Island Watchtower Project 01

About the island

Located in the northeast of the Pacific Ocean; Location: About 90 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean near the fishing port, the voyage is about 2.5 hours. Surrounded by the sea, the island is famous for its unique aboriginal customs and natural attractions. The island has a rich natural environment, mainly composed of volcanic rocks, and the coral reef on the right shows the phenomenon of terrain uplift. There is a small town on the whole island, in which medical, educational and livelihood facilities are well developed. Most of the population in the pure-served town is mainly elderly. In recent years, more and more young people have returned to their hometowns to start businesses and have brought a new economy to the entire island.

To the east, one rise seemed darker than the rest. Walking around carefully – you did everything carefully up there – I realized why. There was a cave behind the brush.

I slipped the small flashlight from its waterproof sheath and moved in. The Stars are among the rainiest places on Earth, and any marks around the cave, even in the rock, would have washed away long enough. So I stepped into the cave, and played the light around. The cave roof canted down. On an angle away from the rain, I found what I feared.

The air was thin, wet and cold. I trained for three months to function at this altitude, and I still didn’t think it was enough. The plateau wasn’t as flat as the word suggests: it rolled and dipped, and had dark hilly rises. Even a mile up, there were still wide ponds, and the limestone ground was thick with vegetation evolved to cling and live. Just like us. Clinging on and living as best we can.