Great Barrier Island

At camp on Monday we did kayaking and we had to wear a wet suit and had a dry bag for our dry clothes.We kayaked to the orange cone which was 1000m away from the shore.We kayaked to BBQ bay.Then we played a game called buddies up.I won the game because I was fast.Then we kayaked back to the camp site in karaka bay.Then we went swimming.It was so much fun because we could bomb.Then on the second day we went to the indoor rock climbing and we were bee layers for our friends.Then we went  on a 4 kilometer bush walk.I hated doing that but I succeeded.It was so tiring walking up and down hills and jumping over deep holes.We help each other when we were stuck and worked as a team.On the third day we went up to the high ropes.I was the first to complete both rope course challenges.I walked the first course and climbed the second one.

Great Barrier Island

Wow 6 in the morning far out I was still tired but I just made it.Then we got on the bus and set off to the ferry in the city.There we got off the bus and aboarded the ferry.There were cars and other vehicles too.It was a nice ferry because you could go to the top off the top and see the beautiful view.On the way we saw a whole family of dolphins in front of the ferry.It took us 3 hours to reach great barrier.We went past coramandle island and little barrier island.Jurasic park was filmed at little barrier island.When we got there we took a bus and it took us 1 hour to get to karaka bay.The camp was in Orama and was called Sir Edmund Hillary Camp

Great barrier island

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1 Where is Great Barrier Island, and how long does it take us to get there by ferry? How long does it take us to get there by airplane?2-3 hours

2. How big is Great Barrier Island, and what is its’ population?285 km

3. What is Great Barrier Island like, and what are many of the things people enjoy doing there?They usually swim and kayak.

4. What is the Maori name for Great Barrier Island , and who were the first people to live there. Aotea Maoris

5. When did the first Europeans arrive and what kind of activities took place there at that time.

1838 after world war ll

6. Find out the details behind the SS Wairarapa shipwreck, and what did it have to do with the Great Barrier Island?It must of sunk because it had a big hole on the side of it

7. What birds and plants are native to the Great Barrier Island?

goldfinches, yellowhammers, larks, house, mountain and road sparrows.

daisy, rata plant, kowhai plant

8. What are the geographic features of the Great Barrier Island? What is its’ tallest point?The white cliffs in the eastern beach

9. How long would it take us to walk across the Great Barrier Island?100km 12 days.36 hours

10.  As an island how does the Great Barrier rank in size compared to other New Zealand Islands?it is the sixth biggest island in new zealand