There's NO way anyone even remembers that I didn't post the last part of this adventure but honestly it's just for me to remember my time there anyway.
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Tuesday, 19 May 2020
Last Day (Pt 6)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
There's NO way anyone even remembers that I didn't post the last part of this adventure but honestly it's just for me to remember my time there anyway.
There's NO way anyone even remembers that I didn't post the last part of this adventure but honestly it's just for me to remember my time there anyway.
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Jamboree Life (pt 5)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Well here we are, almost done this blogging adventure! This is the fifth installment of my trip, and I think it may be the second last. If you've come with me this far - holy shit, you're still here?
On the right here you'll see the entrance to Excalibur subcamp, which was where Offer Of Service stayed. The OOS subcamp comprised of Ventrurer Scouts, Rover Scouts and Scouters from all across Canada and even some people from beyond!
Offer Of Service is when someone goes to camp to volunteer and "work" camp. You get placed in a work detail which could be in food services, site services, medical services, transportation, programming, security etc. The list goes on and on, it takes a lot of volunteers to run a high scare jamboree like this. I believe there was around 700 staff at the jamboree.
Each subcamp runs with the theme of the camp, this year it was Myths and Legands. As you see here, this is the entrance to Saga subcamp and they had this amazing ship built there. Each subcamp has its own team of OOS to help organize, set up, tear down, and be there for the participants whenever needed.
I've added some photos of some of the OOS food and the food line up that was the staff feeding area. We were very well fed, but it's needed when so many of us were working very hard burning calories, I did lose about 10 lbs when I returned home.
Next up is opening ceremonies. I don't have a whole lot to say about that, it went about as normal as any opening I've ever been to in my life. They did hold back OOS, then made a joke about us being late - I'm guessing that was on purpose. We waited in line to enter the field for about 45 minutes.
On my travels I found the fuel prices a lot higher than I expected. I figured that they're closer to the source of oil that the price would be better, but boy was I wrong! When I left home I think the price was $1.08 per liter for regular fuel.
Well, I think that's about it for this one, if you're still sticking around, there will be one more to finish installment of this story that will consist of our final day in Vancouver before boarding the plane and heading home on our overnight flight.. I'm glad I'm writing this down so that I can remember it later when my memories fail me.
I'll leave you here with a picture of a deer I saw during one my shuttle shifts to Sooke, BC to and from camp. We did a last minute shuttle daily so people could visit a nearby town and access stores, transit to Victoria, and all the town had to offer. Anyway, I was astounded at how many deer we saw, they were everywhere! They'd just waltz right into town and walk up on peoples lawns and eat their gardens. To the point that deer were bordering on being local pests. I don't know if there's just so many of them or if they have nowhere else to go, but it was very strange seeing them so up close all the time.
Well here we are, almost done this blogging adventure! This is the fifth installment of my trip, and I think it may be the second last. If you've come with me this far - holy shit, you're still here?
On the right here you'll see the entrance to Excalibur subcamp, which was where Offer Of Service stayed. The OOS subcamp comprised of Ventrurer Scouts, Rover Scouts and Scouters from all across Canada and even some people from beyond!
Offer Of Service is when someone goes to camp to volunteer and "work" camp. You get placed in a work detail which could be in food services, site services, medical services, transportation, programming, security etc. The list goes on and on, it takes a lot of volunteers to run a high scare jamboree like this. I believe there was around 700 staff at the jamboree.
Each subcamp runs with the theme of the camp, this year it was Myths and Legands. As you see here, this is the entrance to Saga subcamp and they had this amazing ship built there. Each subcamp has its own team of OOS to help organize, set up, tear down, and be there for the participants whenever needed.
I've added some photos of some of the OOS food and the food line up that was the staff feeding area. We were very well fed, but it's needed when so many of us were working very hard burning calories, I did lose about 10 lbs when I returned home.
Next up is opening ceremonies. I don't have a whole lot to say about that, it went about as normal as any opening I've ever been to in my life. They did hold back OOS, then made a joke about us being late - I'm guessing that was on purpose. We waited in line to enter the field for about 45 minutes.
On my travels I found the fuel prices a lot higher than I expected. I figured that they're closer to the source of oil that the price would be better, but boy was I wrong! When I left home I think the price was $1.08 per liter for regular fuel.
Well, I think that's about it for this one, if you're still sticking around, there will be one more to finish installment of this story that will consist of our final day in Vancouver before boarding the plane and heading home on our overnight flight.. I'm glad I'm writing this down so that I can remember it later when my memories fail me.
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
VLOG - Harvesting and A SURPRISE
Today I talk about my harvest and I get surprised by something I found growing that I didn't expect.
This is a window into my life that I get to share with you my experience in urban gardening I call the Tiny Garden. In the Tiny Garden I have cucumbers, tomatoes, honeydew, green beans, kale and this year I am learning to can my produce so we can enjoy it longer and not waste as much.
Still looking for your recipes for canning salsa, pasta sauce and anything else with tomatoes.
This is a window into my life that I get to share with you my experience in urban gardening I call the Tiny Garden. In the Tiny Garden I have cucumbers, tomatoes, honeydew, green beans, kale and this year I am learning to can my produce so we can enjoy it longer and not waste as much.
Still looking for your recipes for canning salsa, pasta sauce and anything else with tomatoes.
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
On The Way To The Jamboree! (pt. 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
We spent some time up on Grouse Mountain in British Columbia as one of the activities the kids chose to do before we left the mainland.
We took a trolley up the mountain. It was basically something like a larger scale chair lift at a ski hill.
They did this lumberjack show. The fog was thick but didn't really change the show at all. Afterwards we found the beavertail truck and had lunch. I say that because our bodies were still confused on when we should be eating.
There was a birds of prey show which was pretty neat. Although we have those here too, I've never actually sat and watched one!
The view from Grouse Mountain was, well nonexistent. It was a very cloudy day and half way up the mountain we went through a layer of clouds and it stayed there pretty much all day. On our way back down Grouse Mountain we caught a glimpse of Vancouver but it was very short lived.
We met some scouts and venturers on the ferry so we all ended up sitting near each other and the kids did teenager things.
Next up life at jamboree!
We spent some time up on Grouse Mountain in British Columbia as one of the activities the kids chose to do before we left the mainland.
We took a trolley up the mountain. It was basically something like a larger scale chair lift at a ski hill.
There was a birds of prey show which was pretty neat. Although we have those here too, I've never actually sat and watched one!
The view from Grouse Mountain was, well nonexistent. It was a very cloudy day and half way up the mountain we went through a layer of clouds and it stayed there pretty much all day. On our way back down Grouse Mountain we caught a glimpse of Vancouver but it was very short lived.
Next up life at jamboree!
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