Blog 4

My group went to Ross Bay Cemetery, a beautiful park-like area right on the sea.  I had never been before, and it was a lovely sunny day when we went! When our group got there we were leaning towards recording and analyzing the war graves.  The first group of war graves that we encountered were, however, less than informational.  A last name and the date of death was all the information that was available to us.  Upon realizing this was not going to work for us, we wandered around the park for a good 45 minutes before finally deciding on another topic: mausoleums.  They were large, and easy to spot out, a total of 13.  Mausoleums have always sort of given me a chill uncomfortable feeling, and peering into them through the iron gates was not exactly what one would call a comforting act.  We spent a solid hour recording data in close to freezing temperatures: the sun being deceitful, our fingers and toes soon became very chilly.  We found that it was unnecessary for all of us to record the same information on multiple notepads, so only one person did.  On the plaques that were closer to the front of the mausoleums I took photos, and we recorded the information later, with a warm cup of tea.  It was for the most part enjoyable, and we did have a fun time.  However, if I was to do it again I would bring mittens and a scarf.