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Fishing at Orere Point

On a not so sunny Sunday, my father and I hopped into the car at the crack of dawn and set off for Orere Point to catch some fish. When we got there it was the beginning of the sunrise and the view was so surreal from our spot on the beach.

We heaved the kayak off the trailer then walked down to the ramp and later we were out on the rough sea. On the way out I felt a tug on my rod. I seized the rod and started to wind it in. Soon I realised that it was not a big fish but a big rock with a small crab that was holding on for dear life. I slowly put it back into the water.

Father paddled out further and I saw a figure in the water. Then we went out further out to see what it was. It had turned out to be Gavin. a member of the EAKFC,  the fishing club we were in.

I felt another tug on my rod but this time I was sure I would catch a fish. this time But it was another ROCK!!!!!!!!!! By this time I was so fed up that I didn’t want to see another rock on this trip.

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How to Swim Explanation

IMPORTANT SWIMMING!

Hey! You! There is something important you need to know...  Swimming! It's really helpful because it can save you from danger.

So just imagine you are in a boat and you fall out and you have no life jacket can you swim? No?  Well, well, well, you should've listened to your teacher at school.

This is how you swim. First have your face flat on the water and then you have your body flat on top of the water and one of your hands too.

Put the other hand in the air and then put your hand on the water as far as you can reach and put the one in the air on top of the water.

Put the hand on the water underneath and put the other on top of the other side on top and do that with the other. After that put the other hand up in the air. Do this over and over again while kicking your feet and are you swimming? YES!

Do you want to dolphin dive? That is easy. Put your hands in the air together and jump. Then dive. You did it! Easy right?

Now one of the hardest (I still need to practise it) the starfish. Yes I know it sounds easy but trust me it’s not. There are two starfish.The easy starfish and the hard starfish.

This is the easy one: put your face in the water looking down and make your arms and legs like a star. You are done the easy starfish but now the hard. Put your head looking up into the sky and make your legs and arms like a star AGAIN. It sounds easy but no it's not.

“What do I do now swim teacher?” you might ask now. Well that is almost all the swimming lessons I know.

How to Swim Freestyle

To learn how to swim in New Zealand is one of the things you will learn in life because we are surrounded by sea. If you don’t know how to swim freestyle listen up.

First, once you get in the pool you want to position your body so your face and your body are lying on top of the water looking down in the water.

Then you want your arms to do a 360o turn going past your ear to your legs.Once your arm comes past your ear into the water you want to curve your hand so it goes softly into the water. Do two arm strokes while your head is in the water facing down. Then once you do your third stroke you want to turn to the side so you can get a breath and do that repetitively.

To breath you want to do three strokes and on the third stroke you want to lean on your left arm and you need your face turned to your right. Breathe in as much air as you can and as your next stroke comes, slowly turn your head into the water and slowly breathe out your air. By the time you do your third stroke repeat.

To get moving you have to kick your legs so your legs goes up and down swiftly. But you want to have straight legs too. Make sure you feet aren’t going crazy and kicking everywhere.

Then you want to put all of the things I told you and do them altogether.Thank you for reading this. Be safe and have an amazing time swimming.