First long day in the sun

We had our first full day preparing the mangrove site we are rehabilitating. Have had to learn how to walk in mud - sometimes knee deep - without getting stuck or falling over.

The main task of today was to mark out the plots where we will be planting mangroves over the next 12 days. We are all learning alot about mangroves and the best conditions for them to survive.

Driving to and from the site you can still see the impacts of the Tsunami - 2 years after the event. There are many graves along the coastal areas and areas which have not fully recovered. The local people are great - very positive and happy for us to be here working here with them.

Hope to have some pictures up on the site in the next few days.