Trouble in Paradise
We’ve already seen the tragic demise of Bali and Lombok, and the Indonesian’s lack of sustainability in tourism. Now the global giants have another paradise in their sites.
Illegal dynamite fishing in the Mentawais
A friend, who runs a very well regarded resort in the Mentawai Islands wrote to me. For over one month now, the playgrounds area has had at least three boats every day bombing our reefs. When the weather is good, they can do over five cycles of bombing and collecting the dead fish in a day.
Back to the Hill
Kate and Luke Gerson, of Photogerson, just snuck up to Pitstop Hill, Mentawai. There was plenty of boozing, some fishing and the odd bit of surfing.
