Day 1: A heated debate
Activity 1: Togs or Trackies?
New Zealand is a pretty lovely place to live, isn’t it? Apparently, New Zealand (NZ) is also a pretty lovely place to visit. In 2017 approximately 2-3 million people came to visit NZ as tourists. Some of them chose to come in the middle of our summer, while others braved it and came in the middle of winter! When do you think is the best time of year (season) to visit NZ?
If you would like some help making a decision, feel free to read the Go New Zealand website. It has lots of information about the seasons in NZ!
I, personally, encourage my friends and family from overseas to come and visit NZ in early spring. The weather is usually warm and dry and the tourist attractions, beaches and holiday spots are less busy than they are in the middle of summer.
On your blog, tell us what time of year you think is best for tourists for come and visit. Be sure to share at least three things that tourists could do while they were here in NZ.
Summer.
Reason 1: Because you get to go for swims at the beach! The best place to go cool down after a long, hot day :)
Reason 2: You can go kayaking around islands and maybe go for a swim if you didn't get the chance earlier in the day :)
Reason 3: Go parasailing!!!! Trust me, I have been on a parasail and I first felt scared when I first did it but when we were actually in the air it was amazing!! You get a birds eye view of everything! Its so amazing!
Activity 2: You are my Sunshine
People in New Zealand love spending time outdoors. Unfortunately, the sun is very powerful and the rates of skin cancer are incredibly high in New Zealand. In fact, they are higher than anywhere else in the entire world! To protect ourselves against skin cancer, we need to be careful about how much time we spend in the sun. We have to be ‘Sunsmart.’
On your blog, list five different things that we can do to protect ourselves from the sun this summer!
- Slip on a shirt
- Slip under some shade
- Slop on sunblock
- Slap on a hat
- Wrap on some sunglasses
Kia Ora Taleisha,
ReplyDeleteI agree that summertime is a great time to visit New Zealand especially the Bay of Islands! I think that is why there is so many people around at this time of the year. I love going to the beach after work for a swim to cool down with friends. Now that I’m in Auckland it is a littler harder to get to a nice beach to cool for that cooling dip. What spot is your favourite to go swimming at? When I am at home in Okaihau, I love visiting Charlie’s Rock to go for a swim. Slip, slop, slap and wrap is such a great way to remember how to be sun smart. I know that I can get sun burnt very quickly so whenever I am outside I always make sure I am wearing my wide brimmed hat and sunglasses. Now that it is sun, every morning I put on sunblock, so I’m protected for a few hours in the morning. Now that it is summer, do you put sunblock on in the mornings or just went you go outside?
Blog ya later,
Dani
Kia ora Dani,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. I agree with you about how much people are in Bay of Islands. Arkles Bay is my new favourite beach to go to in the summertime. That's in Whangaparoa, Auckland.
Taleisha x
Kia Ora Taleisha,
ReplyDeleteArkle's Bay is great, isn't it! I had a friend who lived close to there last year and we used to always go for swims there to cool down. I hope your holidays are going well!
Blog ya later,
Dani
Kia Ora Taleisha,
ReplyDeleteGood job with the sun safe activity.I really like how you listed the things to protect us.
Keep up the good work,
ALeandria