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It’s all gone very,very quiet…
It’s the day after the day after & I feel like I’ve been run over by a bus… What an amazing experience & what a great bunch of people to share it all with – it all passed so quickly – it’s all a blur at present. It’s a good job I kept some sort of … Continue reading
So what’s next?
Yesterday was a strange day- happy to be home but gutted the jamboree is over. A huge thanks to everyone that has been involved in making the jamboree happen, as well as to the 39 others that I shared this awesome experience with. Remember everyone- you’ll never experience a WSJ as a participant again but … Continue reading
Some quiet reflection
2 years ago the Jamboree was but a twinkling in my eye. As a cub leader I knew that there were other older sections out there but they were pretty alien to me. For 2 years we’ve worked our socks off to fund raise the money we needed, thrown in some social events and got … Continue reading
Jamboree – been there, done that, just washing the t-shirt
Last night I went home to 4 walls, a roof that doesn’t leak and didn’t have to sleep on the floor. After a pleasant 10 hour sleept (trust me, I could have managed more!) I awoke naturally – no 7.30am whistle alarm to get me up! Having enjoyed a delicious Chinese takeaway last night, I … Continue reading
POLAND
So jamboree is done and dusted!!! The closing ceremony was great despite the rain, with a speech by the king, fireworks and a Europe set. Everyone pitched in to clear up our camp and get the tents down (in the rain ) and most managed to get an alright nights sleep on the overnight ferry. … Continue reading
“Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag”
Or should that be having trouble packing up your old kit bag? So today we started packing down our camp – with the gateway and flag down I am going to struggle to navigate back to our site……. There’s a strange buzz in the air – sadness in saying goodbye to all the friends we’ve … Continue reading
Thank fika it’s Friday
So I’ve decided that sleep can be easily replaced by sugar (chocolate balls yum yum) and am currently over in adult town having fika. Katy and I enjoyed the leaders’ Finnish sauna earlier in the week which was incredibly hot-over 70 degrees Centigrade- and we all had a great time at the cultural festival day … Continue reading
“Sun is shining and the weather is hot”
Finally we’re all back from our various camp in camps and have swapped stories – sounds like everyone had a good time and international relations remain strong! I think that everyone in Patrol 4 has the basic grasp of my name and surname now having spent a full day with me……There are too many people … Continue reading
“It’s raining again”
What a fantastic time we’re having despite the constant rain! Last night Patrol D “Can’t touch this” joined scouts from Belgium, Japan and Taiwan at the Taiwanese camp, sampling curry, noodles and the Taiwanese classic – burgers! After mingling with our hosts and the other countries we stepped outside for a good old sing song … Continue reading
Rainy days and fundays
So I spoke too soon… After yesterday’s glorious sun the rain is back!!! Our camp is fully built though and looks amazing, particularly the gate (Matt if you read this can I upload photos from my iPhone?!) Thirteen members took part in the flag ceremony last night, which was a great honour. The opening ceremony … Continue reading
Wonderful wonderful copenhagen
So, it has finally stopped raining and I’ve got my sunglasses out!! We have had a great couple of days and will be pleased to get to Sweden tomorrow for a rest! (not sure it works like that but oh well…) The beach party on our arrival was made BETTER by the howling wind and … Continue reading
Twiddling my thumbs
The good news is that my digital luggage scales didn’t laugh at me when I attached the cargo bag. (There was a mercy dash this afternoon when I’d smugly packed and then nearly broke my back trying to pick it up – you get the picture……) and for not the first time I offered a … Continue reading
4 days & counting…yikes!
Only four days to go! Seems a long time since September 2009 when I got selected for Sweden – what a journey – but a fun & immensely rewarding one. Just a few more pairs of unit trousers to sort (what a saga that was!), a couple of late nights at work & oh yes … Continue reading