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The BEAR GRYLLS ADVENTURES series

The Blizzard Challenge

The Desert Challenge

The Jungle Challenge

The Sea Challenge

The River Challenge

The Earthquake Challenge

The Volcano Challenge

The Safari Challenge

The Cave Challenge

The Mountain Challenge

The Arctic Challenge

The Sailing Challenge

Dedication

To the young survivor
reading this book for the first time.

May your eyes always be wide open
to adventure, and your heart full
of courage and determination to
see your dreams through.

1

FIVE TO TWO

Left or right, left or right …

Mia had reached a junction in the path. Left was the way to the Camp office. Right was the tents. Mia had to get her swimming gear from her tent, but she also needed to get to the office before two o’clock. She hesitated.

“Hey, Mia, we haven’t got long! Are you coming?” Her friend Lily was heading towards the office.

Mia immediately set off down the path on the right to the tents. “I need to get my gear. I’ll catch you later, Lily.”

“But we’ve got to sign up on the board by two o’clock for tomorrow’s activities! And that’s …” Lily checked her watch. “Five minutes!”

They had already had this argument at lunchtime, and Mia knew what Lily was going to say. But instead of waiting, she called out “It’ll be fine,” and started walking towards the tents. She hoped Lily would get the hint. Mia hated being hassled to do things. She preferred to do things in her own time, her own way.

“But if you don’t sign up for what you want,” Lily went on, “they just put you down for any old thing where there’s a space.”

Mia knew Lily was right. But somehow she just couldn’t change her mind now.

“So?” Mia gave a big, couldn’t-careless shrug. “That’s cool. Maybe I’ll get something fun.”

“Yes, or maybe you’ll get wildflower spotting, and you’ll nearly die of hay fever again!”

Mia laughed it off.

“Hey, they won’t put me down for that again, not after last time.”

“I know.” Lily tried to sound patient. “They might put you down for something even worse, Mia! Why don’t you just tell me what you want to sign up for, then I can put your name down on the sheet?”

“Look, it’ll be fine,” Mia called over her shoulder, as she headed for the tents. “I’ll sort it out later. But you’d better hurry up or you’ll miss the sign-up yourself!”

Lily hopped from one foot to the other in frustration, but then she turned and hurried off towards the noticeboard.

The moment she was gone, all Mia’s confidence vanished. She knew Lily had been right, really. She just couldn’t bear to admit it. She scuffed her feet and sulked silently as she headed for the tents.