After dinner me and PJ went down to the IST stage there was a folk band with violin, accordion, clarinet seemed very civil until they started VERY hard rock folk music! Fantastic!!! Then ended up in the Czech tent to meet some new friends then off to the Irish tent for some great sing a …
Month: July 2011
Well not quite maybe another day in a muddy field in Sweden. Late shift today so had time for breakfast and a shower. Dodged the rain showers and after lunch headed fir work. Today’s task was to get all the contingents to sign contracts for the equipment they have borrowed from the Jamboree interestingly only …
Ended up in the Austrian Coffee House with Nutt, PJ and Rich chatting eating apple strudle and drinking alcohol free beer (there’s a oxy moron if ever I knew one!) Joined by the Gloucestershire leaders good to see them taking some time out.
Up to start shift at 8 this morning no rain during the night but plenty during the day. Jobs this morning included allocating tables to all the contingents these should have arrived 3 days ago but hey it is Jamboree time. The Germans wanted some wood chippings to soak up the mud outside their contingent …
Set off for the main arena with PJ and Nutt at 8:30 after a 20 min walk we were greeted by the sight of 40,000 Scouts sat ready in the natural amphitheatre for the opening ceremony. We started with a very poignant minute of silence for the fallen in Norway, 40,000 people from 156 countries …
Had the day off today after the 12 hours on the bike yesterday it was good. Woke up to rain so didn’t get up until 10. Missed breakfast so went and saw the contingent for a welcome cup of tea. Had dinner in the food hall see the earlier post today, the restaurant is massive …
Lunch in Europe’s biggest restaurant! Bollagnase, rice and cabbage.
Woken up by Nutts ‘Top Gun’ theme tune alarm clock at 6 he had an early shift even if we didn’t. Got up a d had brekkie then off for a shower. The ladies shower has been bust for 2 days so we take it in turns to use the same block 1 hour each. …
Woken up by Nutts ‘Top Gun’ theme tune alarm clock at 6 he had an early shift even if we didn’t. Got up a d had brekkie then off for a shower. The ladies shower has been bust for 2 days so we take it in turns to use the same block 1 hour each. …
Up early today at 6:30 ready to go to IST training in the contingent management tent. Sounds like we will be helping solve the problems that each of the 100+ countries may come across. After a brief introduction went and met the guys I’ll be working with, should be 6 in my patrol but so …