Project Orion - Rovering with Turtles
is the 2nd Scouts of the World Award (SWA) Voluntary Service Project of the SWA Singapore Base.

Led by 9 Rover Scouts from Singapore and Malaysia, the project is set upon

the beautiful wetlands and beaches of Setiu, Terengganu.

Lasting 16 days from 20th June to 5th July, the team will not only be contributing to the

conservation of sea turtles, but will also be involved in mangrove replanting,
repair work for the villagers and WWF info centre, English and conservation awareness education,
assistance in the local women's cottage industry amongst many others.

"Leave the place a little better than you first found it." - Lord Baden Powell
UPDATE: The blog will be updated from time to time with more turtle new issues. However, Project Orion blog will be replaced by the next project when it starts with the new team. So, DO STAY TUNED!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Day 15: Snorkelling, Sand and Go!

It's 8am. Everyone woke up feeling stoked for what were in for us. Snorkelling was the first activity for the day. However, today we went to an area with deeper waters where the corals were about 7metres away from human contact. Disappointment filled us due to the lack of fish swimming around the coral infested area. But we really enjoyed snorkelling overall as it was a totally new experience.


We decided to be “Robin Hood” for the day. Picking up a new sport isn’t that easy nor is it difficult. But in every game, people will sustain some form of injury. We got ours from archery. The scores were unlike the pros but some of us did well and most of us were caught by surprised. Even the guy who was supervising us, was smiling from ear to ear.

The sun was scorching hot above our head and the soft sand beneath us, it was a totally awesome combination. Everything else was in a rush and what we enjoyed was the cooling ice cream soothing the dry throat after a long walk along the beach.
Signing off,
Isa

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