Star Quest Evening

Our county were running a Star Quest at the National Museum of Scotland.  

Lothian buses were fantastic.  They provided each unit with free transport and allowed us day savers to get there.  Our unit went on a very early bus.  Tawny Owl and I arrived rather early at the bus stop so we nipped into the Carvery for a hot drink before we met the Brownies and bumped into our sort of finished Division Commissioner and my daughter's Rainbow Leader.  They caught their bus and we had our tea and hot chcolate before meeting the girls.

2 were outside when we came out so some banter with the mums about us needing dutch courage.  Having all the girls and our YL.  We jumped on the bus where we should have met Little Owl.  But Little Owl wasn't there.  Turned out she had just missed a bus, and our bus was a late earlier one.  But fortunately she managed to meet us in town. 

We took the girls to McDonald's for their tea.  But not before Tawny Owl was chatting up the bus driver.  Poor guy must have been thinking all sorts!  Anyway we got seated in the food court and got the orders and Little Owl appeared.  Tawny Owl and I were good and got a baked potato.  

Then we walked 1219 steps up the bridges to the museum.  We were a bit early with being there at 6pm.  But they showed us right in.  We found a space, got our registrations and got sorted.  The girls were waving as friends went past.  We were meeting friends and aquaintences.

Each of the girls got a bookmark type thing and we had to go and find the stars and get a letter from each star to make a word.  I bet you can guess it made BROWNIES.  

We went along to the silent disco.  Met someone I've worked with, my neighbour who hadn't realised I was back in Guiding and many girls from our shared pack holidays who all called me Daffodil.  

Then we were guided upstairs for a craft activity.  A lovely mask in the shape of a star then they decorated it with stars.  

Then we returned to the trail.  Bumped into more friends on the way round and we had some fun at the exhibits.

Then it was pick up the snacks and drinks and find somewhere to eat them and watch the entertainment of drumming, dancing and acrobatics.   Then a big campfire with everyone.  The whole of the museum singing Brownie Bells was just emotionally beautiful.  Then it was time to be called to get our coats and party bags and heading for our buses.  We tried a sing song on our bus and realised the other unit wasn't interested in joining us, so we sang our wee hearts out instead!  

It took me til 1am to settle as I was buzzing from such a fabulous night.  

Happy Birthday Brownies!