Dive into remote island paradise

By Michael Turtle
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:07am, first published October 31 2019 - 12:00pm

In the dim of the pre-dawn, I hike uphill through the jungle of a small Indonesian island, from the jetty where a boat has dropped me off. I reach the top just as the light is turning from blue to yellow and find a place to stop and stand. Looking up into the trees, I search for the reason I have endured the scratches and mosquitos on the way up.

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