Something New ( Part 2 )

As soon as my face touched the surface of the water it felt like a brush sweeping across the floor. A massive Sting Ray was just beneath my feet! Finally we start to move, Allen holds on to this rope above us and pulls us along the whole shark tank and back. "Ahh" screamed a girl, I went to go see what was going on & I saw it. A massive female Tiger Shark swimming right passed my very eyes!

30 minutes passed by and it only felt like 10 minutes. We were at our finish. There was one thing that I wanted to do, there were handles at the bottom of the Cage. So I held my breath and under I went.

After we got changed we met up with the rest of the family & swapped places with the others except for Toby who was sadly too short. But that meant that he knows the place off by heart now. There was one thing he loved doing & that was playing this awesome video game about sharks. there also was a cool little park that him and Noah enjoyed.

To wrap things up I'd just like to say thanks for reading my blog. When coming home from Kelly Tarltons I think of how much fun I had hang en with those sharks. I think that I'll remember the time I first swam with the sharks. To wrap things up I'd just like to say thanks for reading my blog. Stay tuned for more adventures.

P.S. Watch out for my next post which is kind of a video!

Something New ( Part 1 )

My family love trying new things. This particular thing is what me and my family has always wanted to do. We're going to Kelly Tarltons for the Shark Cage event! It's when you get to swim with the Sharks! Kelly Tarltons is a giant underground aquarium.

Suddenly I hear footsteps running up the stairs, mum is rushing us to get ready for... the Shark Cage. Only a few minutes later we were in the car on our way, we were LATE! Whilst we were in the car we put on water shoes and our togs.

Speed walking was our new best friend, luckily we had this amazing staff member who showed us a short cut. He was very cool. Then we met our instructor for the time, his name was Allen. He got us wet suits for the Cage, and he even gave some of us these cool singlet hood wet suit. There were six of us not including Allen, there was me, my mum, Noah & these three tourists.

Allen showed us around the place and we even got to see a live sea turtle, Sadly it swallowed some plastic so it's in special care. Then he showed us some cool fish that would pop up out of the water. They thought it was feeding time. We were warned about them biting, and that you would get more hurt with the fish than with the shark.

Finally we get to the Shark Cage. A snorkel was handed to us just before we hopped in the water. The water was chilly & there was Go Pro's that we could use while being in the water.Allen said a lot of rules, if I wrote them all there would be a never ending list. Snorkels on ready to go...

The Accident That Almost Ruined My Holiday

It’s my league game today and to be honest I don't feel like getting up. I’m tired, but I shouldn't tell my coach that I’m tired this morning. Two minutes later I get woken up by my mother... you know mothers are like that. I had to be there by 9am and it was 8:30 so I needed to hurry up! After the game I’m going to the snow mountain, Mt Ruapehu.

To my surprise I got there a little early and my team wasn't training, they were playing on the park. After a while Tyson (our coach) called us in to have a quick chat about today’s game. He told us that we were playing Ellerslie Eagles and let me tell you they are not an easy team to beat so it will be a tough game!

The whistle blew and we’re ready to go. The ball was kicked far down the field. We chased the ball all the way down the field. Bang, the opposition was spear tackled. “1”, yelled the referee. After two tries we were getting hacked off so we tackled hard. I tackled one of the biggest guys in their team, he fell over and put his knee right into the side of my leg. My leg was fine until I stood up, I was limping, my leg was so sore. If I wanted to tackle I had to fall flat on my stomach, put my hands out and wrap them around their legs and they were down.

I got a charlie. I had to get taken off the field before half time. It was annoying. So I waited until the final whistle blew and the game was finished I’ll see how well my leg is before the snow tomorrow.

Matarangi

"Yippee" I cheerfully said, as I packed my bag and hopped into the car. As fast as a lightning bolt striking the ground, Shannon Samuels (Mum) zoomed onto the motorway, and the journey had begun. About three quarters of the way some fins popped up out of the ocean. At first Levi and I both thought that they were a family of sharks, but just after I said that, one of them jumped out of the water. It was then we realised that they were dolphins and they looked amazing. Oh no! Soon afterward my stomach felt sore and you know what that means... sickness! After a while I felt alright and we got there eventually.

After we unpacked our sleeping bags, it was time to go for a nice cool down swim at the beach. Once we arrived at the lovely beach and saw the beautiful view, we were supposed to go crab hunting, however I wanted to stay and have a swim because it was nice and cool in the water. Finally we came back to the bach for lunch. Then we went long boarding down to the tennis court and back. It was very fun and relaxing.

TODAY I AM LEAVING THIS LOVELY PLACE SO GOOD BYE FOR NOW. ADIOS AMIGOS=)