Introduction

Project Orion III - Rovering with Turtles is the 5th Scouts of the World Award (SWA) Voluntary Service Project of the SWA Singapore Base.

The 3rd instalment of this project will be led by 9 Singapore Rovers. They will return to Setiu
, a main district in Terengganu, Malaysia where previous instalments of Project Orion were featured.

The primary aim of this project would be the conservation of sea turtles. In addition, the team of 9 will also be involved in Mangrove Replanting, Repair Work for the Village and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature - Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) who has an Information Centre at Seitu, as well as educating the youths about Conversation efforts and the English Language from the 16th to 30th June 2011. The team will also take charge of the construction and installations of signboards at hatchery and mangrove reforestation sites.

Tuesday 21 June 2011

Day 6: Busy Day!

Hello turtle folks! The 21st June was a very busy day for all of us. First of all, those who went on Patrol last night took a half day rest till lunch before they joined the rest of the team for the day's activities. As such, Sijie, Gladys and Jason proceeded to House No. 2 for re-painting. With the few hours after breakfast till Lunchtime, the 3 of them finished painting the first coat, also known as the undercoat for the house. On the other hand, Violet and Eddy were at the neighborhood school finishing up on the Mural Painting. It is very very nice! Below are a couple of shots taken of the mural!


After lunch, the entire team went back to the Pink House for a 30 mins rest and to change into our Scout Uniform. We were going to the school to conduct some activities for the Scouts there! The couple of hours spent with them certainly made all of our days with their adorable faces and energetic vibe! We taught them the Onion Yell, clapping tactics which include the Scout Clap, as well as played games like Dog & Bone with them! The following are some photos we took during the couple of hours!








With that, we rushed back to the Pink House again and proceeded to do another round of nest excavation at the Hatchery. This was a chance for Violet, Eddy and Shawn to give a try at nest excavation as the first time the team did was when the trio went to the neighborhood school to discuss about the Mural Painting. What was unexpected was that we managed to view a hatching process! A neighboring nest had its hatchings out and we all stayed behind to watch them come out! Photos are with a few who are out on patrol now. Stay tuned for the photos then!





Good night and thank you for reading!