Village 11: Day 9

We began our day with a few songs, but everyone was eager to get to work on their land, house plans, cardboard models, and jobs. We realized that we don't have any form of currency or barter, so everyone is aware that there will be no money until we sort that out. So far it hasn't been a problem, but a few of us are actually ready to begin house construction on Monday. I hope we can sort it out then! Mr. PeepT reminded us this morning that he is the king. After this announcement, we learned that a cacophony is the opposite of mellifluous! It sounded like a few peeps want to talk about democracy.

All of the homesteaders met up together for lunch and swimming, the sun even came out for a bit while we were at the pond. There was talk at morning meeting of a mystery activity in the afternoon, so we walked extra fast back to camp. It turns out Jesslyn and Owen put together an amazing treasure hunt for two teams. Each team received their first clue and they were off!

After about a half an hour of homesteaders scurrying to and fro the treasures were revealed, but we weren't quite sure what we had found. It looked like a bunch of pieces for something. A few brainiacs had seen stuff like this before and they shared that we had found an ice cream maker! The commissioners put in the ingredients, ice and salt and the homesteaders took turns turning the crank and rolling the ball. We learned that milk and cream expand when frozen, much like water. We also learned that adding the salt to the ice makes it colder. Another half hour later, we had lovely, homemade vanilla ice cream!

Today we enjoyed: