Heading To Dear Special Islands

Heading To Dear Special Islands

  Good Morning Everyone, 2 weeks ago we went to spectacle islands i call it the dear special island because it's special you will get more views at Boston Harbor and you could enjoy swimming at spectacle island and play sports. Also, you could go hiking at the island and see for yourself that the island is really special. But let me start talking about the pictures on the left that i and the kids showing me how to play the Pokemon card but i didn't understand how the game plays but i'll get it soon as possible so i stayed there with the kids on are way back to Boston. Also, i just kept watching how the game goes or the tournament. 
  At spectacle i, the kids, and there staff enjoy playing sports at the islands because we was playing kickball, football, and baseball. On every sports we played i and my team team kept beating Chris and Christian team, it was getting entertain because i had less people on my team so we had faith for are team to win. When we was playing sports every time i play sports i get injured so when we was playing kickball i almost dislocate my ankle because i kick the wrong way. But when everyone was on the boat the little girl took my collatta so she could be cool on the way to the islands. At the end of the day the kids was trying to teach me how to play again but they have so many card that it was so cool i didn't know the name of the character and how many lives they got it was interested in the beginning but i just give up because i didn't understand since day one but it was fun watching them playing the card game.  

Sea Glass Hunting on Spectacle

Another week has come and gone on the Harbor, and the All Access crew made the trip to Spectacle for the last time this season -- though there are still two weeks of trips to Georges and Peddocks Islands before we officially wrap up the summer!  The weather on Wednesday was perfect for a day at Spectacle Island's beach but we did have to deal with choppy water and lots of waves!

Great view of Boston from the beach

Waves aside, the groups that came out with us had a great time playing wiffleball and looking for sea glass.  I stuck to the beach and found some great pieces of glass.  This is the first year that I've found so much pink and purple glass on the beach.  Finding all these great pieces gave me the chance to use my new sea glass identification cards to learn more about the glass:  when certain colors were produced, what they were mostly used for and how rare a given color is.  Both pink and purple are rare; light pink's peak production period was during the Great Depression through World War II, while purple's peak production was between the end of the 1800s to World War I.  For those intrepid sea glass hunters out there, the most rare colors you can find are orange and red!

One of my sea glass finds!

 Paige Academy was probably the first group to jump in the water at the beach, and after I had found as many pieces of sea glass as my heart desired, I joined them in the waves.  Paige Academy comes out with us a few times every summer, and their children are so much fun to have around!  It's been a blast getting to know them and their counselors over the past summers I've worked with Save the Harbor.  This year has been no exception -- the kids were great and everyone had a good time jumping waves and splashing David Coffin and Thi silly.

Some hula hooping fun after swimming

Last week's All Access trips were fairly light -- Tuesday's trip was cancelled due to rain and Thursday was the Kids' Beach Bash and Splash.  I mentioned earlier that there are still two weeks of trips to Georges and Peddocks Islands.  This is very exciting because we've added an extra week of trips, and to a completely new location!  Peddocks Island has old-fashioned summer cottages, fishing off the dock and walking/hiking trails and lots more to explore.

I, unfortunately, will not be able to go on the last few All Access trips because I have to leave for school this coming week.  So this was my last All Access trip -- so sad!  But keep your eyes peeled for my blog posts on the Bash and Splash, as well as my farewell post later on this week!

Until then,

--  Carolyn

Diving Into Spectacle Island's History

Hello friends, Mike Murowchick here! As Save the Harbor's photographer and videographer, it was my pleasure to be able to attend our second free fall cruise to Spectacle Island on Saturday, October 27.  Despite the approach of Hurricane Sandy, the weather more than cooperated and we were able to enjoy a wonderful fall day.
 

Once the tide started to recede in the afternoon, visitors took to the beach in search of Spectacle's wonderful assortment of historic artifacts. Among the group of treasure hunters were Laura Fawcett and her friend Barbara Krasinski. Laura used to work for Save the Harbor as a Senior Marine Educator, and upon hearing about the fall cruise decided it would be a great opportunity to invite her friend Barbara out for a trip to Spectacle. The two self-titled "Harbor Hunnies" are both experienced snorkelers and seized the opportunity to put their wetsuits to the test. They dove right into the frigid harbor waters and immediately began their treasure hunt for submerged artifacts.

