This place is terrific! I think that thus far, this has been the most fun place to stay. We took a small boat over to this island two nights ago and were given bungalow number 7 out of 7 bungalows. However, we were the only two paying guests on the island for the first night. There are day trippers that come to the island and there were three students slaving away (not) at their semester of studying abroad. There was also the staff, who were pretty amazing too. The goal of this not for profit operation is to protect the coral reef on the west side of the island. The bungalows are supposed to operate with zero environmental impact... they have solar power, composting toilets, and are clam shell shaped for rain water collection. They don't have much privacy as they are open on both sides of the shelter to the sea breeze, but our bungalow was mostly out of sight from the rest.
The activities included a forest walk where you can see these huge coconut crabs especially in the evening and you can view a pool in the rocks that fills with water during high tide. The tidal fluctuations are fairly dramatic on this island because of the shallow terrane. There is also Liz and my signature activity of light house hunting. The lighthouse is hardly a challenge to spot though but it provides an amazing view of the sunset from the top. We had free run of the island so we could go whenever we liked and have our Titanic moment at the top.
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