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- Day 1
- Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 7:15 AM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
AustraliaPerth Airport31°56’0” S 115°57’41” E
Airport Antics
December 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
No pressure… I’ve been appointed as the Travel Team captain for one of the groups. We’re 13 in the group and they are a good bunch. Just need to keep all the kiddos from wandering off and I’llRead more
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- Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 8:06 AM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- AustraliaPerth Airport31°55’42” S 115°58’2” E
Bye Perth
December 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
New Zealand here we come! 🥳
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- Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 6:59 PM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
Tasman Sea37°30’51” S 170°47’27” E
Charter flight full of scouts
December 28, 2023, Tasman Sea ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Just a three hour flight from Brisbane to Auckland but I was out cold for most of it! Sooo knackered 😴
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- Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 5:14 PM
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- AustraliaBrisbane Airport27°24’5” S 153°6’43” E
Spot the bag
December 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
3 hour lay over at Brisbane Airport before our connection flight with over 160 Aussie Scouts on board to NZ! Full charter flight with just scouts 😂🙈
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- Day 1
- Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 5:38 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- AustraliaBrisbane Airport27°24’5” S 153°6’43” E
Bored
December 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
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- Day 2
- Friday, December 29, 2023 at 12:55 AM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
New ZealandAuckland International Airport37°0’24” S 174°47’24” E
Hello New Zealand!
December 29, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
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- Day 2
- Friday, December 29, 2023 at 3:06 AM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 60 m
- New ZealandMount Eden36°51’28” S 174°45’59” E
Bed time… More like Nap Time!
December 29, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
After arriving at our night’s accomodation at Auckland Uni at 3am it now leaves us with 3 hours to shower and sleep before a 6am wake-up 🙈
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- Day 2
- Friday, December 29, 2023 at 9:59 AM
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 40 m
- New ZealandUniversity of Auckland36°51’3” S 174°46’4” E
Contingent Photo
December 29, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Our first mission after breakfast was to make our way to the park for a contingent photograph… Majority of us were still half asleep! I jumped on board with Patrol 19 for the day and helped theRead more
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- Day 2
- Friday, December 29, 2023 at 11:39 AM
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 57 m
- New ZealandMount Hobson36°52’5” S 174°46’41” E
Timezone
December 29, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Took us forever
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- Day 2
- Friday, December 29, 2023 at 12:19 PM
- 🌧 23 °C
- Altitude: 65 m
- New ZealandMount Saint John36°52’18” S 174°46’36” E
When your Scout name is LEGO…
December 29, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
When you’re a LEGO addict and your scout name is LEGO you need to be smart about these things and “suggest” the LEGO store as part of the program for the day 😂 Really I just wanted to get myRead more
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- Day 2
- Friday, December 29, 2023 at 4:16 PM
- 🌧 23 °C
- Altitude: 52 m
- New ZealandGrafton36°51’26” S 174°46’2” E
Chaos…
December 29, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Once we got back from our day adventure I had an hour to myself which I was excited to squeeze a nap in…. I was fast asleep when suddenly the darn fire alarm went off and we had to evacuate 600+Read more
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- Day 3
- Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 10:43 AM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- New ZealandWestern Springs36°52’0” S 174°43’39” E
MOTAT
December 30, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
On the way to the Jamboree the following morning I was the appointed Coach Captain, meaning I had to brief everyone on the bus and make sure everyone was there etc. Our bus went via the Museum ofRead more
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- Day 3
- Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:57 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- New ZealandArch Hill36°52’2” S 174°43’44” E
Next Stop: Mystery Creek
December 30, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Finally time to head to Mystery Creek Events Centre. 2 hour bus ride means 2 hour nap time…
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- Day 3
- Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 3:01 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 47 m
- New ZealandNihokeke Stream37°52’23” S 175°20’59” E
Jamboree 2023
December 30, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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- Day 3
- Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 8:30 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 34 m
- New ZealandNihokeke Stream37°52’17” S 175°21’9” E
Opening Parade
December 30, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Around 2800 people from over 10 different countries!
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- Day 3
- Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:02 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- New ZealandTe Maire Stream37°52’24” S 175°21’29” E
Long day done and dusted
December 30, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
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- Day 4
- Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 8:10 AM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 75 m
- New ZealandFlynn Cove37°55’50” S 175°32’30” E
Lake Karapiro
December 31, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We had an early start to the day. 6am breakfast with the bus leaving at 7:15. It was a 20min drive from the Jamboree site to the lake where we’re meeting the kids for the water activities. I’m oneRead more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 9:46 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 63 m
- New ZealandFlynn Cove37°55’47” S 175°32’32” E
SUP Activity Day 1
December 31, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
I made friends with a scout leader from a sea scout group from Auckland named Cath. She’s really lovely and been fun to hang with. Certainly helps having a “go-to” person rather than having toRead more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 1:15 PM
- 🌧 24 °C
- Altitude: 52 m
- New ZealandFlynn Cove37°55’52” S 175°32’32” E
Human Foozeball
December 31, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
We had to end the activities early today as we had a storm coming in… so once all the kids were gone we played a competitive game of human foozeball before a trip to Cambridge. Oh and the dayRead more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, December 31, 2023
- 🌧 23 °C
- Altitude: 69 m
- New ZealandLake Te Ko Utu37°53’38” S 175°28’5” E
Pub Treat
December 31, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
After a long day of setting up we swing past the pub in Cambridge on the way back to the Jamboree for a quick drink and feed… didn’t get to leave without a nosebleed tho 🙄
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- Day 5
- Monday, January 1, 2024 at 8:50 AM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 49 m
- New ZealandNihokeke Stream37°52’23” S 175°20’58” E
Happy New Year from NZ Jamboree!
January 1, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Happy New Year from NZ!
I was way too knackered last night to stay up for the party so early night for me! But today is a free day at least to explore the Jamboree site so Clare and I are on andRead more
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- Day 5
- Monday, January 1, 2024 at 12:33 PM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 54 m
- New ZealandNihokeke Stream37°52’23” S 175°20’54” E
Geocaching!
January 1, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
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- Day 5
- Monday, January 1, 2024 at 3:11 PM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- New ZealandNihokeke Stream37°52’17” S 175°21’7” E
Name the flags
January 1, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Clare and I took on the challenge of learning and memorising all 32 flags then naming them so we could get a special Jamboree badge! We succeeded! 😎
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- Day 5
- Monday, January 1, 2024 at 4:14 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- New ZealandNihokeke Stream37°52’19” S 175°21’7” E
Scavenger Hunt
January 1, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Clare and I took on a scavenger hunt today which took us all around the camp!
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- Day 6
- Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 7:16 AM
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 54 m
- New ZealandFlynn Cove37°55’44” S 175°32’34” E
Some skills I’ve learnt…. 😂
January 2, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C