A busy weekend, Appendant Orders in Bridgend on Saturday followed by a trip up to Kibblestone (Stone) for the Wolves' Banquet...
A steady trip up the motorway - and the sat nav led me nicely to the scout camp, which is where the problems started. I had noticed that the banquet was not on the main site.. but "just up the road"
Well - "just up the road" proved to be a little elusive - especially in the dark. I found "jubilee Drive" which looked quite promising - but after making my way down the long drive ( I did check first to see that it was drivable) the road plummeted down a steep hill and ended up at a house - with a van across the drive.. 47 point turn later - across the grass with risk of sliding wheels...
So, off we head back along the road - and into the village.. another lane heads up and looks promising - but ends up in the front garden of a private house - with three cars - I am not sure what they thought as I struggled to turn the Bothy in the very restricted space - petrified that I might knock a car...
Maybe there was an entrance at the lower section, through the council estate, and into the lanes - and so I found myself travelling further away form the site... Put the sat nav back on to find my way back...
Back to the Scout camp - and it seemed that someone had driven a large van around the site - possible a White Camper Van - and the alarms had all gone off at the main buildings - which at least meant that there was a representation form the Scout Group - who were able to advise me as to where the Banquet was being held - but there were two groups on site - so you can never tell...
Half an hour later - I find my way up a narrow track and find a familiar face... and so the evening starts ...
Into the car park and start searching for kit - I had not really done the job properly - you know - the actual sorting out what clothes and kit you need... that sort of thing. I had checked that I had a guitar. I had checked that I had a guitar strap to hold it in place. The rest - I sort of hoped that everything was where it was when I left it last time - and - for the main part it was...
So - in kit - bells a jingling and off to the banquet with a guitar over a shoulder...
And - I must say - I was overwhelmed by the reaction as I walked in..
A universal cheer and it was pretty humbling to have so many people welcome you ... Calls of "here all week" and "A green one" but mainly - a heartfelt welcome - and that was for someone who was arriving three quarters through the event ... just in time for dinner - which was great of course
So an evening of songs and fun and chatting with the Gods and the Fay..
Photos will follow I am sure - though I did not take any myself..
But another great and enjoyable event among friends ...
Last until the new year ..
Praise be to the Wolves - Wolves be praised
Cheers
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