Hey world,
After what could only
be described as a perfect start to my travels, things kind of came back down to
earth, or more specifically the bus did. We were an hour away from Lee,
Massachusetts – which for those who don’t know, its the place camp picks us up
from – when the bus got a flat. The bus driver being the nice man he is pulled
into a McDonalds instead of just stoping on the side of the road so we were
able to get off the bus and I was able to email camp and tell them why I wasn’t
there and please don’t forget about me! We were told to expect a 30-45 minute
delay since they had both called for a replacement bus and also for someone to
fix the currently disabled bus. The waiting time ended up being an hour and
15mins, and naturally both of our rescue options arrived at the same time.
So it was a complete
transfer over to the new bus, since it was the faster option, and then we were
told we’d be taking a different route to save a little bit of time. By the end
of the whole experience we ended up getting into Lee an hour behind schedule.
The return to camp this year had a very simular feeling as last year only
perhaps a little stronger. Once arriving it really does feel like I never left
and it’s just like returning home – sorry mum but it is my second home given I
spend a good chunk of the year here. No matter how elaborate of descriptive I
get I doubt I could ever put it into words so I wont try but it’s a nice
feeling given im on the other side of the world.
We really do have an
army of people this year for the opening of precamp. I think the number I heard
was 32 people. Which when I arrived last year, which was last week of precamp
and not the beginning, I think we had only just got to 40 people after they
started with less than 10. So in theory things should go smoother. Thankfully
so far everyone seems very happy to do the long seemingly endless and sometimes
boring jobs. Anyone who has ever had to rake a forest to remove the leaves
would understand that its not the most exciting job, even though I find it very
therapeutic. The new people seem to see it as pointless job, just like anyone
else doing it for the first time, but after seeing the difference it makes I
like to think they are on board. The advantage of having people here that are
so keen to get the work done is that we are getting things done fast, which
given my love for efficiency is fantastic since ive been running some of the
crews. Its not all smooth sailing though. Due to it being my third summer here
I was told id be running a truck crew where I would be driving the ute. Now
that doesn’t sound hard but when the wheel is on the other side and I have to
stay on the right of the roads its not exactly a walk in the park. Oh and just
to add to my fears. After only just starting the session steam started coming
of the front. I later found out this was caused by the fan deciding not to work
causing it to overheat. Amazingly I was still allowed to drive the next day but
this time it went off without an issue. By the end of the day it was very hot
so still something that should be looked into but at least we got the work done
The weather has been a
bit up and down but overall it has been decent with only short bursts of rain
while we are working and most of it coming when we aren’t out so that doesn’t
really matter. It certainly has been better than my 15hrs in new york when it
just rained all the time. Hopefully things go well for the rest of precamp and
by the time its all coming to an end we are well ahead of schedule and not
pressed for time and stressed.
Camp already is going
to be very different this year… now its just a waiting game to see just how
much and where
Take care all
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