Solo Sailing, Beauty on a Tropical Island. Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 92)
9 October 2019 · 15 min · 7K views · M.E.T.I. Cottage
What this video covers
Vernon visits Miti Island, located offshore of Halmahera in the northern Maluku province of Indonesia.0:39 The village of 1,900 people occupies the site of a former Japanese World War II airstrip, where remnants including bunkers and a submerged aircraft in the lagoon remain.6:54 The island features deep-bore wells installed by the Japanese, providing a rare source of potable groundwater that supports extensive local gardening of cassava, sweet potato, and nutmeg.7:33 Residents maintain a subsistence economy centered on fishing, gardening, and copra production, where coconut meat is smoked for 24 to 30 hours.4:36 Vernon spends over a week at the island, documenting village life and distributing printed photographs to local children.12:32 He plans to depart the anchorage to continue sailing north.1:18
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