After returning to the beach, Bruce Berman, Save the Harbor's Director of Communications, and I interviewed Laura and Barbara about their time on Spectacle and their thoughts on Boston Harbor as a whole. They both had a blast snorkeling off the beach this late in the season, as the Harbor Islands are usually closed this time of year. They both agreed that the season should be extended to allow more people to take advantage of all Spectacle has to offer.

This is the first piece of a four-part interview series aimed at capturing the many faces and stories of Spectacle Island. Here is the interview:



More great pictures from the fall cruise can be found on our photobucket site, and be on the lookout for part 2 of my interview series - coming soon!

Mike Murowchick
Policy Intern / Photographer / Videographer
Save the Harbor / Save the Bay

Spectacular Archaeologist

On Saturday, September 15, I joined Save the Harbor / Save the Bay and 278 guests on a free trip to discover the Treasures of Spectacle Island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Park.

While on the island, I had a chance to shoot this interview with Dr. Ellen Berkland of the Department of Conservation, conducted by Save the Harbor's Bruce Berman.

Ellen has been doing work on Spectacle since long before it was turned from a landfill into a popular park, and she offers a unique perspective on the history of the island. Her stories of the time she has spent and the people she has met on Spectacle over the years are truly remarkable.

 You can see more of my photos from the trip and the summer - and other photos taken by our other interns as well -  at Save the Harbor's photobucket site.  

Mike Murowchick
Policy Intern / Photographer/Aspiring Videographer
Save the Harbor / Save the Bay

The Treasures of Spectacle Island

On September 15, 278 guests joined Save the Harbor / Save the Bay on the Treasures of Spectacle Island trip. While some groups did not get a chance to explore the wonders of the beach due to the high tide, many were fortunate enough to get down to the beach in the early afternoon as the tide started to recede.

Lots of historic artifacts were uncovered on the beach - ranging from tiny marbles to large chunks of 50-year-old toilets! Bruce Berman helped families identify their findings and showed them what was trash and what was treasure. Unfortunately for the kids, they found out that all the artifacts they unearthed on Spectacle must remain there, and could return home with only their memories from their fantastic day on the island.



Mike Murowchick
Policy Intern / Photographer
Save the Harbor / Save the Bay

On Spectacle Island, Stewardship, and Treasure!

Hi all! My name is Megan, and I'm a new Development Intern for Save the Harbor/Save the Bay.

This past Saturday, I was lucky enough to be a part of a group of about 280 people who headed to Spectacle Island aboard the Provincetown II for the Treasures of Spectacle Island. Though the day was threatened by early morning rain, the skies cleared in perfect time for us to venture around the island for several hours. We (several other interns and I) enjoyed our time exploring, including a walk to the south drumlin summit, but let me share my favorite experience of the day...

“Does anyone know what a steward is?” Park Ranger Elliott asked us. Our group was silent. About twenty Boston-area citizens, young and old, had decided to join Elliott and well-known Boston archaeologist Ellen Berkland on a Sea Glass Explorers guided tour and mosaic-making adventure. “A steward is a good citizen,” Elliott explained. “This means we'll be leaving the beach in better shape than we found it and leaving treasures for others to enjoy!” Elliott handed out plastic bags – one for trash and one for treasure – and sent us out onto the beach, challenging us to each pick up five pieces of trash as well as any treasures that caught our eye.


Let the treasure hunt begin!

With only 15 minutes to collect, the pressure was on...what would each of us find? What would be worthy enough to be deemed treasure? Within minutes, young explorers were piling their pails and bags full of blue and green sea glass, pottery fragments, and broken shells – I found myself so pleasantly distracted by their enthusiasm, I spent much of the 15 minutes simply watching them explore.

We came back together as a group to share our findings and were also treated to some archaeological history of the island and artifacts, courtesy of Ellen. Once we'd all shared our favorite treasures (all very different!), Elliott tasked us with making mosaics with our finds.

Jactyne, age 4, of Dorchester, created this heart with a castle inside.  This was her first trip to Spectacle Island with her mother and sisters. Jactyne told me that her favorite treasure was a blue mussel shell, "because it's blue!"

Elijah, of Mattapan, contributed both this treasure, a shoe sole, and a feather to our abstract mosaic - his finds completed our effort!

