I'm On a Boat!

Travis had this brilliant idea at the beginning of our trip to build a boat out of the jugs of water we consumed during our stay. So, from day one, we have been stocking up for the anticipated day when we would finally have enough to begin construction.

After hours of work and many improvements, the boat was ready to launch. Zumah told us that many of the children didn't think the boat would actually float. They called it "the submarine". Krystin and I found this to be quite funny but Travis just became more determined to prove them all wrong.

Here is the link to a better quality version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfFilYG87Qs

On the day of the launch, all the kids followed us down to the lake. Even Milly and her family came to watch the big event. Much to the children's delight, the boat DID float. It was somewhat unstable but with a few more improvements it will be perfect. Milly claims that soon there will be many boats like this one on the lake and that the use of trash to make something worthwhile is an inspiration to the children.