A Final Goodbye
Before setting off for their voyage home, the boys asked Peter to come and see their campsite. He would be the only one who could validate their claims. Peter kept a memoir during this time, and wrote of the site "By the time we arrived, the boys had set up a small commune." He noted several important additions to the campsite, all of which were necessary for a living...
Campsite Essentials
Peter was amazed at what the boys had accomplished. He noted in his memoirs that the boys had crafted everything. They made "a food garden, hollowed-out tree trunks to store rainwater, a gymnasium with curious weights, a badminton court, chicken pens, and a permanent fire, all from the handiwork of an old knife blade and much determination..."
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