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Expedition to Guyana - planning an expedition

Four hundred years ago, Elizabethan explorer Sir Walter Raleigh crossed the Atlantic Ocean in search of a place called El Dorado. It was a massive expedition and took many months to complete. Raleigh took over 70 men with him and needed to plan the trip carefully, including what to take with him. Four centuries later and it has taken almost a year for expedition leader Ben Major to plan an expedition for the Serious Explorers, so that they can follow in Raleigh's footsteps. Ben talks about the research that is necessary prior to planning and the flexible nature of plans in order to respond to whatever happens. The Serious Explorers learn about what they should wear, how to pack rucksacks and what they should carry at all times in their safety belt kits.

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