There’s nothing like camping in the rain. That’s why we had to make sure everything was waterproofed and nothing was on the sides before we left the tent in the morning. It is a pain in the butt but it keeps your stuff dry. The first morning we woke up to puddles in our tent because there was so much rain the fly didn’t hold it. Sleeping bags and pillows were wet. Oh what a joy! Before we went to the island that morning we put the tarp on so we wouldn’t have to deal with this problem again.
We all walked in the rain, miserable wondering what we were going to do on the island in the rain. Friday we were ushered under the marquis to sing songs and then go do the programs that weren’t cancelled in the rain. Most of us were soaked and began to get muddy by that point. Lunch time the rain finally stopped but it got very humid out. When we went back to our tent there was one little puddle by the door. No big deal. The sun came out after a bit, just in time for the special event Reality Bytes.
Saturday there was rain. Sunday made up for it. In the middle of session 3 it starts storming and not just drizzling down pouring once again. There were crowds of people under the shelters and some were still doing sessions in the shelters. My group travelled over to the wooden shelter where we found most of the Windsor patrols. This was the perfect time to do some swapping, and that’s what most of us did. In a matter of about half hour I got rid of about half a bag of swaps because there was nothing else to do. We were stuck under the shelter for quite awhile. However, most of were now fed up with rain and didn’t want to see it for awhile.
We learned to become friends with it.... it rained Monday; it rained for our eco-day on Tuesday. Thank god for rain gear. Oh yeah, that’s if we remembered to bring it. By the time Thursday hit we were tired of the rain. It held off until dinner time. International night was held in the dining marquis so we were caught in the storm. All of stayed dry, we listened to the international event if we could, with all the talking and noise from the rain. The marquis soon turned into a mud puddle. The top leaked, and made it muddier than it already was. So when the night was over, we walked carefully not to sink in the mud. When we got back to our tent the rain stopped for a little bit, i ended up waking up to it in the middle of the night. Friday it was a clear day with a breeze but still humid at times. I think all of us were glad to see the sun and for the sun to stay out.
We can say that there was quite a bit of rain at GM. But, we all made the best of it. Some of us even danced in it when we had the chance. We have to remember when we are in Girl Guides: the show still goes on in the rain. What did you think of the rain?
This photo was taken uinder the shelter. This shows you how hard it rained somedays.
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