WALT: write a recount with focus on “expensive” words.
WAITANGI DAY
Earlier this month, my family was fussing about getting ready to go somewhere. It was a Friday morning and there was no school. My sister and I stayed home to look after my baby brother because the others were gone shopping for clothes. They came back and they bought my sister and I polkadotted dresses. We put them on and it fitted perfectly. Finally we were all ready and took both of our cars.
We appeared at my nans place and waited for them to get ready. I was bored during the wait. Then my mum spoke, “Hop in the car, we’re going now.” Not everyone could fit so we had to take 3 cars. A few moments later, we came to a place called the Alfriston Botanic Gardens. The car that I was in arrived first, so we had to wait patiently in the car for the rest to come. I asked why we were there and my mum said “we’re just going to take photos. Time went by and the rest of the family showed up. In the front of the building, there was an immense sculpture.
Next to the sculpture was a bewildering waterfront. We took a photo there. We had a proper camera but my brother left it back at home so my aunty used her phone. On the right side, there were 2 boats filled with dazzling flowers. All the boys took photos there. Then we went exploring to the back of the building. There were Sunflowers, Cactuses and plenty more. There was also a tree called a dragon tree. I was astonished because I learned something new. It clicked to me why it was called a dragon tree. It’s because their leaves are as sharp as a dragons teeth.
We came to a bridge where there were ducks in the background, we thought it would be an spectacular place to take a few photos. After a few snaps, we kept on moving.
Soon afterwards, we came to an area called the childrens garden. I took photos with my brother in an egg-shell. We came to a place where there was a towering, straw house. We also took photos there. Beside the straw house, there was a pocket sized pond full of tadpoles. We went to a desert-like place and took photos near plenty of cactuses. There was a maze in the childrens area as well.
There were 2 huge maori statues and there was a maori book written only in maori. We took photos there too. On our way back to the cars, it was pouring. But luckily, it wasn't heavy. We scurried to the cars. As the cars were leaving, a lady asked us if we could help her start her car. So my mum used her jumper leads to start their car. She thanked us and then we were on our way back to my nans house. Stayed there till sundown and we went back home. As a first timer, it was an extraordinary experience.
