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Anonymous asked: hi! I don't know if you've been to OBS- but if you have could you share your experience and tips? :)

hi!! i went there last year :-)

experience: it was pretty good and i bonded with my group quite a lot :-) it was really tiring and tbh i didnt think that i would be able to carry such heavy backpacks and trek for so long but i did it with the help of my group mates :-) the kayaking part was pretty bad for me bc the weather kept changing and it was raining really hard so it was really hard to kayak… and there was the lightning alert when we finally landed on the base camp (?) so we had to stay in the tiny shelter and wait for the rain to stop but i had to pee so bad (you’re allowed to pee in the sea but it was so troublesome bc it’s kinda hard to get back in ur kayak lol…) we kayaked for 8 hours or smth and istg my legs were so weak afterwards

tips: 

- if ur gonna be there for 4/5 days theres going to be a day where you cannot bathe at all so be sure to bring (prickly heat) powder and body wipes

- you need sunscreen its gonna be hot af (you should bring aloe vera in case you get sunburnt!)

- do not wear striped clothes or you’ll get striped tanlines :))))))))))

- theres going to be a lot of sandflies/mosquitoes there so rmb to bring insect repellent!!

- try meeting and talking to new ppl!! you might make some new friends ;-)

- always help ur groupmates bc its all about the team effort! motivate them when they feel like giving up & offer to help carry their stuff if they’re finding their stuff to heavy to carry

thats it i think! hope u have fun there :~)