Jungle Camp~ Day 5

Day 5 was all about the oven. First we piled dirt underneath the steel drum and then put dirt inside the drum/oven. The tricky part is that we had to follow specific instructions on how to lay the dirt inside the oven so the heat can flow properly to cook our food:-). After we put dirt down, we started laying the clay. The clay had to go 2 inches around the entire oven, inside and out. Needless to say, it was a long and hard day, but I was so pleased to light a fire in it and see smoke come out of our pipe. As well, I re-contructed our kitchen counters so that they can be a little lower, and Patty (my roommate) started working on our pantry shelves (last picture). We got alot done and we were proud of all that we accomplished and called it a day at 7:00p.m., we started the day at 7:00A.M.!!! So we worked for 12 hours! It's quite an experience to put so much work into something and actually have a chance to test it out and live in it. Move-up day is Saturday, June 17.