May 29, 2009

The second to last week of school started on a Tuesday after a four day weekend. Everyone seemed to be tired after their long weekend. It was supposed to be our final week of boat construction because the last week was reserved for priming and painting. We got a lot done on the boat. We finished making the thwarts (seats) and cleats (which hold the boat together at the corners). We primed the inside and outside of the boat and most everything is ready to paint. We just had a few minor things left to construct. The boat is looking pretty good and the girls are anxious to get it in the water! We spent our last day with GGNRA watering the native plants we worked so hard to preserve in previous weeks. We all received different animal temporary tattoos for our hard work! Friday was spent at San Francisco State University working on our final projects for history and oceanography. It was Iris' birthday so we had a little cake after school to celebrate. The girls have all been working together as a team and have definitely become a lot closer since the beginning of the semester.