Tekapo

On the 26th of August Centennial School went to Tekapo on a bus for ice skating and hot pooling. The seniors went to the hot pools first while the juniors went ice skating. We all went to the changing rooms and changed into togs. The hot pools were really nice once you got in. The water tasted like salt but after you ducked under a couple of times you got used to it. There were three pools, one was shallow and not as hot, one was deeper and warmer and the top one was only for adults. After about an hour it was time to get out. We all went into the changing rooms and changed into warm clothes for ice skating. Before ice skating we had a bit of a lunch. When we got told we could get skates, everyone lined up and waited until we got to the office and got our boots. Mrs Soper was skating and broke her ankle and Mr Jury called for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance to come they gave her a blanket and she lay down on the seats. All of the senior school went onto the ice and started skating. The ice was really slippery but I used to rollerblade so I was really good at it. I could do 360s in the air. People had frames to help them skate. Sometimes I had one and people would come up to ask me for it alot. It felt like we skated longer than we were in the hotpools. When we got off the ice nearly everyone had somthing to eat. The teachers gathered all the kids up and got them on the bus and we all drove home.
by Kit