When we went to the black sand beach area, we found this amazing American ninja warrior play set. There was some logs you had to step on, some things you had to balance on and had to climb. And there was a twisty thing, monkey bars and stuff like that. It was this little loop which was fun and also a little dangerous too. Mom wasn’t going to let us play on it but dad said we could and I am so glad of it!! But we couldn’t go back in the morning. 😭😭

Black sand
One type of black sand is made near volcanic explosions like places near the Ring of Fire. The other type of black sand is made out of fine grains and minerals. In New Zealand, we were on a Black Sand beach but it was the one made from the volcanic explosion. 
They had tools to separate the black sand from the other minerals and they used it by using a magnetic thing because there is iron in the black sand. 

-lb😀🐋

The pake is a cloak of Maori people and this is the original of something I’m going to talk about later in this blog post. The raincloak is thought to protect you from weather. The name of the thing I’m going to talk about later is the evening cloak. The rain cloak was made in winter and could be used as a skirt or shawl. The Maori made these out of twisted cords. 
The evening cloak is a decorative cloak that doesn’t protect you. This is something an artist made in a museum so it’s nothing I should criticize about but I really like it I have to say. I chose the evening cloak because it was not just the coolest looking it looked like that most people would wear it in a parade or something or a party or festivals and festivals are usually night when they light fires. The evening cloak is all black and it looks like there are spikes on it. I think the Maori people would have worn this as decoration but not out in the rain. 

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So, on the first day we sort of spent our time walking around and going to this breakfast place called the scarecrow. I got some fruit salad! Yum yum! And then we sort of went round the sky tower and then we took a long tine to get to our hotel and I was sort of complaining since I just wanted to relax. Once we got to our hotel we had to wait a little while until the he person came down for us.Then we stayed there for a night. When we woke up we packed a little and then we started going again. We went around the city, we walked to the car rental place which seemed like 100 miles. And then we started driving back to our hotel and to get all our stuff. Then here’s the funny part,when mom and I were in the car when dad and brother were getting our stuff, dad had been in Starbucks before writing his blog post and had texted mom and we just got the text then! And then we started to go to Coromandel but along the way we stopped at Thames and we tried to eat there but somebody told us to go over there.Well,we sort of ate there but in the car.We went to another place and played there a little. Then we had a hike too. Then we went to Coromandel and we decided to go to the hot beach area instead. And I’ll do a little blog post on the museum we went to in Auckland also. 

-lb

I feel shifty, like I’m shifting feelings, but I am excited, not that excited because i am nervous. It feels like something might happen such as something might happen to our home or to the place we are going and we have to leave right away. I believe I sort of feel like the trip is a month away. Nothing seems real.                         but it is.

I am happy that we can spend all that time together as a family. I’m looking most forward to Paris, France and maybe Venice if we can go there.

-lb

As the upcoming trip is approaching (by saying “upcoming trip is approaching” I mean that it is on the 26!) and me and my family are getting more and more nervously excited for the trip. One of the reasons that I think that we are getting so nervous is that our best friends that happen to live (read “live” backwards)  down the street from us have left and we do so much with them that it is hard to do something that we usually do with them by ourselves. For example, (watching “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”). But to combat that we are looking forward to going to all of the places that we are going. I am going to make this a short post and end it here because, I wrote this very quickly a little bit  before the trip partly because my mom asked me to write this and because writing this down helps me process that we are leaving. So here I must conclude my post until new zealand! 🙂

-HF

🙂 I can’t wait to tell you about the beach but also about Lucy who is a wooden elephant that is a home. Now  I really want to tell you about her BUT I want to tell you about how I know about Lucy. My brother and I were at my grandparent’s beach house which we where renting for  that week. If you want read Ocean City, New Jersey go to that page. Now back to how I know about Lucy.  My brother and I on the fifth day we went to a lighthouse then Lucy. We waited for 20-30 minutes while we waited I got a little  elephant to remind me of Lucy.

First, Lucy is a 65 foot wood elephant. Lucy is made  out of one million pieces of wood.Lucy was built to attract people . She has entertained men and women for 128 years. She was built in 1881. People wanted to destroy Lucy and build a hotel but some people raised a thing named  “Save Lucy Committee”and they saved Lucy!!!!!!!!!  Lucy does have one secret – Lucy is not a girl! Lucy is an Asian elephant and  in the Asian species, only the males have tusks. So when we were inside Lucy we went up to the belly. Then we watched a video then went up to Lucy’s back thing  then we went down   to her belly and down. That is the end.

one announcement I will not be remaking how to make oatmeal.

lb,

This week I made oatmeal but it isn’t just oatmeal it is special oatmeal! 😮 So first, put two or more cups of water in a pot. 🙂

this post got lost I might rewrite it

luluebell

Let’s put aside arches and talk about my experience in Arches National Park. We went to see Double O Arch. We also saw Pine Tree Arch, Tunnel Arch and Partition arch. Partition arch was the most beautiful. There was a small arch next to it. Tunnel arch was brilliant it was a hole in a rock. Pine tree arch had a pine tree in the middle. We didn’t really see double O arch. I’ll tell you that we went to see Delicate arch from the lower view point.

Tunnel Arch. Wow!

Pine Tree Arch. Isn’t it beautiful?

Now lets get back to how are arches formed.

Have you ever wondered how are arches formed? Well I have. 🙂 First, it starts out to be a giant rock. Water flows through and makes cracks in the rock. Second, hail or stone ( I can’t remember) hits the rocks to make cracks and starts to form a arch. Third,water runs though and makes fins and arches (there can be more then 1 arch). Lastly, hail or stone falls and makes the arch.I think arches can be any shape, size and are beautiful.What do you think? I’m telling you to go to Arches it is stunning! I’m pleading you to go to arches and see all the beautiful arches go see Delicate arch and all the ones I mentioned! Please come to arches! yes 🙂 no 😦 maybe so 😐 . thanks! a lot                       -lulubell

Have you watched how to train your dragon? If you haven’t read and pay attention  you might be a expert at  snapterapper!! First, the snapterapper has for heads like the zipileback but the zipileback has two heads! :)second,  have a chocolate breath to attract vikings and eat them up( if you are scared move on and don’t read)( I won’t do everything gross again)  the end

This year I want a hex bug set,a spy gear set,Christmas window clings,a hair designer and Pokemon. I like them because I wanted the stuff and I just like it. Thare are meny ways to mack a Christmas list