Sunday, December 14, 2008

MIDAI, Island a Beautiful White Sandy

Midai island for some people even Batam and Riau Islands will feel strange to hear, not for the people of District Natuna. Midai Island, located in the midst of the waters of the South China Sea will be very popular waves violence. In certain months and even visited the island is difficult because of the large waves, so that makes this island isolated from the outside world. The islands have a total area of approximately 18 square km is inhabited by a population of more than 4,000 people. 
To visit the island Midai when we come from Batam trip can be done with the Ranai to use the aircraft, Natuna currently there are two flights to the Natuna namely Riau Airlines and Linus Airline. After it resumed with the use of ships using the port Ranai ship quickly Natua Bahari, takes 4 hours journey. To suggest that in order to bring supplies of food that is more in the journey to the island Midai this, because the ship is not available store ship. Cruises that pass through the waters of the South China Sea, although the weather remains good again just swell waves can rotate the head, especially for us who are not familiar with cruise ships. To suggest that in order to be rest or sleeping in the voyage to the islands Midai condition that the body will not descend when traveling to the island Midai. 

When set foot in the port of Tanjung Selamat pioneer in length less than 200 meters consciousness of the beautiful natural scenery and the very heart curve. The white-sand beaches unfold the island Midai this, the extraordinary white sand again until the end of the port to the pioneer. The color of the sea water is clear cornea of each eye to create a new tourist visit to the island Midai will be amazed, white sand clearly visible even with the various kinds of fish both large and small visible enjoy seemingly not care about the people on this port. Even if the fates are lucky we may witness some rays swim around the port, this is because the rays have habitat in the sandy white. White sand is also a place  various types of turtles. Touring with the snorekling swimming and diving is fun, but we must bring their own equipment because of the unavailability of space rental equipment. The broad white sand and long in the waters of the island Midai can pull in  according to the Oceanographic knowledge that the white sand beach formed from coral  by the sea waves. So, according to information can be estimated that the sea in front of the Island has a cluster Midai coral (Coral Reef), which is very broad and many, the scenery of the ocean certainly exceptional for the incredible diving dope. 
For that we can not snorekling diving, and also to be able to enjoy the beautiful white sand beach planted with coconut trees by the thousands of high-level, is estimated to have 30 years of age and above. Midai Island, including one of the biggest copra producer regions in the province of Riau Islands. 
Fishing village atmosphere beautiful place we also attract tourists, because many have lost fishing villages around this Batam. We can see each sorenya fishermen go fishing boat with the next. History Midai Island had become a producer of cloves bully with the establishment of trade unions Ahmad & Cooperatin year of 1909 and the visit of Vice President Mohham Hatta 1949 one of the tour's history that should Sign in to daam note our holiday travel. Rest of the successes that we can still see the establishment of the office Ahmadi & Cooperation and outline signature Mohammad Hatta. 


Many of the objects that attract tourism in the island Midai I do not complemented by the availability of places as tourism objects. Lodging a good place for tourists is not available in this beautiful island, which is available only inn that do not meet the standard at all. In addition, there is also no tour guide, rental equipment and diving snorekling difficult for us as tourists to enjoy tourism in the island Midai. Cons object tourism in the island Midai this can be because we understand District Government Natuna Island Midai not set this as one of the objects of tourism in the Natuna. According to the proverb Backpackers continental Europe and the United States, location of the object that tourism in remote areas far not even a problem for the visit, have long had a beautiful tour objects and, most importantly, still rare in the tourist visit, a pride to be lonely outpost opening the way to object the tour. Therefore, let us visit the island in the South China Sea before the first the United States and Europe. What? 


According to the history of the world's clove trade, the island is very popular because Midai produce high-quality clubs. In the year 1906 standing trade partnerships Ahmadi & Coorperation by Raja Ahmad Ibn Umar. Even Ahmadi & Coorperation has branch offices in the countries of Singapore, which markets the island Midai clove to the world as a mixture of food and beverages. When viewed from the name of the owner beginning at the King can capture the relationship that the trade relationship between the central island of Penyengat do the work of Riau Lingga with Puau Midai. 
Ahmadi & Cooperation has been known across the world before this country even before independence declaration resurrection by the National Bung Tomo years 1908 and the Youth Oath year 1928, and ethnic Midai Island contestant has been successful with them international trades. What's success is also up to the ear Muhammad Hatta. After Indonesia has independence, in 1949 Muhammad Hatta, which at the time it became Indonesia's first Vice President who is also visiting the father Cooperative Island Midai to inaugurate Ahmadi & Cooperation as one of the oldest cooperatives in Indonesia. One of the founding Father country Indonesia is also impressed on the cooperative salute Ahmadi & Cooperation see when this book report financial cooperatives, which according to him as the first economic institution in the archipelago that management is very tidy. 
The successes Ahmadi & Cooperation current has stories and memories for this people of  Midai. Island. Along with the price of cloves that have plunged far, only this time the inscription of Ahmadi and Cooperation in sign by Muhammad Hatta first Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia.

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