Katherine, of Quincy, filled her pail (to the brim!) with shells and also found a set of dentures, with which she made a sea turtle.
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines treasure as “something of great worth or value” - In addition to the Sea Glass Explorer Certifications our group received (see below!), we take home stories to share about the people we met, pictures of sea glass (or dentures!) that we found, and overall, the memory of enjoying being outside and on Boston Harbor. Certified Sea Glass Explorer! It's official! Thank you to all of those who made it out to Spectacle Island with us – you truly made it a treasure of a day! Until next time,  Megan

Megan Rawson

Development Intern

Save the Harbor / Save the Bay

AWESOME STAFF DAY !

Hello Explorers,

Two days ago we had our ''Annual Staff Day'', that was incredibly awesome...
My Staff and I cruised all over All Access boat , while socking up the hot sticky sun.
Looking at the lovely water i saw a lot of interesting things in the water that caught my attention at the moment for example; waves and couple of fish that looked cool to me. hehe ...

We finally got there to Spectacle Island , yay ! I was so excited even though it didn't seem like it to others. I finally went walking on the beach , and it totally helped me feel at peace and i started looking at the water and the rocks. I'm weird , i know but i love rocks and there texture and color. I sat down and put my head phones on and started listening to nice soft music :)

 Unfortunately I'm disappointed  that i did not take any pictures at all at Spectacle Island but if i did , it would have been the best pictures ever !! So I'm pretty bummed over that.
We headed back to Bruce and Patty's fantastic boat to enjoy some delicious food , that they took there time and prepared for us, that i am Thankful for.

However, did i mention how fun and delicious it was... Well believe it, it was the best !
I could not get enough of the '' hot dogs and chips'' even though its was plain meal, well to me it was delicious.

 Then we hiked up the hill to play a game of capture the flag that unfortunately was too short to find a winner. It was a nice day to sit back and relax with my group.

- Ana Munoz

Feeling a bit Fishy !!

Wow, what another fun day at Spectacle Island ! I had so much fun with my groups today. The children were so unique in their own ways and all had very fun personalities. I enjoyed finding sea glass and  marbles with my group today !!

 Here's a beautiful marble I found !

I also went fishing with my group and they were awesome and very cooperative. One of the rangers taught a camper how to fish ! Here take a look.

Well I can say I had a pretty awesome week at Spectacle Island with various camp groups. I enjoyed myself and enjoyed all the campers. 

-Juelle B

Sea Shells, Sea Glass, and Spectacles

STH/STB interns, staff, and marine educators left Long Wharf to begin our journey to Spectacle and Georges Islands. Leaving behind the skyline for the water was a welcomed change of pace. Upon arrival at Spectacle Island, we learned some history of the island and its early inhabitants. The now beautiful island was once a dump between 1935 and until the 1990s. Before it was a dump, Native Americans made the island a fishing and clamming camp.  Thanks to the dirt from the Big Dig in 1992, the island has been rejuvenated to serve as a public park. 

We walked along the beach uncovering  as we went. After our walk, we took turns showing what we had collected and telling stories about their past lives. Among the findings were a rainbow of sea glass, pottery artifacts, spark plugs, and marbles. There was also a discussion of what was "trash" and what was "treasure". Some things were easy to classify, while some staffers found items to have special significance that they believed counted their "trash" as "treasure." After show and tell, we returned our "treasures" back into the sea. 

As a side note, this discussion on trash got me thinking. When I learned about the island's past life as landfill, I started thinking about the past of life of trash. At first, I wanted to clean the island of all things that weren't naturally found on beaches, but I realized their can be beauty in what was once someone else's garbage. I will definitely think more before I throw out. 

Back onto the ferry we went to travel to Georges Island, home to a Civil War fort. The island was equally beautiful as Spectacle but with much different scenery. We walked along the rocky shore to unveil green crabs hiding among the rocks. Later we ventured into the fort the learn more about its history and explore its various rooms. The most memorable experience was walking through a dark passage that was so dark you couldn't see the person ahead of you. It was a disorienting experience, and I was happy to emerge back into the fresh air, to feel the grass, and see the comforting sight of the ocean. From there, we climbed the stairs to one of the fort's highest points to look upon lighthouses in the distance as well as the town of Hull. 

The rain came in, and took us away from the island. We ran to the ferry to be returned back to the harbor in a hurry to beat the approaching storm. It turned out to be a great day for learning the history of Boston harbor and to see new sights. I hope to be going out to the islands much more throughout the summer. I would love to return to Spectacle to hike along its trails and to sunbathe. 

