Day out in De Kluis

Last Sunday, many of us at Sonian Explorers met at De Kluis for a fun-filled, adventurous day out. We started off by welcoming a couple more new Explorers and we began the day with a moment of reflection on the loss of our Patron, HM The Queen and did a reading. 

Then, it was time for shelter building, where we managed several shelters which held up well in the rain (thankfully)! This was followed up with an exciting tree-climbing session and a couple of games filled with friendly competition, including a fast-paced game of forest golf (!) that truly brought out our team spirit!

After that, we did a couple of pioneering projects - first, one without lashings, and second, one with lashings. To our surprise, constructing a pioneering project without the use of lashings may have proved even more challenging than doing so with lashings, as it is much more difficult to ensure that the project stands when there are no ropes holding it together. 

We certainly felt a sense of accomplishment when our projects held while our fearless leaders bravely tested them out - and no words can describe the satisfaction one experiences when one is finally allowed to topple the fruits of their work!

Finally, we worked on some fire-lighting and cooked our dinner, which everyone agreed deserved a thumbs-up.

- A Sonian Explorer