Egypt Island Trip No.6 Jan. 17, 2011

Yes, we are Egyptians, we also work in the dead of winter.



The red box, with all of our supplies




So, this trip was FREEZING!!!! There was even snow on the ground! We, after I gave the grand tour, first checked up on all the usual things, re glossed the seats, checked the monument, checked supplies, the usual.Unfortunately, there are deer that think it is funny to come to our island and knock our monuments over. Yeah, the white monument was knocked over. Also, the rain, snow, and constant freezing, had worn away the mud brick and rock base. So, we decided that we have to make a different base. The base still has to be rather tall so that we can see the monument from the home dock. The base also has to be tall because when the water comes up, around May, the monument won't be under water and destroyed.



The throne in the mud.

 

The rising water was also the cause of what we did for the rest of the time. The Pharaoh selected a throne for him to sit upon during his time on the island. The throne is massive, heavy,and can not be destroyed! The perfect spot for Pharaoh's throne is the south side!..... But the problem is, it is on the west side, REALLY FAR AWAY from its final destination. Another problem is that we have to move the throne before the water rises so that it won't be under water, and so that the Pharaoh can sit on it. Remember when I said the throne was heavy? Yeah. I wasn't kidding. We, me, Kelli, and Gemma, needed to move the throne, but the problem was, the throne was sooo heavy that it kept on sinking in the dirt. We were going no where with it. But then, Pharaoh had an innovative plan! They would make a road from rocks, pull the throne onto the road, and then drag the throne on the road all the way to the south side. First though, we had to move the rock from the dirt onto road. It sounds completely simple, but not so much. We couldn't even lift the rock.



The woring plan!



Eventually we got the rock on the road and the plan worked! Well, it did, but this plan needed efficient labor. There were only 3 people, 1 was strong, and the other 2 were weaklings. We pulled the throne the length of the road, about 10 feet, and then had to pick up all the rocks and move them to form the new road. Too bad that some laborers could barely lift the road rocks.... So we repeated this throne moving process about 5 times, and by the end we were all exhausted and had moved the throne fro start to finish, only about 60-75 feet. We stopped at a hard place, when we resume we next have to go up a hill. Yay, the hill will save it from the waters, but it will be so very hard to scale! Well, we can do anything because we are Egyptians. We went back to the lake house, had some soup, and watched the Mummy! What a great day! We will definitely resume work when it is warmer!

Pulling in the mud, to no avail.

The Road!!!

The end of the track.

Hard workers!

Resting and carving the throne.