Swimming

We went to the pools after catching the train from Wellington to Porirua. There was a wave pool there. After a siren went off and lights from the lighthouse, a wave started at one end of the pool. Lifesavers watched carefully to make sure the kids were safe and if anyone looked as though they were getting into trouble, they had a long, soft rod that they put into the water for the person to hold onto and they would pull them over to the side or to the ladder. There were spa pools there too and a hydroslide.

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Te Papa

We went to Te Papa twice on Thursday - once in the morning and back again after dinner. In the morning we went on the interactive rides. Everyone like the High Ride - we sat in seats that moved around and watched a film. You felt like you were in the film and you changed from one thing to another , you might be a netball, or a rugby player, or bungy jumper (Scary!) or skateboarder or riding a motorbike (which was the favourite!) In the evening we split into our groups and went around and saw the different exhibitions. The Discovery learning centres had activities and puzzles for kids. We saw lots amd learned a lot too. A great place that I will be sure to take my own family to .