Catherine Simon

Summer Policy Intern 

Fun in the Fog at Spectacle Island

Last Saturday, Save theHarbor/Save the Bay took more than one hundred kids, parents, Girl Scouts, and adventure-loving residents from all parts of the Boston area to beautiful Spectacle Island (one of Boston's Harbor Islands). Luring rain threatened to dampen our trip, but it held off and instead, we explored the island amidst an ominous layer of fog.

The ferry ride aboard the Boston Seaport Boat Charter's Viking Starliner was an exciting trip as we cruised through the fog and occasionally spotted a sailboat racing in the 7th Annual Boston Harbor Islands Regatta. Captain Al's fresh donuts and hot chocolate from the snack bar made the ride that much more enjoyable!

I had heard the stories about Spectacle Island's transformation from a dump to a beautiful island of recreation filled with interesting treasures, but I was still pleasantly surprised by the volume of sea glass and pottery scattered throughout the shoreline. From glass bottle necks, to remnants of plates, to porcelain figurines, we seemed to stumble across a whole kitchen's worth of items, and then some. The kids were especially intrigued by the colorful sea glass; giggles and shrieks of excitement could be heard across the beach as they found treasures that had once been another's trash.

Aside from scouring the beach (but making sure to leave the treasures for other's to enjoy), families and kids opted to hike on the lush trails to the top of the island, test their hula-hooping skills by the beach, or have a picnic under the gazebo. A few brave souls even went for a swim!

The afternoon on the island was a pleasant escape from the city and a great chance for families to experience the spectacular Spectacle Island - which, by the way, got its name from its resemblance to a pair of spectacles before it was filled in to create a much larger island.

Fore more information about free, fun things to do on Boston Harbor, join our Boston Harbor page on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/bostonharbor.

Goodbye, Boston!

Being from California, I had never heard of a ‘clambake’ before, nor had I ever had lobster (I know, pity me!). But if that picture is any indication of how good that guy tasted, then you can be pretty sure I’ll be back for another one!

A few of us went out to Spectacle Island, where we were served delicacies of the New England type. Your regular lobster, clams, and mussels, along with some potatoes and corn. Then we passed the time by talking and watching the sunset fade behind the Boston skyline, as the skyline itself began to light up the night.

What a great way to wrap up my internship at Save the Harbor. Flying out from LA, I didn’t know exactly what to expect in terms of my duties and responsibilities, but I definitely didn’t expect to sail out to Spectacle Island to talk to kids about what they were learning so that I could go back and write up a relevant press release. Nor did I expect to do research on the history of Spectacle Island and help put together a “Treasures of Spectacle Island” pamphlet that would be used on the island as a resource to explain the abundance of sea glass and pottery, and other artifacts on the shore.

I learned a lot about what I might like to do (and not do!) over the course of the summer and from this internship. I know it will serve as a stepping stone for doing something worthwhile down the road.

Thanks to everyone at Save the Harbor and I hope to see you all very soon!

Autri

A Fish Made of Sea Glass

As Tommy and I walked toward the visitor center on Spectacle Island, we were stopped by the beautiful piece of art... on the ground! The pieces of blue, white, brown, and the occasional blue became an intricate picture of a fish - complete with a fin, tail, and eyes.

Of course, seeing no ownership, we had to sign our names at the bottom of the artwork. I later found out that this was the result of the Sea Glass Tour led by the Rangers on the Island twice a day. Many visitors would follow the assigned rangers to the beach (where it is abundant with these colorful artifacts) and collect the pieces that interested them the most. These special beach glass would then be turned into pictures of marine animals or anything related to the ocean! I'm so glad I was able to stumble upon this and can't wait to see more tomorrow!

Thi Tran

Another Week in Paradise

Hello harbor island explorers!

The past 2 weeks have been spent at the famous Spectacle Island, and it has been so so hot! Because of the heat, most of our visiting campers made the smart decision to stay in the water while we've been at Spectacle, either by walking along the shore looking for sea glass or by simply jumping right in to the waves to cool off -- including yours truly!

This past Thursday a group of campers from Paige Academy came out to the island with us, and about 10-12 of these young explorers went on a search for treasures with Mark, Candido, and myself. Paige Academy has visited Spectacle and Georges Island with us over the past years, and the kids are always enthusiastic and well-behaved. These young campers spent a good part of their day amassing a huge pile of sea glass and pottery, and even got to meet the Save the Harbor, Save the Bay President, Patty Foley!

I love working with the campers from Paige Academy, and all of our other campers, because they make me really appreciate my job. They are so excited to come to the islands, and are so happy to spend the day playing on the beach and flying kites that I am almost always in a good mood when I leave work. So a big thank you to Paige Academy, and all the other groups that come to the islands with Save the Harbor!


