Last night, we lined up at 7:00 for the Closing Show and it started to rain. It didn't stop until the show started at 9:00. It did not dampen our spirits.
It all started with several different musical and dance presentations from Mexico, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. Then we were asked a question. What will Scouts be doing 100 years from now? The answer, "Doing their best to build a better world!"
We were commissioned to be ambassadors and return home to share our stories and how we lived in peace with friendship, respect, and love. Again, we gave the Scout Sign and repeated our individual Scout Oaths. I have never felt such a powerful feeling, like the sincere commitment of so many different people.
The World Scout flag was lowered and presented to Sweden, with hopes for an even better World Jamboree in 2011. We then linked arms and hands and sang "Auld Lang Syne", followed by a spectacular fireworks display.
We stayed up and talked to different folks until 2:00 am and we met and packed our gear up to the bus stop and headed to Gatwick. Everything went fine on the return flight home. We said our final goodbyes at the Cincy airport and got home at 8:00 pm.
All of us were very tired, but glad to be home safely. I wonder how many times, I'll think about our times in England.
Don with a bad case of "Jambo Head" on the flight home.
