31 07 07

As usual the day starts early ... Too early for me but there you go. Note to friends at work: I am NOT getting used to this so don't expect any miracles on my return ;-) Down at the 'Roundabout Bus Stop I have to check all the IST getting on the busses for wrist bands. The reason for the wristbands is lots of people are getting the bus to Splash! 'cos they think it's a free day out - it's not, and we only have just enough seats for the 150 IST staff. Not good when 200 extra people turn up for a jolly. So having got the right staff on the right bus at 7.30am I walk the 15 mins across site to the Main Bus Stop. This is where 99% of arrivals and departures are done. It is essentially a long straight drive-way into the parkland along which about 20 coaches at a time can stop to load. Here we have literally 1000's of Scouts all going off to up to 3 different locations. This is where people have to to become carefully hearded 'sheep'. I say this with no offence meant - sorting 2000+ departures to Splash/Gillwell on a strip of grass barely 20yds wide is erm... Interesting. Once we eventually got to site there were not many jobs on, apart from put up 6 flag poles for the offsite teams sunrise ceremony.