14 Things People Who Have Done The Duke Of Edinburgh Award Will Understand

5. Everyone Was Grumpy

Morale is sometimes quite difficult to find when you're alone in the wilderness, with a compass that doesn't work, it's raining and everyone has fallen out with each other because someone ate the last packet of monster munch on the sly. It took a while for everyone to get out of their grumpy mood and this was usually when you were almost at your destination with a hot meal and shower in sight.
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