hall, etc)
Paintballing

Bonus Activity: 10 points

Summer Learning Journey- Day 17-Week 4

Day 17 – Famous Sights

Before you leave to head home, you will want to dedicate a few days to sightseeing in your country. There are dozens of beautiful buildings and gorgeous natural wonders. Scroll down to see pictures of three of the most famous landmarks in each country.

Germany

Brandenburg Gate – Beautiful arch in downtown Berlin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Gate

Neuschwanstein Castle – One of the oldest castles in Germany

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein_Castle

Berlin Wall – The most famous symbol of the Cold War in Germany. It used to separate the east side from the west side of Germany.

https://kuruc.info/r/4/160532/

Day 17 – Famous Sights

Activity 1

On your blog tell us which of the icons you would most like to visit in your chosen country. Be sure to tell us why you have chosen it!

I have already spoken of this before in my previous posts. As I said I would like to visit the Neuschwanstein Castle. This is because of a dream i’ve always had, being in a real life castle.

Activity 2

Let’s imagine that you have been asked to host a visitor from another country. They are going to come and stay with you for three days. During that time, you are expected to take them on a tour of New Zealand and show them some our most famous icons. Where would you take them? If it was me, I might take them to Mt Cook in the south island, to the Sky Tower in Auckland and to Chums Beach in the Coromandel. What about you? On your blog, tell us which three famous places in New Zealand you would go with your visitor.

I would start of the visit at the Sky tower. Admiring the city view from the sky tower and perhaps book an appointment for bungee jumping which would be spectacular.  Then I would take the visitors to the Redwoods tree walk. The Redwood tree walk is well known because some of the scenes in the movie Fantastic Beasts was shot in their redwoods forest. Perhaps we can go dragon hunting? ;). The last place i’de take my visitors to is Kelly Tarltons. The spectacular views of the sea creatures  ought to bring a smile to their faces.

Bonus Activity

Take a picture of yourself standing beside a popular place in your community. It can be anywhere that’s pretty popular in your area (e.g. a store, a restaurant, a marae, etc). On your blog please tell us about the landmark. What is the name of it? Where is it? Who goes to it?

I don’t have  a photo but here’s a photo of a place I want to visit.

http://www.heartofthecity.co.nz/activities/entertainment-activities/sky-tower

Day 2~Nz Top 3 Landmarks~Tom and Vinicuis

In Rio, there most famous landmark is the large statue of Jesus called "Christ the redeemer". Now I will be listing the top 3 landmarks in Nz that i think is very famous.

1. The Sky Tower
The sky tower is the tallest building in NZ. Actually the 2nd tallest building in NZ because the tallest building is called Metropolis(tallest residential building-19 floors). The tower was built in 1995 and only has 38 floors. The sky tower was built in Auckland city. Part of the tower is the Auckland City casino and the sky tower is also known for people to bungee jump off.

2. Auckland Art Gallery
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, and has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand. It frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Art_Gallery
Our school syndacite had visited the Art Gallery earlier in the term. The art pieces were very interesting and spectacular views. There were many types of art designs there like cubism, perspective, sculptures and many more.











3. Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, about 17.7 km from Auckland. It is the second-largest island in the gulf, after Great Barrier Island.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiheke_Island