Messing about in boats
Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
— Rat from Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows
Above: Click for Raft Building Photo Story .
[For a link to photos from 2007 camp click here - Intranet only]
There is certainly a story or two to be told about this raft building excercise from Year 8 camp. If you were at this session with any of the groups let us know about your story by adding a comment to this post. (No names, no pack drill - just the story!)
Some may have recalled all those High Seas and Desert Islands book references from first term, but this certainly wasn’t Robinson Crusoe, The Swiss Family Robinson, Treasure Island or even The Coral Island. A little bit Wind in the Willows, a Dash of Swallows and Amazons and plenty of Huckleberry Finn. Perhaps Jesse Martin’s Lionheart adventure began as a tiny idea after enjoying a day like this.
May 5th, 2008 at 11:22 am
There is something about the sea, high winds, the character of sailors and the vastmess of oceans that make great stories. Dr Hawkes is fascinated by those creaking ships of the Hornblower series by Forester … worth a read.