Here Today, There Tomorrow: Lahewa

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Greetings from The "Dead Sea"

Vincencia Dian November 23, 2017 2 Comments

If you hear about Nias Island, what comes to your mind first?

I bet you’ll say surfing in Sorake and stone jumping in Bawomataluo. Well, let me tell you something. We are so much more than that, we have many more things in our pocket to amaze you. We have caves, megaliths, waterfalls and, of course, beaches. I myself am not as lucky as my friends who get the opportunity to explore every inches of this island and since the beaches are the easiest spots to access, that’s where I always go most of the times.


The seashore

This beach I’m going to tell you had given me the experience of snorkeling again. But we didn’t snorkel like the pros do, we didn’t have any snorkeling equipment either. Goggles only, thus we only snorkeled at the shallow parts of the sea. But the water was so crystal clear, we could see fishes and all underwater creatures even before dipping ourselves into the water.

Photos were taken with DSLR. So bad that we didn't have any camera for underwater purpose

The unique thing about this spot is that it has a shoal in the middle of the sea. The seashore itself is only reefs and water, no sand. So if the purpose of coming here is to build sand castles and sunbathe, you have to get on a boat to reach the shoal. It was my first time visiting this place, and I was amazed by how many colourful fishes I saw (though it was not as many as fishes we could see if we snorkel in the deep water). Our boatman said that the number and variety of the fishes had dwindled due to the fish catching by fishermen and tourist.
So sad 😭

It took around 10 minutes by boat from the sea shore to the shoal in the middle of the sea

The shoal

Boat fare was only Rp 10.000,- , too cheeeaaappppp

By the way, Tureloto is also known for its high salinity, no wonder the water tasted so salty and felt so drying on the skin. A travel web even refered this beach as the Dead Sea Of Indonesia (read: 5 Fakta Cantik Soal Pantai Tureloto, Laut Mati di Indonesia).

So, greetings from the "Dead Sea", everyone 😎😘

Saturday, October 28, 2017

To Pink Beach Off We Go!!!

Vincencia Dian October 28, 2017 0 Comments

This Thursday, my office mates and I got an assignment to do a work visitation to North Nias. We were done with the work thingy a little sooner than expected. So we decided to drive back to Gunungsitoli right away, as usual, till one of us came up with a name of place we rarely heard about.

Considering that we still had plenty of time to reach downtown and the curiosity had already kicked in, so PINK BEACH it is!!!


Still in my work apparel along with ID and high heels 👢👢👚

Pink Beach is only 20 minutes drive from Lahewa, the capital city of North Nias, 2 hours drive from Gunungsitoli. All along the way, we were spoiled with such beautiful scenery of the village, tiny houses, plantation, and smooth winding road.

Touching the sand was the best feeling ever. The particle of the sand is slightly smaller and subtler than the sand of other beaches

By the way, this beach is named Pink Beach for the colour of the sand. Some say that it gets more pinkish in the afternoon. It was around 3 pm when we got there and in my opinion, the sand was rather orange with a little hint of pink colour. Everything was vivid and contrast. The orangey pinky sand, blue water and sky, purple flowers and green coconut plantation. So technicolor!!!

Everything was so vibrant except our clothes 😎

No need to explain the beauty of this place anymore, it was breathtaking and jaw dropping. I'm not exaggerating. I think this place is a little underrated among other beaches in Nias Island. But that's what makes it even more special. Tranquil and deserted.

Nowadays, when everything is so overated, every places are so packed, everyday is all hustle and bustle. There will be times when we feel insignificant and can't keep up with life. A place like this is all we need.

Lots of love,
Dian💕

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