I'm booked onto one of these later this year in the summer, and am looking for advice from anyone who has been on one, or something similar.
In particular, I am becoming increasing concerned about ticks, to the point where I seriously considering relinquishing my place on the course.
Perhaps being paranoid, but not usually worried about bugs etc, but I'm sure we're all aware of the really quite serious bugs that can be spread if you're bitten.
Can anyone who's been on a course like this (or this one) share any experiences? Perhaps I simply need a reality check, but my gut feeling is that the critters are likely to be there, and certain activities, like messing around with lots of leaf litter, will leave you open a much higher chance of being bitten. I'd plan to take sensible precuations of course, but am beginning to feel that being concerned about this issue is going to affect my experience.
In particular, I am becoming increasing concerned about ticks, to the point where I seriously considering relinquishing my place on the course.
Perhaps being paranoid, but not usually worried about bugs etc, but I'm sure we're all aware of the really quite serious bugs that can be spread if you're bitten.
Can anyone who's been on a course like this (or this one) share any experiences? Perhaps I simply need a reality check, but my gut feeling is that the critters are likely to be there, and certain activities, like messing around with lots of leaf litter, will leave you open a much higher chance of being bitten. I'd plan to take sensible precuations of course, but am beginning to feel that being concerned about this issue is going to affect my experience.