A Trip To Tiritiri Matangi Island

Early hours in the morning I had to wake up early to go on the trip to Tiritiri Matangi Island. Every one that went had to bring the following things:

• A water bottle
• Their Kids Can rain coat
• A closed pair of walking shoes - no jandals/sandals. Ensure the shoe sole is clean the day before. ( This is a requirement to enter the island ).

We had to get their before 7:15 or else we stay at school. When I walked to school I saw every one that was going was wearing their jackets and hats, so I went and did the same thing that they did.

It was cool because we had provided lunch and morning tea. Mrs Ramklowan and some of students made the sandwiches the day before the trip. We are very thankful for the sandwiches that they made.

On our way to go to the ferry we saw Dontay. Dontay came late, but still made the trip. The teachers had no seat so they had to stand up and hold on to the rails. It was only one bus that took all of us that went. Once we got to the ferry we had to wait 1 hour until the ferry came, so we went for a walk around and came back at the right time.

Once the ferry moved we all had a chance at going to the front, back and the top. I like being at the back of the ferry. On our way near to Tiritiri Matangi Island Munokoa’s hat fell in the sea . Every one were mostly in the front. The people that were in the front got soaked.

When we got there we had to clean our shoes on this scrubber. Barbara was telling us instructions and to go to the lighthouse for lunch. We got divided into groups with the teachers. We had Irene for our morning walk. It was fun learning about the trees and the birds. It was interesting and I was learning some facts from what Irene said.

The birds we saw the most was the Tui’s and the Bell Bird. On our way we saw a sign that said “ There is going to be a treasure hunt and leave for the kids to find”. Irene let everyone in our group to have a turn to find the puppets.

We had a nice day at Tiritiri Matangi Island. If I could go there again I would, to learn about the other birds. You can learn a lot of facts from there. If you haven’t been there then you should go there and have some experience to see what it feels like hearing no dogs. It is nice and peaceful there, hope you go there.