Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine December 2017 | Page 132

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Travel | Morotai
John, another high-schooler from Buho
Buho, is carrying a wooden board, shaped by
hand and weathered to a rough finish by the
saltwater and sun. He tells me his brother
carved the board from the wood of their
father’s old perahu boat, which was hollowed
out from a tall tree felled from the mountain
above the village many years ago.
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1 Taking a break from surfing, John and his friend dive
down to check the corals of Tabailenge.
The past few days spent
exploring Morotai are yet
another reminder of the
imagination and diversity
of the people of Indones