Eco Motocross Adventures

Just came back from an awesome adventure in the south west of Java.

Not necessarily totally an eco adventure but one of those that inspires.  It was like we were in a movie.  An international group of guys and gals, riding through small streets and inbetween rubber and palm oil plantations through the mountains and down to the beach.

We stayed in a wooden villa overlooking the bay with gorgeous views of the bamboo platforms the local fisherman use at night. 

I had a vision of using these motocross bikes to work with the police at tracking illegal logging.  The country side is being changed and more and more plantations are springing up.  More and more trees are being cut down.  And some of this is definitely illegal, and some of the illegal harvesting of trees is in complicity with the security / authority bodies. 

One way to make an eco adventure using motocross bikes more of an ECO adventure :~) The tracks we discovered would be great for mountain biking too though!

The aspect of motocross riding that I love is the adrenaline… rushing through the dirt and having to maintain absolute full focus on everything coming at you… your brain working at a thousand miles an hour and being so in the zone that all other concerns, worries, questions, etc, vaporize and you're in the MOMENT. 

If they were solar powered and didn't make so much noise, that would be all the better. he he he… let's see if we can do that hmm? 

United Adventures, my eco adventure enterprise, is currently working on setting up these motocross adventures around West Java.  Visiting far off villages to provide needed medical supplies. 

Thank you

I had the priviledge of hosting three of my friends to Macan island this past weekend..

Besides the fact that half of the group got stung by bulu babi and I managed to have the wooden boat got stuck on a coral reef, it was such an awesome adventure…

The nicest part about it is that I get to show my colleagues what you have shown me…

It is amazing how infectious the feeling of appreaciating nature when you're actually one with it… And after appreciating nature, hopefully the next step is that my friends will grow the concious of conserving it, and understand the purpose of eco-tourism…

The trip has made the capitalist bankers and insurance underwriters to be somewhat more of councious capitalist bankers and insurance underwriters :)

So, I would like to say thank you for letting me host my friends on the island and have them “flow” and get out of their daily routines…

We are already planning our next visit, and hope you can join us this time

Cheers,
Nadia

Re: Thank you

Nadia,

Thank YOU for visiting and taking your friends with you. 

It's funny how people begin to change when the experience the thrill of being in nature and at its mercy… Slowly, it awakens wonder, appreciation, and the discovery of a whole other world.  In a sense, it can awaken people to the beauty, perfection, and miracle of Nature and opens up spiritual feelings that people may not recognize immediately, but ones that grow over time.

The reef has a way of growing back, so don't worry too much about landing the wooden boat on it - it's happened before and we're working on setting up markers to point out the path there so that folks can get to the deserted island and back at night, but I think you learned some good lessons that night :~)

am headed there this weekend with a small group and looking forward to it.  Even in the 25 or so times I've been there, it seems there's always a new discovery… a new species, a new beach, a different sunset, an enlightening conversation, etc… it's amazing…

The owner thinks there are portals on the island that are gateways into heaven… maybe that's why it feels like paradise hmm?

anyhow, thanks again for making the journey and am looking forward to being there with you on the next visit!!

cheers,

~drigo