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On the 29th, 30th and 31st July, seven 'explorers' (five males (I was one of those) and two females) had to orienteer around the Lake District on a mission to get to some checkpoints (five altogether) whilst observing the activities around them. They had to get 25 at least and try to capture these activities on camera. Why all this trouble, you must be thinking! Well are you? I'll tell you why - to complete their "Duke of Edinburgh" Bronze award.
On day one they had:
3 stoves,
3 gas canisters,
tea bags,
coffee,
powdered milk,
packed lunches,
3 lots of snacks,
Tea - Ready meals, tortillas, kendal mint cake,
Supper - Hot chocolate, Rice crispy squares.
And on Day two:
Porridge oats, raisins, banana cips,
3 lots of snacks,
pasta 'n' sauce, chocolate bars.
All this they had to share between them and more. In the end they walked about 21/22 miles (35k) in 15 hours. pretty good for some 14-16 year old amateurs.At the end of the second day they had a nice cosy hostel to retire to and a lovely hot shower and proper toilets. Ooh heaven. And they are when you don't have them for a day and half. Maybe YOU should try it some time.
