Eggs, timber and showers (Thursday).

Today was uncharted territory for all of us, even Steve, as we began work on the ring beam. It was slow going to start with until local builders Mark and Vincent showed people a few tricks. After that work went quickly and the ring beam was finished by the end of the day. However, we weren't on the building site today as it was our turn on catering duty. This meant an early start and hard work but also plenty of entertainment courtesy of Phil's counting (60 eggs to make egg mayo for 40 people), Tom ripping his shorts by chopping wood while dancing to One Direction and, finally, Tom (again) showering himself by emptying the washing up water. All in all, a long day but a productive and entertaining one for everyone.

Andy Jarvis