Ship Logs and Hardtack

These are some photos from our study of explorers. The children had to "learn the ropes" of being a limey (a sailor for those that aren't sea savvy)! They drank beer (apple juice with powdered vitamin C added), ate hardtack (dry biscuits), salthorse (jerky), limeys (straight lime juice - talk about puckering!) and dried fruit.

They also had to learn how to tie different types of knots and know the reasons behind the knot. They handmade their own ship logs by dipping crumpled paper into a coffee bath, sun drying it and having to hand-sew the binding. It has been great fun! They love writing in their logs using the vocabulary they have learned of the late 16th century. If you click on the pictures, you can actually read some of their log entries. Enjoy!