The Gorge Walk

I was prepared enough because I had enough food,the right shoes,enough water, and the right clothing.    
The walk was as easy as I expected except for the stairs.
My favourite part of the walk was running down the hills.
Koare was helpful to me because he waited for me when I was doing my shoe laces up.

By Lance


               

The Tramping Walk

I was prepared because I had all the stuff I needed to bring. I took water, my morning tea and my yummy lunch.
It was easy for me because I am use to walking.  I use to do it with Dillon my brother.
My favourite part was when we had lunch.
Jordan was helpful to me because when I fell over Jordan said "Are you alright?"

By Maddison

Gorge Walk

I was prepared enough because I had the right shoes, enough water, the right clothing, and food.
The walk was easy because I didn't need to wear a bag because my mum said it would be too heavy for me so Papa Shannon carried my bag for me.
My favourite part of the walk was counting all the yellow & pink stars on the way.
Amber was caring because she was telling me to keep up with the group.  

The perfect walk

I was prepared for the walk because I had enough water plenty of food ,the right footwear, and clothing. e.g water proof jacket.
The walk was kind of easy because I was stopping on the way and going fast on the steep hill.
My favorite part was going fast with Bailey.
Bailey was helpful because he was keeping me to the left away from the cliff.
From Wheturangi

I was prepared enough because I had warm clothes, comfortable shoes,  heaps of lunch and a water proof jacket.
The walk was easy for me because I'm a walking person and I love walking with people.
My favorite part of the gorge walk was running down the hills and wind was blowing on my face.
Shya was helpful to me because when I asked her to get something out of my bag, she did.

by Aria Lawton

The bush walk

I was prepared enough because I had the right shoes and food.
It wads hard for me at the start and as I got half way it got easy for me.
My favourite part was going up all the step hills and seeing all the opossum traps.
I think that Maddison was helpful to me because when I wanted to give up Maddison told me that I could do it.

By Dontay

The Challenging Walk

I was prepared because I had enough food and water and I had the correct footwear and clothing.
The walk was average because when we were going up hill it was challenging because some hills were   a bit steep.
My favorite part of the walk was looking at the beautiful views we got to look at and being with my mum.
Taahnisha was helpful to me because when ever i needed to take off my jacket she held my bag for me and when i needed a drink she got my bottle out of my bag for me.
Naku noa Calais.

Gorge walk reflections

Yes, I was prepared for the Gorge walk because I had comfortable shoes, I had a drink that was cold, I had food and a jacket just in case it rained.

The walk was a little bit hard because I always had to use my inhaler and I had a little bit of a head ache when I went down and up the hills.

My favorite part of the walk was when I got to see all the plants and when I was on the lookout.

I think Calais was helpful because she was keeping her mum company. 

By Sativa

The Gorge Walk

I was prepared enough because I had the right shoes, lunch, bag and water.
The walk wasn't what I expected because it was really hard.  It was hard because there were really big hills.
My favourite part about the walk was the lookout.
The person I think that helped me the most was Ariana because of her support.

By Kiarn

Gorge Walk reflections

No, I was not prepared enough because my shoes did not have enough grip on them.
The walk was really hard for me because I haven't walked that far before.
My favourite part on the walk was walking with the parents, room 1 and room 2 also with Whaea Raina and Mr Fawcett.
I think that Maddison was helpful because he didn't leave me.

By Unique

Gorge Walk reflections

I was prepared for the Gorge Walk because I had comfortable shoes, and enough food and water to last the day.

I thought the walk was a bit easy because I'm able to walk long distances but, I did get a little tired and my thighs did hurt walking up hill.

My favourite thing about the walk was the experience because I had never done then Gorge Walk before, it was such a phenomenal day!

I think Lance was helpful because he waited for me and he didn't walk away when we thought we were lost.

by Emily

The Gorge Walk

I was prepared because I had the right shoes and the right gear.
The walk was average because it hurt my legs when we had to go up hill but it was easy going down hill.
My favourite part was looking at the views from the windmill lookout.                         I think Shya was helpful because she gave me her scroggin. 

By Kahuranaki

Gorge Walk Reflections - What did you think?

1)  Was I prepared enough?  If not, what do I need to do to be prepared for the Tongariro Crossing?
2)  Was the walk as easy/hard as I expected?
3)  What was your favourite part of the walk? 

The Gorge Walk

I was prepared enough for the walk because I had the right gear e.g shoes, clothing and food.
The walk was harder then I expected because the track kept going up hill and down hill.
My favourite part of the walk was when we were on the lookout and seeing the amazing view.
I think Kiarn was helpful to me because he kept encouraging me to keep going.

By Ariana