Sweet Silver Success
BY CDT DUMAL WELIKALA
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On Monday 13th August, five cadets from 1066 (Hitchin) Squadron travelled to North Wales to complete their Duke of Edinburgh's Award silver qualifying expedition.
Cdt Welikala explains: On the first day of the expedition we managed to get lost twice during the day and the heavy rain didn't help either! Once back on track, we continued and eventually got to our first campsite.
The second day was slightly better and we set off eagerly to get to the next campsite. This was the hardest part of the journey as Cdt Cpl Michael Page had estimated it to be around 20km, over hills and rivers. With this mammoth task in mind we continued the walk and got
to the second campsite in an impressive time. The third and final day of the expedition started well as we had covered over 5km in less than three and a half hours! With only one more hill to climb until the end we paced up the hill to the finishing line. Finally we had all completed this challenging expedition and our silver awards. Once back at base camp we were welcomed by CI David Dewbery who had planned the expedition and was one of the assessors. Later that evening we were treated to dinner in Barmouth.
Cpl Benjamin Reed explains "This has been probably the toughest challenge during this year for me, but I have enjoyed every minute of it". Our thanks also go to CI Al Cox who assisted with the expedition. We are all now ready to tackle our gold awards.
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On Monday 13th August, five cadets from 1066 (Hitchin) Squadron travelled to North Wales to complete their Duke of Edinburgh's Award silver qualifying expedition.
Cdt Welikala explains: On the first day of the expedition we managed to get lost twice during the day and the heavy rain didn't help either! Once back on track, we continued and eventually got to our first campsite.
The second day was slightly better and we set off eagerly to get to the next campsite. This was the hardest part of the journey as Cdt Cpl Michael Page had estimated it to be around 20km, over hills and rivers. With this mammoth task in mind we continued the walk and got
to the second campsite in an impressive time. The third and final day of the expedition started well as we had covered over 5km in less than three and a half hours! With only one more hill to climb until the end we paced up the hill to the finishing line. Finally we had all completed this challenging expedition and our silver awards. Once back at base camp we were welcomed by CI David Dewbery who had planned the expedition and was one of the assessors. Later that evening we were treated to dinner in Barmouth.Cpl Benjamin Reed explains "This has been probably the toughest challenge during this year for me, but I have enjoyed every minute of it". Our thanks also go to CI Al Cox who assisted with the expedition. We are all now ready to tackle our gold awards.
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