Sixth Day of Jamboree
We started out later than usual with a 0700 wakeup call. Sir Link thought that it would be a good idea to delay the wakeup so that the scouts would get more sleep. We had a breakfast of French toast and bacon. Everyone split up and went to finish their Activities Rocker. There has been lots of music and voices playing from the direction of the arena. Andrew, Sean, and I went to check it out. We got there and found out that the crew was going through a full running order of the acts. We came back to camp at 1630 for dinner. It is 1526 now and so I do not know what will happen at the arena show and I cannot post later tonight so I will just leave you with what has happened so far today and you can check in tomorrow afternoon for the update of what happened at the show. I do know that Alex Boyé and Switchfoot will be there, along with many other acts. My mother told me about a live streaming of the show that will be going on. I don’t know if she found this out because Sir Link emailed her or because she found it through research but I suggest contacting her if you do not know about the streaming because this show will be HUGE. I will upload a video of the show on Tuesday for you to see.
I just thought I would share this article that was sent to me
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/27/obama-missing-historic-boy-scout-jamboree-fundraisers-view-taping/
-Creighton Penido
Fifth Day of Jamboree (Hump Day)
Fifth Day of Jamboree
We started out early today with a wakeup at 0530. I learned an important lesson this morning. I learned that I should start early when I wake people up because it takes about ten minutes to wake up the whole camp. We lined up at about 0545 and started our 5K run. Afterwards, we ate some breakfast and headed off to finish our Outback Rocker. The weather was not too hot today but it did get into the high 80’s during the day. Blake Kunitake’s family came on the base and hung out with him for the day. We got back to camp for dinner and found out that we had received two large cakes for Blake’s birthday. We sung happy birthday to him and a few other scouts whose birthdays are soon. I got the idea to do video messages to parents and post them to the blog. Watch out for them soon. By the way, you might be wondering what Hump Day is. It’s what we call the day that marks the half way point of the campout. After Hump Day, we have gotten over the “hump” and are on the home stretch of the campout.
-Creighton Penido
Fourth Day of Jamboree
Today, we started a bit later. I had a discussion with Sir Link and we agreed that since all the activities don’t open until 0900, we should delay the wakeups until 0630. Some of the kids woke up in a rush and came running to me when I was outside my tent asking if they woke up late. It was kind of reassuring that some of the scouts woke up and got up on their own. We went off to work on our Outback Rocker. Some of the scouts were not yet done with their Action Center Rocker. Around noon, it started thundering and a downpour started. Many scouts tried to get to cover and get back to camp. Andrew, Jordan, David, and I jumped on the yellow bus and were on our way back. There were so many people there that we had to stand in the isle of the bus. When we got back to camp, we found out that the big canopies that are over our eating areas had blown over and were in the next campsite over. We heard over the loudspeakers that the storm was just ten miles away. We fixed the rain canopies and hung out everything to dry. We got everything ready to go for the next wave and bunkered down. After the storm was over, we went out and showered and got ready for bed.
-Creighton Penido
Third Day of Jamboree
First of all, I apologize for the lack of pictures on the site. We have limited places to charge the laptop and so we try to use it sparingly. Drew and I have been using the iPad to write and post all of the blog posts so far. Mrs. Burton, yes, we have been receiving the mail. All four patrols thank you for the cookies. The jamboree has been really fun so far. Most of the scouts have earned their first rocker (see picture).
The days have been very hot. Today the temperature hit 96 degrees and it was a Category 5 Black heat index. When we arrived at camp, we received a card that showed the different heat levels and how much water we should drink for each level. White is the least severe followed by white, green, yellow, red, and lastly black. The recommendation for a Category 5 Black heat index is to drink a quart of water per hour. There is an AT&T building where many scouts go to use the phones and computers to call and email home. There are also TVs with Direct TV and many of the boys hang out in there during lunch to re visit civilization.
-Creighton Penido
Second Day of Jamboree
Today, we started at a normal 0600 but for the first time we weren’t in a hotel. We were dismissed and we went straight to completing our first rocker. We did activities such as rappelling, BMX, shotgun shooting, rifle shooting, and other things. We had dinner and then went out and traded patches. We went to sleep at 2200.
“Hi Grandma! Love, Shane” – Shane Miller
“Patch trading is addicting and dangerous.” – Tyler Greenup
“Hi Mom and Dad. I am having a great time, Love you.” – Milan Mosse
“Mom and Dad, I love you. Ps. Dad, sorry about USC.” – Liam Riley
“Mom, you were right, patch trading is addicting.” – Sean Buckley
-Creighton Penido
First day of jamboree
We started today at 0600 and had breakfast on the third floor. We departed at 0800 and went to Mount Vernon. We toured Washington’s house and saw the beautiful scenery. We got back on the bus and headed over to the Old Country Buffet. After lunch, we drove to Fort AP Hill. Once we arrived, an MP boarded our bus and checked out all the people. A guide came on the bus and guided us to sub camp 8. We unloaded the bus and waited for the Orange County bus and truck to come with our stuff. We waited for two hours and they had still not finished so we had dinner. We got done with dinner and they were still not done with unloading. We waited for another hour and decided to just take the truck and unload our stuff first. We got all of our things unloaded for all 3 troops in 58 minutes.
-Creighton Penido
