Jun 13 2008
Sam Bear visits New Zealand’s South Island
Sam Bear was going on a very special holiday. He was going on holiday with Hannah and her family. Their holiday was sponsored by ‘Make a Wish’, a foundation that provides holidays for sick children and their families.
Sam and the family flew to Christchurch which is in the South Island of New Zealand. Then they drove around the beautiful South Island in a camper van. Here they are inside the camper van, Sam is meeting a new friend, one of Hannah’s teddies. Hannah has her colourful jersey on as it is getting cold in New Zealand now.
It was autumn and all the trees were beautiful colours.
On the west Coast Sam went on a helicopter ride to visit the Tasman Glacier. It was very scary, but the glacier was very beautiful.
In Kaikoura on the east coast, Sam went Whale watching with Hannah’s Dad and her big brother Campbell. The boat was very fast. He wasn’t keen to swim with the dolphins though as he doesn’t like getting his fur wet.
You can see Sam enjoyed whale spotting, but he decided to stay safely on the boat as they were very, very big.
Unfortuately this was to be Sam’s last holiday with Hannah as his special friend Hannah died on May 12, just a week short of her sixth birthday.
Sam and all Hannah’s classmates and friends at Elm Park School will miss her.
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