Articles tagged ‘Mentawai’
Mentawai Islands Sumatra: Best surf destination in the world
By Nick | October 18th, 2006 |
3 Comments »
A Australian friend of mine, who is in the surfing industry in Bali, one told me that the 2 best surfing destinations in the world were Hawaii and the Mentawai islands, of the west coast of Sumatra. An article by one of the guys who discovered the Mentawai’s, backs that up.
A letter from Sumatra: 1993-part VII
By Nick | July 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The floor of the houses are made of 3 inch diameter bamboo poles, tied to longer frame-poles. When they have any garbage, banana leaves, for example, they simply drop it through the cracks between the poles, for the pigs to eat, a very convenient way of recycling. You have to get used to walking at [...]
A letter from Sumatra: 1993-part VI
By Nick | July 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In Indonesia the bathroom situation is a fascinating one. A bathroom consists of an Asian toilet (an enamel hole with 2 foot plates) to squat down on, and a mandi (square tiled box, approximately 3ft*3ft, and filled with cold water) and a plastic scoop.
A letter from Sumatra: 1993-part V
By Nick | July 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Anise and Herman would cook and evening meal consisting of rice and noodles, mixed with vegetables. The locals would let us have a taste of their grub. They don’t like rice, but grow sago, which is a tall tree about 18 inches thick. When the tree is ripe they chop it down, and then into [...]
A letter from Sumatra: 1993-part IV
By Nick | July 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I always thought that jungle streams and rivers were dangerous, because of the organisms that lurk there, but we used to swim down the rivers and bathe there everyday. My legs were covered with mud most days, though we never saw any snakes (Mark saw one on the last day) or anything that looked dangerous. [...]
A letter from Sumatra: 1993-part III
By Nick | July 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Siberut is part of the Mentawai islands which are named after the local tribe. After 2 hours in the canoe we arrived at the first village. The Mentawai villagers wear only loin cloths and head bands. They all carry a razor sharp machette. Our group had 9 people, Jerry (USA), Carolyn and David (Swiss), Jorg [...]
