Pulau Batudaka, Togean Islands, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sea gypsie children. The Bajau Sea Gypsies one roamed the seas as nomads. Nowadays they live an empoverished life of fishing and collecting trepang sea cucumbers from their stilted villages. In the 1990's they started cyanide and dynamite fishing causing major damage to the reefs and their future fish stocks. The Togean or Togian Islands are an archipelago of 56 islands and islets, in the Gulf of Tomini, off the coast of Central Sulawesi, in Indonesia. The dark green of the islands and the cristal clear water is a perfect setting and has attracted many travellers during the last years. Travellers endure the long journey in search of the mythical beach paradise. Photo by Frits Meyst/Adventure4ever.com
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