Day #2: New Zealand by Land and Sea
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.
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.
I just visited Rangitoto island, Karekare beach however my favourite was Tane Mahuta.
Tane Mahuta - "God of the forest"
While we were on the walk we played a game called 'Spot and name the most trees'.
There is a sign that says:
'You are in the presents of one of the most ancient of trees'
It is incredible to think that Tane Tore started growing 2000 years ago when Jesus lived.
The girth of the tree is 13.77 meters wide and it will take a approximately 46 mes or my whole class plus 16 children to go right around the tree.
That shows how HUMONGOUS it is.
The tree has moss at the bottom and all you can see is the big wooden trunk. It is 51.2 meters high that's why you can hardly see the leaves and branches.
Kia Orana Patience,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the Winter Learning Journey programme. My name is Jacinta and I am so excited to be blogging with you through the school holidays.
Patience, I enjoyed reading your summary about your visit to see Tane Mahuta. Sounds like you had fun playing 'spot the most trees' Did you by any chance recognise any other native trees? Many students have shared their experiences and said that Tane Mahuta is so magical. You feel so calm and at peace listening to the wonderful sounds of birds singing. Did you find any other interesting facts about Tane Manhuta? I would love to read more about what you think.
Keep up the great work Patience.
Best wishes,
Jacinta
Yes I did, Pohutukawa, Ponga(silver fern), Kowhai, Eucalyptus (kola trees).
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