Diary Entry: 10th May 2002- 2nd Expedition

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Diary Entry: 10th May 2002- 2nd Expedition

At around 6:30 p.m. we all gathered around Harrow Bus Station, a location a bit too familiar for some of our group, with our huge backpacks waiting for the train that would take us to the well-known, extremely exciting place of Chesham. It was here that we were going to carry out our Bronze Assessment Expedition. However all of our group were already tired as we had just completed the practice expedition only a week ago and during that week we rushed around to get our equipment and do our route cards.

So there we were in Harrow, carrying these huge rucksacks, getting weird looks from people passing by, and waiting patiently for the train to take us to our destination, which as usual was delayed. When it finally did come we did as the assessors instructed us and got on the train SAFELY. From there it only took half an hour to reach Chesham station and once there we were hurried onto a minibus, which took us all the way to Braidwood. This is where we were going to stay for the next two action-packed nights. As soon as we reached the campsites we decided to pitch our tents. We did it so well that when the girls arrived they asked us for help to pitch their tent, as they couldn’t figure out the simple task by themselves.

After, we spent the rest of the time relaxing and it wasn’t till about ten o’clock at night that the other groups decided they were hungry and they set up their trangias. After seeing them eating we soon became aware of the emptiness within our stomachs and so we followed suit and cooked our baked beans and spaghetti and ate them straight out of the can. As usual there was a mess left behind, and as the all the groups were cooking near our tent we were blamed for everyone’s rubbish however we did clear it up which shows our excellent voluntary contribution in helping to make Braidwood an enjoyable and clean environment for millions of others.

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As usual we got into trouble for cooking so late at night and were told to go to bed instantly with three of us in one tent and two in the other. However looking back on what happened that night I am ashamed to say that we were very loud as this disrupted any chance which the assessors had of sleeping and as a result made them grumpy. But we did show a level of maturity when two of the boys in our group insisted to keep the girls out of their tent after the assessors had told us ...

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