Monthly Archives: July 2010

Friday we ALL got up at 5:15 to participate in the 5K event. Because of that we gave the patrols as much time as they wanted / needed to fix and clean up from breakfast.  We finally got them to … Continue reading →

So I started losing my voice because of dust and other reasons. I thought Thursday would be a good day to go off by myself. The mysterium compass has a vestibule called the mysterium vault which has scouting memorabilia. It … Continue reading →

So one of Dan’s key jobs is to periodically say to me “It’ll all be fine!” Breakfast was chaotic and we were almost late for our special bus to Mysterium Compass but 21 guys made it to the event. This … Continue reading →

Apologies to readers kind enough to leave comments;  apparently my phone won’t connect properly to the comment approval part of the site. I don’t have a way to solve this unless I find a laptop and a connection.

During a rain delay our Trini friends entertain with an impromptu rap battle.

21 guys managed to get breakfast and out in time to meet the 8:00 bus for Mysterium Compass! Way to hustle!

The opening Jamboree show was a morning event; which necessitated a wake up before sunrise. Breakfast was supposed to be grab-and-go but they issued us cereal and milk which begged for cleanup!  We scarfed down food and dressed in Class … Continue reading →

Just a few of the photos I remembered to take with my phone. The guys in the blue uniforms are our guests from Trinidad. Yes, Dan and I shot shotguns and rode BMX bikes!

We really started to hit our stride today. Although we had one trio of Scouts miss dinner by a wide margin they got back safely and endured the lecture with proper attitude.  This served as a lesson to all about … Continue reading →

As the first guys came back to the site after their foray into Jamboreeland the reports are positive! “I saw French Scouts! “ “I traded for a rare ghost OA flap!” “We earned this cool Leave No Trace thing! Good … Continue reading →