Dorien, Lars and their Outdoor Survival Club 'Slopend' organised a day for their families to give everybody a taste of their activities. Piet, Mary and Paula turned up at the Delft University sport grounds and spend the whole day immersed in the Slopend way-of-life. As a start Dorien and Lars gave an intro training on their obstacle run; they make it look very easy, but is it much harder than it seems! This was followed by a lesson in tying knots; Mary could teach some tricks as well. After lunch an adventure puzzle race was done, where family teams has to solve some riddles and find spots running around the Delft campus. The next activity was the making of fire in a natural way, wood was collected, and with a fire stick a small fire was started, then a larger one, and an even larger one. Nettle tea was brewed, and drunk by most of us. We all moved to a nearby boat, where dinner was being prepared. While waiting all enjoyed a beer in the sun, and some brave people had a swim in the harbour. After a good dinner Slopend hosted a pub quiz, which was a test for the Lambregts family, who claim to have good general knowledge level (with specialities in cycling and horses!). In the end we came second, but won the first prize as the winners were students without family: so Piet took home a collection of Delft beers!
It was a very enjoyable day, and we will see some of the main characters in France this summer. We also met the family of Lars, his brother Bob and his parents. And finally: as a reward Piet and Mary had some sore muscles on Monday!
Piet is trying the monkey crawl, supervised by the girls
Mary is being supervised by Dorien
Tying knots
Preparation for the adventure race
Making fire without matches
Sundowners on the boat
