June 24: Onrust Community Service

So today we went to do community service, yet again. This community service was much different than the last one, we were on a boat! This boat was a remake of the Onrust, a Dutch Ship from 1614. This year is the 400th anniversary of the boat. When we first arrived, the weather did not look like it was going to cooperate. It was really cloudy and rainy all morning, though when we got there, it wasn't that bad. There was a lot of work to be done on the boat and we got right to work.

Onrust

 Before I get into how the cleaning went, I would just like to mention that we have been here before, when we visited the lock in Waterford. Deja-Vu. I love the view from here which is why I took a picture :).

Bridge near Lock #2

 Now back to the cleaning. Me and Katie cleaned downstairs on the boat. They had just returned from a voyage to New Jersey. The picture below shows the after. Before we cleaned there was just a lot of stuff everywhere. We just straightened up, we didn't really know what to do with anything, so we just kind of did it. I thought this boat was soo cool. Though the original boat did not have a kitchen and bathroom, OSHA regulations make them have a bathroom and the kitchen was a nice touch. It was made out of 400 year old white oak. This white oak is the least water resistant and that is good for the boat.

Downstairs after it was cleaned

 When we were finished downstairs, we went upstairs. We helped Gretta move totes onto the boat, then Katie helped oil the deck. I wish I could have helped, but because of my knee, I couldn't. I found it very rude that someone who didn't help at all with the community service had the nerve to say to me "Are you gunna help, or are you just gunna sit there". The fact that I helped with what I could shows that I did my part. I could not kneel on my knee because of my brace and the fact that my knee hurt. Anyway, other than that itty bitty piece of negativity, we had a really good day. This was the only activity we did today, so I was home by 2 :).

Working Hard