1st Crowborough Scout Group Far East Tour 2009

Hi all. Well here we are in Tai Tam camp site in Hong Kong, prior to departure to the airport tomorrow morning, bound for Heathrow. We were due to spend the last 23 hours on the train on route to the border, however it was delayed so we ended up being in the same carriages for 28 hours…joy! We were really pleased that the chefs on the train took pity on us and cooked us scrambled egg this morning with rolls and strawberry jam. Made a change from noodles and chilli carrots! The crossing through the Chinese border into Hong Kong was fairly uneventful but we had forgotten the heat down south so were soon soaked.
The final visit was to Baden Powell House in Hong Kong where we had ‘another’ group photograph and the chance to get rid of the last lot of HKD.
Looking forward not to the final push to the airport, starting at 0400 tomorrow morning…uugghh.
As a final note, we have heard of the Typhoon that is due in, but we expect it to miss us, fingers crossed. I’ll keep you as updated as I can through Terry and Brian but hopefully the next message you’ll get is letting you know we are leaving Heathrow.
See you all tomorrow.
John