Author: Alastair

So our adventure was coming to an end and another early start at 5:30 meant we were up and packing ready to leave at 7:30, having said goodbye to Canadian Chris and leaving our Jamboree tents behind as a gift to the 1st Stroud Scout Group. We crossed the border back into the US and… Continue reading Day 20 & 21 – Homeward Bound

Up for a quick breakfast and we waited for Joe to pick us up at 8 as we were heading to Niagara Falls for the day. Once we arrived after a 2 1/2 hour journey me and Chris went to buy tickets for the behind the falls tour and a boat trip. First stop was… Continue reading Day 19 – Niagara Falls

A more relaxed start to the day as due to Joe’s hours (our driver) we could use the coach until gone 11. Not a worry as we cooked up a breakfast and all the Explorers chilled out. We set off and arrived at the town of Midland around 1ish, eat our packed lunches and had… Continue reading Day 18 – Georgian Bay

Up at 6:30 to pack ready for the long journey up to Canada and grab some breakfast. The coach was due to pick us up at 8:30 but didn’t arrive until 9:30 but we were finally on our way. Not long into the journey we stopped on the side of the road as the mirror… Continue reading Day 17 – The Wheels on the Bus….

A later morning with breakfast at 8:30 before another trek a cross the campus to get a bus to the baseball. We arrived and walked into the stadium to get a free hat and then to get a Hot Dog Lunch. We listened to the Nation anthems before taking our seats. There was some great… Continue reading Day 16 – Baseball

Woken up by Chris banging on my door, he suggested I go and grab breakfast but I must have fallen back asleep as 30 minutes later he was there again and it was me to go. We all met outside then set off on the 30 minute walk to the local Metro station. The Explorers… Continue reading Day 15 – Exploring Washington DC

So we were up at 5am as we had to completely clear site and we were due to leave at 7:45. Chris and Gareth had already cleared a lot of the site and taken some tents down yesterday whilst the rest of us had gone to the UK. The Explorers had spent the night 4… Continue reading Day 14 – Goodbye Jamboree, Hello Washington

So today was our last day at the Jamboree, after breakfast we sent the Explorers off to do any last minute activities they wanted and we started to tidy up and pack away camp. We had agreed to meet them all for lunch at one of the food outlets so made our way across site,… Continue reading Day 13 – Closing Ceremony