February 7th, 2009
en españolBeach and Creek workday #2
Isn't it supposed to be the dry-season? The past few days have seen persistent rain squalls affecting the west coast of Puerto Rico and today was no different. Despite this wet weather pattern more than 20 volunteers came out to help clean Playa Marias and the creek to it's south.
Thanks girls for helping in our beach cleaning effort! Your help was very appreciated.
Luis surveying the parking lot for trash; focused and on a mission.
Nate at work with the rake. Att-a-boy!
Marissa seeking shelter during a passing rain shower while holding 'homebase' down. Great work today Marissa!
Captain Pauco Font smiling while fleeing the beach scene for some shelter during the mornings worst downpour. Your the man Pauco!
While Brian opted to stay put and watch the surf contemplating where his next barrel was going to be.
Hands full and amped to have done a good deed for the day. Thanks bro!
On to the creek and the infamous 'yola.' As she sits proud to the creek, our group of volunteers brainstorm removal methodology. Let the fun begin!
Led by Pauco, heavy lifting provided by David, Brian covering logistics, and a committee of supervisors handling the situation we positioned the yola for her exit.
Her bow clears the bank!
Finally, land-ho! The crowd cheers with joy.
We came, we saw, we kicked some yola stern. The crew (not pictured but important in the process...Luis, Nicole, and Marissa).
The debris pile. The days volunteers collected tires, metal parts of cars, plastic trash, an old toilet, bottles, and cleaned up random leaves, sticks, and branches from the beach. Surfrider Foundation Rincón would like to thank all of the volunteers for their fantastic help today and the municipality of Rincón for cleaning up the pile on Monday.
Contact me (Wess Merten) at 401-258-4627 or siestasyolas6@aol.com for more information on helping out in this coral reef restoration and marine debris removal effort.
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