During the school holidays my family and I went to Rotorua. When I woke up I got ready and had my breakfast. My family put our bags in the car, we put our shoes on and hopped into the car. I was amazed when mum said said it was going to take us three hours to drive there but I was still so excited to leave.
Our first destination was Whakarewarewa, Redwood forest. When we arrived we were astonished to see how staggeringly beautiful it was. We checked in and walked up the curlicue. At first I was feeling a bit nervous but when I walked onto the bridge I was feeling so thrilled. I learned that Redwood trees live to about six hundred years on average but can reach up to two thousand years and that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle came to Whakarewrewa Redwood forest in 2018.
It started pouring so we decided to go to our hotel. When we arrived we saw that there was a swimming pool and a spa. We checked in and went into our hotel. It looked so cool that I started running to find the bedrooms and there were 4 bedrooms for us to sleep in. My Dad, my brother, my uncle and I waited for the rainfall to stop. When the rain stopped we went out and checked to see the pool, it was numbingly cold but I had the bravery to put my feet in and as soon as I put my feet in I jumped straight out of the pool. My brother and I wanted to go and swim so we went back and changed into our swimming togs. We went into the pool and my body was freezing cold but we continued to swim, my entire body was numb for hours.
The next day we went to Skyline Rotorua. I was feeling so elated when we checked in and rode up the Gondala to go on the Luge but we went to eat breakfast first. It was so delightful, when we went to the Luge I was riding slow because I didn’t quite know how to drive it yet. Then my Dad taught me how to drive it properly, and in a minute I started driving fast. I think my Mum didn’t like that so she kept telling me to slow down because she thought I might get hurt.
On the very last day in Rotorua we went to my brother’s Godmother’s house. We knocked on the door and as soon as they opened the door their dog came jumping on us because he was so excited to meet us. When we went inside their dog was jumping everywhere so they took their dog to the backyard. We ate some food and talked. The part I loved the most when we were there was when we got to play with their dog and got to pat him. We had to have a sleepover there because we had stayed there until late talking and having fun.
I enjoyed staying in Rotorua for a week and seeing my brother’s Godmother and we had so much fun. Finally we said bye to everyone especially their dog and also Rotorua. We hopped into the car and drove home with smiles on our faces.
