Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Homework at Makara Peak

Two days ago, James, Artyom and I drove to Makara Peak ( a mountain biking park). We rode up Koru, a trail that goes up Makara Peak to the skills area and that was when I had an epic crash!!

There was a huge slope and three ramps. One was a metre high, another half a metre and the last one was quarter of a metre high. I was at the top of the slope and everybody was watching. I took off, jammed my brakes on for five seconds, then let go of my brakes altogether and whosh I zoomed off the small ramp. Thump! I landed. I was going so fast my vision as a blur. I was zooming towards the second jump and I couldn't make up my mind. I went over the side and slipped. I jumped off my bike and commando rolled off my bike and stood up without a graze.

We rode a few more trails and then went back home.

By Laurence

13 comments:

  1. That was really good. It had a lot of description, and I enjoyed reading it. If I was in your situation, I would have been really scared.

    From Chloe

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  2. It sounded as though you had a fun day - I would have enjoyed riding my bike there when I was your age.
    I like your use of exclamation marks.

    Mrs Ryan

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  3. This had a really good description and must have been a great experience.

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  4. At first it sounded like you were going to hurt yourself or something like that. I know how much you ride your bike so it's good that wasn't damaged.

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  5. I like the description about the trails you went on and how you said you were going so fast your vision was a blur. It was an interesting story.

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  6. Jump looked amazing. I enjoyed biking but it was tiring biking up Makara Peak. i'm surprised that all you got was a tiny cut on your knee.

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  7. Why didn't you take the biggest jump?

    muzza

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  8. For you, James and Artyom it has to be your best experience!

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  9. You must of been very scared when that happened.I would of been scared if I were you.Luckily it was a small graze.

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  10. It seems like you fell off pretty badly but landed safely. I'm really interested about how you managed to get one graze when you should have at least got a cut. It was interesting to read. I'm sure you must have had a lot of fun.
    Helen

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  11. The Naughty Kitten
    Ginger was a naughty little kitten. He didn't always mean to be naughty, but somehow things just turned out that way. His mom warned him to be more careful, but Ginger was too bussy getting into trouble to listen

    Fist he chased his smallest sister right up an old apple tree. Second he dropped cream all over the dog's tail. After that he frightened the mice. Then he crept up behind the rabbit.

    The next trick, he make his little brother flying into the air and the the gold fish bumped into each other in their hurry to get out of his way.

    Suddenly he lose his balance and fell right into the pond. The other kittens, dog and the rabbit come to see what the noise was about. They laughed so much.
    After that Ginger tried hard not to be quite so naughty.

    by Zalfa Salsabila

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  12. The Little Mermaid

    Far below in the depths of the Great Ocean,there was a very special Mermaid her name Miranda.The humans know how their pollution was destroying her world.So,she made up a beautiful song to sing to their King.In the world above the water there was two islands,Cardonia and Faber.Prince William of Cardonia and Princess Clarissa of Faber.The problem is Prince William doesn't love Princess Clarissa but his papa [King David] force him.Princess Clarissa was sad because King David didn't care about the wedding but he care about Miranda's Merday.Miranda soon found herself swimming beside the great ship that was carrying King David and Prince William to Faber for the wedding.But the ship is sunk because the big whale under the ship.Prince William sunk in the sea.Miranda help Prince William and she put him in the sand.Then she kissed him.When Prince William and his papa go to the Faber with their new ship,Miranda was very sad.Miranda go to the sea witch for her witch.She witch did she return to be a human forever.When she in the Faber castle she saw Princess Clarissa father was put the poison in the wedding cake.When Prince William eat the cake,he was fell into the sea.Miranda was help him again.After that,he kiss her forehead and marriage.

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  13. Actually laurence has a video of the crash if anyone wants to see it.

    muzza

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