Our trip to the island tigers began with a ride by speedboat, who left Marina Ancol at 8am on Saturday morning. As we arrived at the port, we held our noses for the first five minutes the boat waded into troubled waters polluted North Jakarta. After that we were off, and the waters quickly turned blue skies as we were amazed by the many small islands that we have adopted, some with small houses on the land, wondering how the other half lives.
By far, Pulau Macan looks like a small hedge in the middle of the ocean, and as we got closer, it is that it looks like a large blanket in the middle of the ocean. The first thing you see as the star draws in the pier is the row of solar panels, and as an eco-warrior by his own admission, the moment we set foot on land, I was home. Guests lounged in hammocks, books in hand, relaxing on the driftwood bar on the ocean of clear blue baby, wrapped in giant sofas in the outdoor lounge with soft grooves and fluids ( positive criticism would be that the playlist should be rather constant repetition -. only so many times I can hear Eric Clapton 'cocaine' in the space of a weekend)
This afternoon I met Swiss Island / Dutch / Indo GM, Marc Zwyer at the island bar and he said how Pulau Macan is very proud of its sustainable development projects. There are three years under new management, the island has been transformed into an eco-resort and the goal is for customers to be inspired. "The boat speed may not be environmentally friendly, but the first thing you notice on our island are the solar panels and energy generated from them are stored in a large red box that provides electricity, albeit limited, for customers to be able to have a small lamp in their huts, as well as a fan, "Mark said. To be honest, the constant breeze cooling that blew across the island was quite a fan, but apparently in August, which is when we were there, is the best time to visit the breeze never stops.
"Water is imported boats on the island and we did not get much rain here, we use rainwater to hydrate the organic garden that grows peppers, ginseng, cassava and aloe vera, "he continues." All bar you sit is driftwood our guys go hunting in the ocean as most of our huts. We teach the local fishermen to make furniture out of driftwood to sell in the hope that this knowledge will be transmitted to their children and at the end, hopefully fishing in these waters. "It is that overfishing is a problem here and fishermen still use spray cyanide to fish. - During our stay, I saw at least three fishing boats hovering around the nearby islands The island also has a coral nursery where customers can help the new planting coral.
Geologically it not about tsunami threat in these waters and Mark assured me that no hackers, unless you want to throw a pirate-themed party course. We spent an extra night because one night was just not enough, and our time was spent in small traditional boat excursions to nearby islands to swim with the fish, the practice of yoga at sunrise, cozying beautiful sunsets sun, sleep 21 hours and just generally feel like we were thousands of miles from anywhere, so when the time came to leave the island, we felt more relaxed than we had ever been. If you're a hippie at heart, love to relax in hammocks and walking around half naked, and can handle the sound of silence, this is the place for you. Book way in advance that the island is almost always full on the weekends.
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