National Jamboree - Day 3 Beckley West Virginia

We left Atlanta, Georgia this morning around 8:03 AM. Most of the day was spent riding the bus. We took a one hour lunch break at 12:30 PM. We had two choices for lunch, McDonald's and Burger King.

After lunch we hit the road again. Passed through South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and eventually arrived in West Virginia.

The area we are in is mountainous with evergreen trees and deciduous varieties. Some I have never seen. The temperature around 3 AM was 78 degrees. It should be much cooler tonight.

We arrived at the Comfort Inn around 5:30 PM. We did not get off the bus because we were scheduled to go to the auditorium for dinner. We picked up our tour guide and headed out.

The auditorium was a short drive away. Upon arrival we were greeted, photographed and seated.

Jambo Opening Ceremony

We were one of the early groups into the auditorium. We waited and a few of the boys traded patches. Several of the scouts visited with some scouts from Scotland. The Scottish Scouts are coed, so Scottish Scout Megan was very popular with our scouts.

The opening ceremony consisted of a flag presentation, the national anthem,  a few speeches, and grace.

The line for the food was long and we had to wait about 45 minutes in line. The food was excellent. We were served fried chicken, chopped ham, chopped beef, corn on the cob,  rolls, potato salad, green beans, and a desert. While we waited, dined,  and visited we were entertained by a Bluegrass band.

Afterwards more patch trading and visiting. There were also scouts from Connecticut and Russia.

We were one of the last groups to leave the auditorium. We headed back to the motel, had a quick meeting and went to bed.

We have to be at the jamboree site tomorrow at 8 AM.