tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902831026037257657.post-5778049142499708132007-03-01T21:04:00.000-08:002007-03-04T06:18:05.087-08:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_efZp9JlZK3A/RerSm2d9_lI/AAAAAAAAAB8/SR8NqCAvIEA/s1600-h/scan0018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038070698065395282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_efZp9JlZK3A/RerSm2d9_lI/AAAAAAAAAB8/SR8NqCAvIEA/s200/scan0018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_efZp9JlZK3A/Ree4Nmd9_bI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Uy97krrMctE/s1600-h/Save+PNG+081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037197252041244082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_efZp9JlZK3A/Ree4Nmd9_bI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Uy97krrMctE/s320/Save+PNG+081.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Beginning</span> in October, a few of us ladies decided that we would just <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">head</span> down there <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">and</span> at least start on helping to clean up the beach. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">NCD</span> employs a few boy and girls to go down there and clean up too but they need help too.<br /><br />The first day was the hardest. Alana and I sat in the car contemplating actually getting out of the car, but we took the first step, we did get out of the car. We put on some gloves and headed down to check out the situation. Our first day was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">successful</span> a group of young kids came down and helped us to pick up the rubbish. What a great feeling it is to turn around and see sand without <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">glistening</span>, rustling bits of plastic, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">el</span> natural...beautiful. For all the things that humans made plastic has to be one of the most annoying. Don't get me wrong it has its uses but when its just lying around on the beach, it looks untidy and gathers algae, it begins to smell.<br /><br />We still go down and pick up rubbish but there is a much bigger picture than removing the rubbish, where does it come from?<br /><br />Let us take you on a journey. First to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Hanuabada</span> then on to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Koki</span>, you will begin to see the magnitude of the effects of marine pollution.<br /><br /><br />This job is relentless. Every day a new bit of debris washes up on shore.</div></div>Save PNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122295925677415773noreply@blogger.com