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27/11ThePhillipinesAFASEldersgroupattheBrisbaneairport.
OuraccommodationinCebu28/11HotelFortuna
Security(24hours)attheHotelandaviewoflocalshops
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Shoppingforsuppliesatthelocalsupermarket.Wewonderedwhyeveryonewaslookingatus?Wewereinthededicatedseniorcitizencheckout!
29/11BreakfastonthewaytoKinatarkanislandwiththeinevitablerice.
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Wehavesomedifficultieswiththeboat.Steeringpolebacktotheruddersnappedsooneofourboatmenhadtositoutonthesternandsteer.Enginestartedtobeabittemperamentalsotheotherguyfiddledandnursedthatalongwhichleftmeoperatingthemanualbilgepump.(PVCpipe,bambooandabitofthongforthewasher)
WearriveonthesiteofourHotHouse.Nowherenearasmuchworkdoneasweexpected.
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30/11Theworkbegins.Everythingatthisstageiscarriedinmanuallyfromthebeachwhereitisunloadedoffboatssimilartoours,carrieduphilltothesite.Thisincludeswaterin20lcontainers,sand,gravel,timber,bamboo,blocksandthebestforlast40kgbagsofcement.
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Handmixallconcreteonthegroundandcarrybybuckettothesite.
Vegetationwasclearedfromsitemanuallybymacheteandcoral,whichiseverywhere,isbrokenupandmovedfromsiteagainmanually.
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2/12Progress.Piersarepouredandsomeoftheposts(Mahogany)arestood.
Waterlevelusedtosetupstringlinesfortheblockstobelaid.
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Theclosestthingtoashopontheisland.
Blockshavebeenlaid,coralhasbeencarriedinbyhandtouseasfillwithChrisdoingalittlewackerpacking.
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4/12BasketBallIslandStyle
Multi-cab.Islandtransport.Tenpeoplebeingcarriedbya1litreSuzuki.
Youmakeyourownfunontheisland.Asmallpieceofpalmtreetiedtofishinglinebeingrunupanddowntheroad.Hewashavingaball.
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7/12BackinCebu.Theviewoutmywindowwithmum,babyandtoddlersleepingrough.
13/12Progresssincewehaveleft.Blocksarebaggedandslabisreadyforconcreting.
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TheintentoftheprogramistobuildtheislandadryingshedtodryMoringa.TheMoringatreehasmultipleusesbutfromacommercialpointofviewitistheleavesthattheyareinterestedinandharvestanddry.Theshedisabletodrytheleafdowntoabout20%watercontentandthenitisbaggedandsenttothemainlandforprocessing.
WevisitiedtheFairTradeprocessingplant.
Theundriedleafiswashedindistilledwater.(Ourleavesarewashedindistilledwaterontheislandbeforedrying)
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Leavesarehungfordrying
Thisistypicallyhowthemoringawouldarrivefromtheisland.Semidriedinbagstobeplacedindryingbasketsforkilndrying.