Tuesday afternoon the groups began taking down their camps. They started with the gateways and then moved on to the tents and kitchens. (The covered awnings, tables and chairs were rented from a local company.) I felt guilty sitting in my chair and watching the huge effort. The reality of how many kids know how to work and those who just don't know how or want to lift a finger to help really sets in at this point.
Parents need to thank and rethank the Scoutmasters for their huge efforts and great sacrifices to make this all happen!!
The boys will not come home and say they had a "fun" time every minute.
Remember that the entire three weeks was an "experience" they will reflect on for years to come. The events included highs and lows for everyone. The entire trip is truly a metaphor of life. Your son will have learned many life skills that will give him confidence to face the future. Tell him you are proud of his great accomplishment.
Thanks for sharing your son with the Scout people.
The boys all repacked their bags and then had a slumber? party under the awnings. When we left about 7:00 pm they had a long ways to go and I was glad to be out of there. It was a huge mass of chaos as you can see from the pictures of each group. (Surprise, it rained in the night, so it will be interesting to see how well they did.)
Monty arose early to meet the trucks at 5:30 a.m. to go and load all of the equipment. The buses will follow and then the group will be off to Kings Dominion amusement and water park for the day.
I have included the four remaining gateways from earlier this week. I also took a picture of the Post Office where I spent a lot of time waiting to have my mail stamped with the official Jamboree cancellation stamps. (OK, I will have to admit that they had a great Women's bathroom, a cold drinking fountain along with a really friendly crowd.) The boxes in the center of the room were part of the Jamboree lost and found.
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