Although Noraini and Ariffin could have quite easily retired by now they, like my parents, still feel the need to work all hours God sends and with the years end looming, several of the Malaysian coastal erosion control site projects Noraini is presently directing needed to have a report surmising the current state of the site composed and emailed.. In order to do this a number of site visits would have to happen all with need for a professional-ish photographer in tow. So, with a knock on the bedroom door at 8am for Alicia and the professional-ish photographer (thats me of course), it was a quick breakfast and out for a the 2hr journey to Haji Dorani.
The first half of the jourtenyt was uneventful with the now familiar palm oil lined highway keeping us company on our way. We stopped aa local cafe for sweet tea, Nasi Lamak and French toast at around 11am and reached the project site 45 mins later.
To the untrained eye, what was presented before me would appear only as a pile of rocks 10 mtrs out in to the sea, with some mud , sand and a few shoots behind it. In actual fact this pile of rocks is a carefully researched method and multi functional as a wave break and tidal control to aid sediment build up and prevent the washing away of new Mangrove seedlings and shoots. The seedlings sand shoots will eventually form a mature Mangrove network and the roots will bind the soil and sand thus preventing further erosion (is at a rate of 5mtrs a year at this site).....Anyway thats enough science....Whilst this was was carefully explained to me, I was directed what to snap and many of my the photos made it in to the report (lets just hope my work is properly acknowledged in the thanks section ;-)..
With the photo session finished, it was a well earned lunch before heading off home for some sunbathing and South East Asia trip preparations.
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