Until next time harbor goers,

~Carolyn

Octupuses, Sea Glass, and Waves, Oh My!

Hello harbor explorers!

The first two days on Spectacle Island for All Access Boston Harbor have been FANTASTIC! The crew (David, Thi, Deirdre, Josette, Aruna, Leon, Mark, Ahmed, and Manny) and I have been basking in the hot sun and enjoying ourselves by playing in the water.

We've also had the opportunity to teach many new campers about the Treasures of Spectacle Island. We combed the beach, looking for the most interesting pieces of sea glass and pottery. We then put all our pieces together, and played detectives: we hypothesized that some of our pieces were once bottles, plates, and tea cups! All of the campers were enthusiastic and uncovered some really intriguing pieces (all of which we left in the sand where we found it!)

The beginning of this summer is off to a great start; I can't wait to be back on the islands next
week!

~Carolyn

PS: We found an amazing sea glass masterpiece today, it may be by favorite summer 2011 picture so far!

The Treasures of Spectacle Island

Starting off as a cloudy morning, Saturday turned into a beautiful day! On Saturday, 25^th 2010 me and other friends of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay went on an adventure to Spectacle Island. We started the day off gathering around the dock where Bruce Berman, one of the original founders of Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay gave an brief speech about the trip and soon after we were off!

With the help of AC cruise lines we reached our destination in no time and all the families were off exploring! I was surprised at how much there was to do at the Island. While I was on the beach I met one family who were keeping themselves entertained by burying each other! As I walked around I met another family, The Bee’s that were enjoying running around and playing ball. It was also a perfect day to fly kites which many families were doing. It was so nice to see families and especially the kids enjoy themselves and just having fun

This was my very first time at Spectacle Island and I fell in love with it! The island is so beautiful and well maintained. After taking time to grab a quick snack from the summer shack, me and some of the Save the Harbor crew went on a hike to the top of the island. No being an avid hiker, I was worried I would not make it to the top! To my surprise the hike was not difficult but very relaxing. On the way to the top, it was fascinating to learn about the history and facts about the island. The view of the city line from the top of the island was AMAZING! Can you believe that this island was once a trash dump?

Despite only being less then a 20 minute boat ride from BostonSpectacle Island is truly a hidden gem. For those who do not know any thing about Spectacle Island here is a brief history: It is believed that Native Americans used the island for fishing starting around 600 A.D. In the 1600s Europeans used the island as a source for firewood along with making it a smallpox quarantine. In 1857 a horse rendering plant was built which was followed by a city trash incinerator that was active till 1935. The island then became a trash dumb till the 1990s. It was when the infamous big dig started that things started to change for this smelly island. The dirt that was excavated from the dig was shipped off to Spectacle Island which was used to resurface the island. With thousands of trees planted and paths created the island opened up to the public in 2006. You can find all sorts of treasures on the two beaches located on the island left over from its days of being a trash dump. I found all this information on the island from the national park service's website so check it out!

Now that it is starting to get cold I am not sure I will get out toSpectacle Island until next spring but am so thankful I had the opportunity to explore the island on what can only be described as a perfect fall day. Spectacle Island was truly captivating and I cannot wait to get a chance to explore all the Boston Harbor Islands! To find out about other great events like this check out our Boston Harbor events and activities facebook page!

-Ariel

treasures of Spectacle Island

staff day i must say was one the most memorable days. during staff day my co workers and i had a day to really just bond. staff day gave us a chance to talk and be our self off the field. during staff day we played an intense game of capture the flag. we also had a nice cookout on Bruce and Pattie's boat. after the cookout we got down to business i should say. we explored the treasures of spectacle island. we walked along the beach exploring and looking at everything we could find. we actually found some cool glass and other things i couldnt even image we would find like sea glass mables. staff day would be a day that i remember forever.

see you on the docks

~shaunae smith

Treasure Island

Hey boys and girls, I'm writing to you about our exploration of Spectacle Island on Staff Day. Our bosses Bruce and Patty brought us out to this Boston Harbor Island to have fun in the sun. After an intense game of capture the flag and a foot race with Cassie, where I destroyed her........by a lot, we all headed down to the beach. I had previous experiences beach combing but this island amazed me. There was just so much history scattered around the shore that we all became fascinated with finding the most unique object strewn on the beach. Bruce issued a challenge that were supposed to fan out and search the beach, yet, we could only carry two pieces at a time. Amongst everyone, we were able to find a wide range of interesting stuff. Due to Spectacle Island's past, it was a dump for Boston's trash for many years and it was the site of a horse rendering factory before that. It was because of this history that we found tons of sea glass, pieces of porcelain, old horse bones, parts of old sinks, perriwinkle shells with wholes punched in by moon snails, a marble, and a tiny plastic shovel. It was crazy that there is such a wide variety of interesting treasures that one can find on the beach, one just simply has to look for it.

