21st World Scout Jamboree 2007
Day Five
The opening ceremony yesterday left me staggered I didn’t cry as some did but over the afternoon the scale of what we are involved in began to sink in.
It rained last night so the mud was bad again this morning, our little beach on the island hub was completly flooded out.
The facilites tent was as always a muddy mess and some new wood chips where put down behind the desks. One of our e-pay machines also broke after filling with rainwater so a few people couldnt get mobile top ups. However the sun is shining and all is good except that it’s laundry drop off day and we are about to be overrun.
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Day Three
The rest of the world arrived today and tonight there are 40000 people under canvas in Hylands Park. Tonight was as always a party in the adult subcamp and we were busy all night in the facilites tent. After finishing at 10.30 we headed to the hub to join the fun.
Day Two
UK Contigent Arrive!
Today the Explorer scouts and unit leaders from the UK arrived, so it rained and then it rained some more. The view is from the facilities tent where I work looking across the island hub during some of the really heavy rain. In the morning the rest of the world starts to arrive here in Hylands Park.
Day One
Arrival and checkin was quite unstresful, I was greeted by a mad Scot complete with kilt and am a proud owner of an IST necker which is lurid to say the least.
I foolishly vollentered to help in the canteen and ended working a 6 hour shift restocking serverys good fun and people but hard and hot work.
The queue for breakfast this morning went from the canteen to the toilet block which is about 600 metres and it took around 30 mins to get served plus time to get a cuppa. Right now my training at the canteen has been delayed as they are still serving breakfast.
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