We arrived at the Island around 9.30 and got straight into it
with support from the kids from the fishing village all the non
divers headed for the beach to start collecting rubbish, and the
divers headed for the first dive site. The First Dive came back with
not to much Rubbish but alot of nets and fishing lines all carefully
cut from the surrounding coral. We Made sure to leave the nets that
had already developed marine life growth on them.
We reunited for lunch at the pier by the fishing village.
Lots of rubbish already collected. It was great to see the kids from
M’lop Tapang enjoying the ocean and playing with the village kids.
After a leisurely Lunch the divers headed for a site which we knew
is strewn with rubbish. We collected, tons of bottles, cans,
plastic, nets and lines.
The beach cleanup group was back at the pier waiting for us
when we finished our dive and we headed over to collect the rubbish
they had found, it took us over an hour to transfer it all to the
boat to bring back to the mainland for disposal.
It was a great day all round not only collecting rubbish and
cleaning the beaches and dive sites, but wonderful to involve the
island kids and teach them how to care for their surroundings, and a
great day out for the Kids from M’lop Tapang who had never taken a
trip on a boat before. One Girl even took a turn at the wheel of the
boat
It was a truly international event, with participants from,
Cambodia, Austrailia, uk, Holland, Canada, Norway France and
Turkey.