Today everyone in 5A got to experience life aboard the Golden Hinde II, which is a full-sized reconstruction of the ship Sir Francis Drake used to circumnavigate the globe between 1577-80. After going through the rather harsh rules and punishments (which  included having your tongue pierced with a nail!) we all got to explore the decks of the ship. We learnt about the ship’s journeys and life aboard. After raising the anchor together, we also learnt about the surgeon’s job aboard the ship. One of our officers even had his leg cut off! Luckily it appeared to have grown back by the time we left the ship…