By: Nisa Syahidah (WWF-Indonesia)

As a landlubber, I was lucky enough to join the dive team led by Derta (Reef Check Indonesia) and the speedboat Simba that day. We set off in the morning with lunch supplies. Sometimes, research teams using Simba do not return to the mother ship for lunch for the sake of time and fuel efficiency.

"Byurrrrrrrr......."

I splashed in the turquoise-colored water around Kambing Island, west of Pantar Island. The water is so cold! After snorkeling, while waiting for the diving team, I sat on the bow of the speedboat, intending to enjoy the rare calm atmosphere. Suddenly Mr. Izaak (DKP NTT Province) shouted, dolphins! Two dolphins actually jumped in front of me, very close.

And the excitement didn't end there. After diving at three points, we returned to the waters of Kampung Wolu, West Pantar - where we stayed last night, and tonight. Menami wasn't there yet, still with dinghy driving the rest of the dive team around Deer Island and Kangge Island.

We decided to wait and rest on land, looking for a kiosk and a hot cup of coffee. It was a funny sight to see the divers walking around in their wetsuits and booties (or even in their wetsuits) in the village.

With the smiling eyes of the locals, we took a rest at the bale-bale of Wolu Market. It's very quiet, with only one stall open and women collecting old coconut shells. "If you come here in the morning, it's crowded, because the market is open," he said.

This coastal area is used by residents only as a market and a makeshift house when cultivating seaweed. I was escorted by residents to go looking for hot water in the village, while my friends waited at Wolu Market.

Anton and his motorcycle take me into the village. As it turns out, the name of the village is Allumang, and its inhabitants are all Christians, in contrast to the opposite village, Marisa on Kangge Island, which is entirely Muslim. It's quite a long way to the houses. We pass through a large plantation, and it is there that I see the church building in the middle of a cornfield. It's so classic that I photographed it many times as Anton's motorcycle drove by.

I returned to Wolu Market with my kiosk mama who was carrying a variety of instant drinks, along with a thermos!

"Sir, if you want a young coconut, can you?" With the approval of Om Khaifin (WWF-Indonesia), Pak Andreas, a middle-aged man sitting in front of a stall in the market, climbed a coconut tree and returned with seven young coconuts. He opened them for us, completely lulled by the breeze on the bamboo bale.

"Sir, how much for a coconut?"
"2,500," he said.

We, shocked to learn such a cheap price, doubled the price and left the village with a carton of milk bananas, returning to Menami who had appeared in the waters of this village, Allumang, West Pantar District.