Today was the last “full” day of
the Jamboree, where the activity centers would be open all day, so we
once again, encouraged all the boys to “get out there” and have
some fun.
As for myself, one of the things I
really wanted to do at the Jamboree was to try out the mountain
biking trails. After breakfast, I headed out to the Summit Center. My
plan was to ride the trails there first, and then head over to the
“Low Gear” activity center to try out the trails over there.
After riding the three courses at the
Summit Center, the introductory course, the green trail and then the
blue trail, I set out for the Low Gear activity center. It was a
fairly easy hike on mostly flat ground, unlike the hike to The
Barrels on the previous day. When I arrived at Low Gear, there was a
pretty long line, and I decided that I didn't want to wait in the
line by myself.
At this point, I decided to just walk
around and check out some of the other activity areas that I hadn't
seen before. I walked from Low Gear to “The Rocks”, the center
for rock climbing, bouldering and rappelling. Unfortunately, I wasn't
able to see the walls, as they were beyond a curve in the road, and
only participants were allowed to go beyond the curve.
From there, I walked back towards the
Summit Center, with no particular plan in mind. On the way, I passed
the kaying area. A staff member said to come down to the lake and do
some kaying … there's no wait!!! I thought to myself … why not? I
spent about an hour floating around in the kayak, talking with the
kayaking “guide” assigned to the group I was with and an adult
staff member who also had decided to take a little break floating on
the lake. As we floated around, Scouts were “flying” over our
heads, hooting and hollering, on the Big Zip towards the landing
zone.
After leaving the kayak area, I decided
to walk to base camp “D”. I was really hoping to trade one of my
patch sets, and based on what I had learned about patch trading from
some of the boys, it was best to take your patches to an area far
from your own base camp, so that your patches would be in “greater
demand”, and you could make better trades. I tried unsuccessfully
to trade my patch set a couple of times, and then it was time to head
back to my camp for dinner.
I had done a LOT of walking today, and
I was really tired. After dinner, there was a stage show at our base
camp. Some of the boys went over to check it out, while others once
again, engaged in patch trading, frisbee, etc.
It had been a long day for me, so I
just hung out and relaxed.
The weather forecast for tomorrow was
calling for heavy rain throughout much of the day. The Closing Show
was also scheduled for tomorrow night. It was shaping up to be an
interesting day!
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