2. Circumnavigation of Sumatra

Simeulu Island

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Copa boat waiting to load more sacs of coconut hulls, Simeulu Island, Sumatra
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Copa boat waiting to load more sacs of coconut hulls, Simeulu Island, Sumatra

  • Copra boat
  • Morning glory, Simeulu Island beach, Sumatra
  • Coral washed up by the tsunami with embedded sand and shells, Simeulu Island, Sumatra
  • Hermit crab on shell beach, Simeulu Island, Sumatra
  • Copra workers taking a break on the beach, Simeulu Island, Sumatra
  • Copra worker's camp, Simeulu Island, Sumatra<br /> <br /> This worker is demonstrating the technique for removing the husk from the coconut (called the kernal) by pounding it on a sharp stick.
  • Copra workers posing at their camp, Simeulu Island, Sumatra
  • Copra worker hamming it up climbing a coconut tree, Simeulu Island, Sumatra (better at larger sizes)
  • Copra worker bailing out his dugout canoe, Simeulu Island, Sumatra<br /> <br /> Copra is the dried meet of the coconut (call the kernel). Sacs of coconuts can be seen on the copra boat in the background. Coconut oil is extracted from the dried coconut meat.
  • Dugout canoe in the surf
  • Copa boat waiting to load more sacs of coconut hulls, Simeulu Island, Sumatra
  • Transfering copra sacs from a dugout canoe to a copra boat, Simeulu Island, Sumatra (best seen at larger size)
  • Copra workers loading their copra boat, Simeulu Island, Sumatra
  • Clipper Odyssey anchored off the Simeulu Islands, Sumatra
  • Tessellated rocks on the beach, Simeulu Islands, Sumatra
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