We all awoke to the birds shining and the sun tweeting. We could tell that it was going to be a tiring day. But nothing could prepare us for the horrors of the day! We started out by laying out the beams of the building as the mastermind of the plan sat behind his desk contemplating which ropes he should use and the correct staves to choose. We began the tedious job of tying all the lashings. This was a boring job that had to have surprisingly good amounts of attention to do. We worked for ages until I decided to take a break.
I had the most amazing idea to make some hot chocolate for myself and very thoughtfully for two of my friends. Little did one of them know that they would get the fright of their life. I had laced the hot chocolate with peppermint essence, but Emily added the herbs. It was a terrible idea but it had amazing outcomes. Bridget gratefully took the drink and smelt it wondering what could be off. To her it smelt like a peppermint chocolate drink. As she took a sip her face changed from a smile to a look of disgust. The horror of what we had done left both Emily and myself in fits of laughter. After this rather unfortunate event the rest of the build went smoothly and there were very few interruptions. The raft was spectacular when it was fully constructed, sadly we had to promptly deconstruct it after we had finished as there was limited time.
–Tristan Staak
