Saturday, June 30, 2007

Turbulence to Banda

Flying to Banda Aceh on the United Nations Plane. After take-off we flew over the town I’ve been living in for the past two months: Meulaboh.

We proceeded over the long West Coast of Aceh and then inland over the beautiful West Coast of Aceh over pieces of the 133 million hectares of serene forests of the Leuseur National Park Ulu Masen Conservation Area. There is serious illegal logging activity there and a new moratorium against logging passed through law this month has brought up some new controversial issues. I was now flying North though, to the tip of the island of Sumatra; to the capital of Aceh, Banda Aceh. Our small plane had to pass between two massive volcanoes and the wind was really strong. It felt like our plane was being tossed around like a toy in the wind. Some people actually screamed. Enjoy...




We arrived safely:

1 comment:

refusetobeboxedin said...

Hi Micah,
I'm a researcher with Diverse Bristol in the UK. We make a wilderness survival series called Man vs. Wild, and we're considering going to Aceh to do some filming, probably in Feb/March. I wondered whether there's a number I can call you on to have a chat? My email is catherine.phillips@diversebristol.tv

All the best, hope to hear from you soon.

Catherine Phillips