Day 12: A dead turtle and a BBQ dinner

We have officially completed our long run missions of the toilet and house repairs! Everyone is tanned now. The weather these days have been very humid and scorching hot. But we still persevere to strive our best and do our job well and good. Seeing the villagers so happy grinning from ear to ear made us smile too. Our hard work paid off!

Shocking news this evening: This is the fourth time that a dead Green Turtle was spotted. It was saddening to see the turtle laid motionless with blood bleeding profusely on its left eye. No doubt it has attracted swarms of houseflies! Nurul and River from WWF Malaysia suspected its death from drowning. There are barnacles seen and some skin was ripping off. Arvind and Nicholas helped to bury the turtle. I felt that the trip has come to a full circle as we buried the dead turtle.

At night, a farewell BBQ dinner was organised with the villagers for us. Muay Thai/ Tomoi and Silat were performed. We had a good time interacting with the villagers and the kids. Unfortunately, Oliver was bitten by a huge centipede and was sent to nearby hospital. He was hospitalised till next noon. Get well soon!

BBQ chicken

The guys and the kids.

Signing off,

May Lwin