Week 1 Day 1 Activity 2 - Arriving in New Zealand - Setting Sail

Hello, my next activity as part of the Summer Learning Journey, is to write a letter to a friend, imagining I am travelling on a Waka to New Zealand.  Here is my letter:

Dear Friend,

I am very scared, as I am afraid of the water.  I wish our family had been able to stay at home.  I don't feel well at all, leaving my friends and other family behind.  The Waka is very long and skinny, but not much room to move.  It is freezing because I am surrounded by water, and big gusts of wind.
We have to be careful with how much we eat, to make sure we have enough to last the trip.
All I can see is dark blue water.  It appears to go on for miles.  There is no land in sight.
I hope we get to New Zealand soon.  I have heard it is a very green country with lots of trees and mountains. I will write to you again soon.

Your friend
Sam


I hope you enjoyed reading my letter.  Would you be scared to voyage on a Waka?