Camp Reflection

Sunday Bus Ride


At about 7:45am the huge bus wheels were rolling and heading for Wellington. It was a slow and smooth 7 - 8 hour bus ride so I didnt feel sick at all. The first place we stopped off at was Waiora, to have a quick toilet stop. Next stop was Napier at the Sound Shell to have lunch. Then Dannevirke for another pit stop and from there straight to Wellington, Upper Hutt. Soon we arrived at Silver Stream Retreat. The weather was much like Matawai. My favourite part of the bus ride was playing board games and watching movies. I didn't like the way it took so long to get to our destination. Overall he bus ride was better than most bus rides I've taken

Monday Parliament, Cable cars and Te papa

After a challenging run and breakfast we hopped on the bus and headed to Wellington City. The traffic got busier and busier as we got closer and closer to the city. We soon arrived on the Parliament steps. The buildings were built very strongly. We had a tour of the Executive Wing or also known as the Beehive, the Parliament House, and the Library. My favourite part of Parliament was the Debating Chamber, because I have seen it on tv but was curious to see it in real life. I didn't enjoy the security checks because I was scared something would go off. I would love to be an Mp on the Ministers side so I could get my own office.


Next we walked with our groups to the Cable car terminal. I enjoyed going through all of the tunnels because the cable car went dark. I didn't like when we had to hop off because I want to keep driving. When we were on, we drove through a tunnel with decorative lights glowing in the dark. We hopped off and found a sunny spot eat lunch at the botanical gardens. I enjoyed getting a great picture of a city view.

After lunch we headed to Te Papa with our groups. My favourite part was the Gallipoli expedition. The soldiers in there looked so life like. The art display was amazing. Some of the pieces of art were measured in beautiful frames. I enjoyed the Gallipoli expedition because all of the soldiers had story to tell. I didn't enjoy when we were not allowed to touch some displays.


Tuesday Weta Workshop and Wellington Zoo
We were loaded on the bus and headed to Weta Workshop Studios. As we walked in, the walls looked like they were made of stone. Then we had a tour and I was blown away that all of the creations were hand made. There were guns and swords that could have been held by famous actors. The moto Weta Workshop lives by is “Be creative and make cool stuff”. They had all kinds of statues based on movies like Lord Of The Rings. My favourite craft was a sheep that's jaw moved off the movie “Black Sheep”. I didn't enjoy the tiger head piece, because it didn't work. I would love to work at Weta Workshop.


After lunch at a park we headed for the Zoo. After a safety briefing about not putting your hands in the Lions enclosure, we split into groups of three or more and wandered around. My favourite was the Giraffes. They were happy walking around and posing for pictures. At 2:30 we met at the Otter enclosure to have an education tour. The tour was based on habitat and behaviour. We saw the Gibbons. I learnt that the Gibbons learn a song from their parents and take over their parts when they are older. Next was the spider Monkeys they hang of trees with their tails. Then the Capuchin monkeys I learnt that they rub onion on themselves to keep away the insects. I loved the Zoo because we were free to look at any animals we wanted. I didn't enjoy hearing the Lemurs singing, they sounded like they were strangling each other. It turns out that how Lemurs react when they get a fright. One day I want to work at the Zoo.


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