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Laura Dunham and Kate Posner have taken a trip to India to both have a chance for some rest, but primarily to renew their visas, so they can continue to be integral to the efforts of Friends of Unawatuna on the ground, helped of course by Sam: driver, translator, bodyguard, etc. Two of the trustees, Claire & Jamie Wilkinson visited Unawatuna, self-funded, to take a look at how the work was progressing across the area.
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17 - 29 June 2005 Update in Unawatuna
Lasulo2006-01-06 19:44:34
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Laura Dunham and Kate Posner have taken a trip to India to both have a chance for some rest, but primarily to renew their visas, so they can continue to be integral to the efforts of Friends of Unawatuna on the ground, helped of course by Sam: driver, translator, bodyguard, etc. Two of the trustees, Claire & Jamie Wilkinson visited Unawatuna, self-funded, to take a look at how the work was progressing across the area.
There are now more restaurants and guesthouses open, sun beds on the beach and people enjoying the sea once more. The beach sellers are out again and there’s always an opportunity to buy jewellery from Mike (who’s still doing his dog bite trick!), clothing, wood sculptures etc.
The shape of the beach has changed: it appears that sand is being washed from the west end of the beach, (the Submarine and Kingfisher end) and is being deposited at the east end (Banana Garden, Peacock end). The creek at the west end that became a deep chasm immediately after the tsunami has filled in. Apparently this area does change through the seasons anyway and as the monsoon really kicks in, the creek will create a channel, although not in the way it was.
There was also a surfing competition in Unawatuna (yes, the monsoon does bring with it some great surfing waves!) with some of the local boys involved.
However, despite places being open, there is still so much work to be done, not just in Unawatuna, but also throughout Sri Lanka. There are still tented camps on the Galle road all the way up to Matara and beyond. In fact during a trip to Arugam Bay by Claire & Jamie, the clean up operations appeared to be going at a much slower pace. This is not helped by the 200 metres no build rule that has apparently been put in place and is being enforced along the east coast of Sri Lanka.
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