Continuing my leisurely start to the day I made my way beside the Island Hub's wonderful beach over to the cafe for a cappucino and a relaxing read of the Jamboree's very own paper.
I had only got half way down the cup when a couple of people wandered through the tables offering people a free tee shirt. I couldn't quite understand why on one else rose to the bait ... but always one for a free be! I said, Fine I'll have a tee shirt.
The one catch was that I had to spend an hour cleaning the toilets.
Reaching the toilet block it was with some sense of relief that I was allocated to a team cleaning the shower block instead. Just as well, we had all had baked beans for breakfast!
Making my way down to the Plaza and lunch with Felicity I paused at the gate to explain to friends on the gate the crossed winds method of forecasting the weather. Stand with your back to the lower wind and if the upper wind is coming from your left the weather will deteriorate over the next 10 to 12 hours, if the upper wind is coming from your right the weather will improve and if it is parallel to the lower wind the weather will stay the same.
The wispy cyrhus clowds were beautiful and prompted me to suggest that towards the end of the evening the clouds would gather and we could expect rain. I did hedge my bets a bit and suggest it might also be fine towards the end of the evening. Just as well I did, the clouds did gather and then what must have been (!!!) a weak front passed over and the skies became a beautiful red suggesting more fine weather tomorrow.
After all the flooding we have experienced in Gloucestershire recently our hearts go out with a little more understanding to those on the Jamboree from Bangladesh and South Asia who are experiencing flooding on a scale we cannot begin to imagine.
Walking on towards lunch I accompanied a guy from ? Switzerland working on the media centre who passed on some nuggets of useless information. Scottish bagpipers have been making their way round the site complete with kilts. Did you know in German a bagpipe is a Dudelsac - a kind of doodling in sound, I suppose. I liked that!
He also informed me that when the Icelandic contingent left to join the Jamboree they made history in Iceland, being the largest single group of Icelanders ever to leave their country at the same time! The day came to a close in conversation with some Faroe Islanders - I hadn't realised the Faroe Islands were linked by a couple of tunnels! A kind of North Sea / Atlantic equivalent of the Channel Tunnel. Quite some accomplishment. They could speak Faroese, Danish and English. Had the Norwegians held on to the Faroe Islands in Scandinavian wars of previous centuries they might have spoken Norwegian instead of Danish!
Lunch with Felicity was enjoyed on the terrace behind Hylands House looking at Mexicans gathering in their national costume ready for one of the may receiptions taking place in the Guest Area.
Lunch over, it was down to the Ocean Hub for another duty in the Listening Ear tent, affectionately known as the Reef. That came to an end just before 11-00 and here I am once again blogging away.
Pass the word around about the blog!
Every blessing,
Nos da,
Richard and Felicity
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Hello Richard & Felicity,
So where is the photo with the T-Shirt? We'll know where to come when Bridget is off now and we need a cleaner! Sounds like you are having a lovely time we are enjoying reading about it, Felicity seems to be on a very exciting team, what's it like driving a VIP golf buggy and a mercedes?
I will advertise the BLOG at church tomorrow and say you would appreciate comments.
Love to you both
Lorraine & Neil x
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