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Our trip day 1 Mount Maunganui : 

Our trip day 1 Mount Maunganui By Campbell and Kelsi Our Trip. Day 1 Mount Maunganui

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Beach rules *Stay in between the flags. *If in doubt stay out. *Don’t swim alone. *Know your limits. *Always have parental guidance. *Read the signs. *Always stay calm if you’re caught in a rip. *Wear flippers and the leash when you’re body boarding.

When you get caught in a rip you have to: : 

When you get caught in a rip you have to: *Stay calm. *Go with the rip. *Lie on your back *Put your hand up. *Wait for a life guard to come and rescue you.

After Shelby and Bailey did their demonstration Sam (the life guard ) took us out side to play seaweed, Capture the flags and relays. We thought it was fun but tiring. We learnt how to carry the floatation device and how to clip it around others. : 

After Shelby and Bailey did their demonstration Sam (the life guard ) took us out side to play seaweed, Capture the flags and relays. We thought it was fun but tiring. We learnt how to carry the floatation device and how to clip it around others.

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After lunch we went into the water. First we had body board races and we learned how to do a dolphin and duck dive. A dolphin dive is when you dive over the waves and a duck dive is when you dive under the waves. When you are doing a duck dive and you are under the water you need to grip really hard onto the sand so that you don’t get caught in the tumble of the wave .

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Day 2 Rainbow Mountain

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When we went to Rainbow Mountain we waited to hear the bush safety rules from Rob. Then we were told to put on our sun hats and sun block otherwise we might get sun burnt. Finally we set off for the big walk up Rainbow Mountain! The walk was really tiring and very steep so we had stop every once in a while and have a drink of water so we didn’t get dehydrated. Kate, Millie and I kept thinking that the teachers were taking a car up so we asked them where they parked the car.

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Bush safety rules *Stay behind the leader/adult at all times *Stay on the track *Don’t pull out the plants *Wear covered in shoes *listen to an adult *Be cautious

The view was great! : 

The view was great! THERE WAS A GREAT VIEW!

After our long journey we drove to Waikete hot pools. When we got there Mrs Bullock told us the pool safety rules. Then we went and got changed into our togs so we could go swimming. : 

After our long journey we drove to Waikete hot pools. When we got there Mrs Bullock told us the pool safety rules. Then we went and got changed into our togs so we could go swimming. Water Safety Rules *Don’t dunk other people’s heads under the water *No splashing *Don’t run *Don’t give each other piggy backs in the shallow areas

Day 3The Aquatic Centre : 

Day 3The Aquatic Centre Day 3The Aquatic Centre

When we got to the Aquatic Centre we got changed and got into our groups. We had 4 activities to do and 1 break for lunch. First we put on life jackets. We were told many different ways to jump into the water with our life jackets on. One way is to hold the collar of your life jacket (if you have one) then step off the platform that you’re on with straight legs.Later on we had to go into a circle and huddle together to keep afloat and warm. : 

When we got to the Aquatic Centre we got changed and got into our groups. We had 4 activities to do and 1 break for lunch. First we put on life jackets. We were told many different ways to jump into the water with our life jackets on. One way is to hold the collar of your life jacket (if you have one) then step off the platform that you’re on with straight legs.Later on we had to go into a circle and huddle together to keep afloat and warm.

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Capsize If a boat capsizes it turns upside down or flips. Our second activity was the kayaks. We learned how to capsize kayaks and get back on them. That could help us if we go kayaking in rough waters and our kayak flips over. We also learned how to hold the paddle properly and we did kayak races against each other.

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Our third activity was saving people. On the edge of the pool we used ropes to rescue the people from drowning. We had to pull them up onto the edge of the pool. We put our foot on the end of the rope then make big loops with it and throw the rope to our partner. We had to float on : *gumboots *buckets *bottles *polystyrene box’s *fuel containers

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Our last activity was survival training. We had to put on huge t-shirts and learn how to put them on and take them off in the water. It is very tricky because the t-shirts absorb all the water. We also had to learn how to skull through the water.

Made by us! : 

Made by us!