Today’s work mostly involved following up on yesterday’s tasks. Lots more painting of deck boxes, oiling of blocks, and picking up of trash. The only new jobs were polishing the ship’s bell and carrying old sails (it took about 20 people to carry each one!). So for today’s blog entry, we asked each student to provide a quote about their experience so far.
“There was a surprising amount of scattered trash throughout the bushes that was interrupting the environment and it was nice to be able to clean that up and help the workers.” –Caleb
“One thing I learned was that the Bayshore oysters have to be farmed twice, the first in the upper region of the Delaware Bay, and then again three years later in the lower region.” –Colin
“I enjoyed learning how to varnish and how to do other manual labor tasks.” –Jack
“Today I worked on the boat by painting boxes and cleaning below deck. I enjoyed painting the most because there was always work to be done and I was working with friends.” –Morgan
“My favorite part so far has been being able to clean and do work with my friends. Even though the jobs themselves may have been boring, they were fun to do with other people.” –Lexi
“I enjoy being able to help preserve the boat while talking and having fun with friends.” –Tylar
“Transporting the sails was an interesting process. Every single person had to work together because of how heavy the sails were. The material was rough, and, since it was cold, our hands were freezing. We were able to get the task done effectively.” –Kathryn
“I found working on the boat the most fun of all the things that I have done so far.” –Vani