After we ended our first week of Dare2Build, we decided to take Saturday off as a rest day. All of us went to the archipelago off the coast of Gothenburg. It was really convenient for us as our bus passes allowed us to take the ferry for free. We left at around 11am from our hostel. We took a decently long tram ride to the shore where we then took the ferry to the islands. The first island we went onto was relatively large, but the section we went on to was really small and there wasn’t much for us to do on the island. Since it was about lunch time, we decided to have lunch at the island as we waited for the next ferry. The place we had lunch at was a small seafood-focused restaurant. The atmosphere was really nice as we are able to look out towards the sea. I ordered fish and chips. It tasted good, but the portion was disappointingly small. I guess that’s how it like at touristy places where our choices are limited.    

 

After we finished lunch, we hopped on the ferry to arrive at the next island. This island, although not as big as the previous island that we were on, was easier for us to explore and find things to do. We explored the island, walking our way through the paths and occasionally off those paths as well. After a while, we found a nice dock where we could jump into the icy cold water. Megha, Daniel, Scott, Christian, and Ben all jumped in multiple times before I finally caved and decided to join them. The water was numbingly cold, but it felt awesome!

On a side note, I felt that that experience got me really close to nature, something I didn’t really know I missed, or needed in life. I will try to go out and explore nature more for sure.

Back to the island, after we were satisfied with jumping into the cold water, it was already pretty late in the day and we knew it was time to go back. As the temperature dropped, and our tummies got emptier and emptier, we decided to go to a cafe to wait for our ferry back. There, some of us got dinner, while the others had coffee to warm up their bodies. When the ferry came, we all hopped aboard and traveled back to our hostel. As soon as we were back, we continued on our midterm project. Most of us had a lot left to do and not much time to do it. We spent that night and most of Sunday working on that midterm. Although it was really long and strenuous, the end result, seeing the centering clamp work, was really satisfying. After a long day of doing Fusion 360, we headed to bed early knowing we have a long week ahead, and a long week it was.

We spent the entire week on site, prepping our paths, cutting logs, laying down gravel, and experimenting with prototypes. It was a very tiring week, but it was also very productive and necessary due to the short amount of time we have. Overall, Week 3 was a really long week; we did a lot of things, both fun and tedious, and I can’t wait for Week 4, the final week of iSEED.