First thing I did this morning was hit snooze. And I think I hit it a second time, too. Eventually, I did get up, get dressed, gather my gear, and head out.
I maybe shouldn’t have hit snooze, as I got to the dining hall with about ten minutes in which to eat my breakfast. Being a fast eater comes in handy sometimes.
My early shift teammates and I were driven to the Ruby Welcome Center, and we got settled into work. The first couple of hours were very uneventful. We went over the process, and waited for buses to arrive.
Around 9 AM we finally started getting a steady stream of buses. At the same time the temperature was climbing higher and higher. I was very happy with my decision to get up earlier than I would have preferred. I was done with my shift and heading back to camp before the hottest part of the day.
I headed back to my tent, and did some laundry. I brought a dry sack to use for that purpose, and some low sudsing biodegradable camp soap. I loaded my dirty laundry in the sack, added a bit of soap and water, and closed it up. I then took the sack and rolled and flopped it around for a bit. Then I drained and refilled the bag to rinse. My tentmate had brought a collapsible drying rack, so I spread out my clothes on that and set it in the blazing sun outside our tent.
Unfortunately the blazing sun also turns the tent into an oven. I tried my best to keep cool: opened the door all the way, fanned myself with the frisbee I had gotten the previous day, took my shirt off and sat around in my sports bra. Nothing made it bearable. So I decided to go sit in the Chat-N-Chew tent, since it would at least have fans.
The forecast called for rain and thunderstorms, so I moved the drying rack inside the tent. This turned out to be a good decision, as the sky was looking ominous as I started walking, and the rain started coming down as soon as I got to the corner of the trading post. I did have my rain gear, so I made it to my destination dry.
I found myself a spot near a power strip, and settled in. I addressed some envelopes for things I want to send out from Jamboree. I browsed things on my phone. I made a few calls. The enjoyed the temperature drop brought in by the rain.
After a few hours I met up with my tentmate, and we got dinner. We hung out in the dining hall chatting for quite a while. Partly just because we could, partly because a thunderstorm with heavy rain rolled in, and we were already in the tent.
Eventually I did have to head back to my tent so I could get some sleep. I had another 5 AM start ahead of me, and couldn’t stay up all night.
Xennial Wanderer 