Slow writing

 

Turtle snatching

Splashing and dashing, I struggle to swim.

There's something chasing me.

I anxiously look behind my shoulder but there's nothing in sight, only big splashes heading my way.

My heart skips a beat as I see the underside of the ship coming into view on the horizon. 

I feel a hand snatch me out of my hiding stop in the cool blue water.

The hand places me on the hard wooden deck of the ship.

I'm baffled, I feel my body tense up as I don't know what to make of whats happening around me.

Splosh. 

After further inspection I am placed in a tank with miniature plants and colourful  rocks.

There's a label on the tank reading spesimen 607 the turtle island.

Tekapo camp

                                                                                                       

On the last day of camp we went snow tubing,
It was  my first time and I was really scared at first because the slope looked so big from the top but when
I went down all my fears went away. At one point we even felt like we were gonna fall of the edge
but it was such a rush! I wish we could go again it was so much fun.
  

My Mihi

Tena koutou e hoa ma

Ko Aoraki te maunga
Ko Waimakariri te awa
Ko Aotearoa te iwi

Ko Andrew toku matua
No Taitoko ia

Ko Victora toku whaea
No Otautahi ia

Ko Kiera taku ingoa
No Otautahi ahau

No reira
Tena koutou, Tena koutou, tena koutou, katoa.