The Final Countdown

The countdown has started .... Two weeks today I'm outta here on a jet plane :)

So I escape the World Cup Final (yippee), the world cup was annoying me before it even the first match had been played and the final straw was last night when I found a shop I wished to make a purchase in had shut early ... why?

Mind you I'm somewhat busier than I thought I would be for the run up to camp, due to the recent events. But its been nice to spend the good part of my day out the office in the sunshine (although the heat was a bit much at times) getting to know the shoreline of the island which I'm now looking after. So lots of work to estimate and get sorted so that it ticks over during my three week escape.

Mind you this weekend a test pack is planed to see if 1No. 65ltr (I think it could actually be 55ltr) travel rucksack fits 1No. value tent, a summer sleeping bag, a ultralite thermarest and clothing for at least 10 days ('cos then I can have a mass clothes washing session for certain) and all the session programme bits I need into it and still stay under the 20kg limit. I did 3weeks in NZ (minus any camping gear) and still flew back under 20kg. The vacuum travel sacks will no doubt be in operation, if not on the way out certainly the way back, but I have another 10kg for shopping due to an upgrade (mum & dad's xmas pressie!). If the bag can't take the volume it'll be a change to the walking rucksack (the Lowe (90ltr max)), if dodgy weightwise I'm going to don the uniform & necker and smile ... it often works (nay we were told to do it in NZ!).

Things for the weekend (and next):
Write up worksheet for the bridge building ... and get sister to translate into Quebecois French ('cos she can and it goes with the Canadian bi-lingual thing) for the reverse.
Make signpost sign (to go up at camp).
Write list of all the camp blanket badges I have so not too many duplicates occur (that's going to be a long list) at GM06.
Tidy Flat
Make a card with a 'Tropical Paradise' theme (the light relief in the form of a virtual stamping event ... although I don't think mine will have any rubber stamping on ....)
Gather paperwork into 1 place for transportation and forward to hotmail account for 'in case of emergency printing'.
Work out what to do in my 'Guiding in the UK' session ... hmm Brownies are helping with that on Tuesday!
Sort out a best mate's b'day pressie with his wife.. and maybe see them!

... then I came home to find the County Commissioner had tried to get hold of me .... not to worry, is wasn't about my DC hat, but some advice with my professional hat on (and it seems I might be having words with the Campsite committee following her heavy hint to ask people in their area with knowledge in the area of construction .... but then she has the same concerns about the whole project as me).