Conor Newman

Treasures of Spectacle Island

On staff day we went on a trip to spectacle Island. When we got there, there was a little debate about what game we were going to play. We eventually settled on playing capture the flag, and it proved to be a good choice. We played to games of capture the flag, the first of which only lasted a couple of minute. The second game was a little more fun because it lasted longer and involved a bit more strategic work.

When Patty and Bruce arrived on their boat with food, we made our way quickly to the dock and had a good time. There were lots of hot dogs and steak, as well as a lot of my favorite fruits. After eating and relaxing, Bruce asked us to go on a treasure hunt along the beach. We found a lot of interesting sea glass and pottery. My favorite find was the marble, it was pretty cool, not something thats easy to come across.

~cesc

Treasures Galore!

On the first official day of the Treasures of Spectacle Island on All Access Boston Harbor, right after eating lunch and looking at the rare sea glass that was found by many visitors, such as a fully intact blue bottle, we went to the 'beach' on the right side to look for treasures! David asked one of the rangers for a book about sea glass and off we went with half the campers of the Haverhill YMCA.

The kids were so excited to find a treasure chest that they ran off in search for the chest, stumbling over their own feet. The book had many pictures and descriptions of sea glass and where they came from and how the original looked like.

As I took a picture of David surrounded by kids, who were busy looking at the bright colors shown in the book, I spotted a weird sight by David's white sneaker. It was an ORANGE peice of beach glass! I quickly swooped down and picked it up before it left my eyesight. It wasn't just a light orange, but a deep colored orange. David flipped to the page on orange sea glass, and it said that it was one of the most extremely rare of the sea glass. Orange sea glass was likely to be found in one in ten thousand. They were part of ship lanterns, milk pitchers, and streetlamps.

I also found purple, a cerulean colored one, blue, yellow; it was like a mini-rainbow in my hand!

I hope tomorrow's going to be the same as today!

Thi!

The Treasures of Spectacle Island

On August 9, we had an all staff day event. I must say it was great team building and a lot of fun. We went to the New England Aquarium to catch the ferry and it brought everyone over to Spectacles Island.

The ride was relaxing even though it was a short ride. When we got there, we sat around for at least 15 minutes trying to figure out where the boundaries were to play capture the flag. The captians Michelle, and Caroline had a hard time picking teams. I ended up with Conor, Tim, and Marc on my team, on the second round. When it was time to hide the flags, my team hid it in the white tube that was very hard to find (thats what we thought). When the game

actually started Conor was no where to be found. He hid in a ditch, on top of the hill, to protect our flag. He told my team that he needed tape to put leaves all over his body for camaflage.

The game started out rough for my team because most of us were in jail. Aruna and Marc were the fastest team mates. We were screaming for Michelle to free us, but Caroline was on her tackle mode. Meanwhile, the rest of us were standing there trying to figure out where Conor went for half of the game. When Tom caught our flag, all the sudden we see Conor jump out next to the jail and said "The game is over" How Hilarious! He started to complain about his feet because he went into thorn bushes beer foot and said he might have poison ivy. Then Thi came out bleeding on the side of her leg from trying to walk in the bushes.

After the game, everyone was up for lunch. I found it interesting that we ate on Bruce's boat. Bruce, Matt, and Patty prepared a good lunch for everyone. There were hot dogs, steak, watermelon, cookies, chips, and snaples. I had a great time on the boat. Everyone laughed and joked around. Conor was serving watermelons, and said it was 10 cents a piece. LOL! Meanwhile, Bj was stealing chips from everyones plate, and there was a big laugh about how Tim was the youngest one out of all of us. Bruce and Patty made a wonderful speech about how appreciated they were to have workers like us. Michelle, I guess, needed a moment to herself there. Tear Tear. Group pictures were taken of the moment we shared with each other. This was a fabulous way to end our lunch time.

LaToya