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December
3rd 2010
Kings Birthday Clean Up
Although the weather was
extremely mixed, this didn’t stop the Thai Navy making a pit
stop en route through the Gulf of Thailand, visiting the local community
of Koh Tao. We took the opportunity to join them in a touch of community
service helping the navy boys clean the road between Chalok Baan
Khao in the south and Mae Haad in the centre of Koh Tao.
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| Members
of Eco Koh Tao with the Thai Navy after
joining forces to clean the streets of Koh Tao. |
The
weather was less than ideal but our brave divers
battled the conditions to help clean the waterways |
It was a special
day as local community members were offered complimentary medical
& dental care. The navy donated their time and also some sporting
supplies for use at the school.
Our land team helped to make sure the beach was looking a treat
by the time we were done with it.
Students of
a current Marine Resource Management course with IDCS Nathan Cook
took the day off to get involved in cleaning of our streets and
our beaches.
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| Stefanie
Anderl emerging from the water
with yet ANOTHER bag of trash! |
Divemaster
trainee Mia was helping to spread
the word with this Project Aware banner |
In the afternoon
our cleaning efforts took us to Mae Haad where we cleaned the beach
and the waterways. Participants in the water scooped up dozens of
plastic bags and glass bottles full of sand and silt that turned
the water black. It wasn’t a pleasant job and after two solid
hours underwater MRM students Stefanie Anderl and Sirasa ‘Pearl’
Kantaratanakul had done a power of work. There’s still more
to do but we’ll have to save it for another day!
Local boy Kailash Cook was also in the thick of things helping
with the clean up and setting up some signage on our recycle bins
Thank you to
everyone who took part in a very successful day out.
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