Tuesday, September 16, 2008

ACEH after Tsunami


It's been almost 4 years after Tsunami hit Aceh on December 26, 2004.
In memorial one year of the tragedy, lots of people visit to Banda Aceh which came from Padang, Bali, Jakarta with expatriate surfers exactly to Lhok Nga. This beach has a good wave like in Cemara Night, Left, Peak and PT.SAI. The first day can be seen were only damages by tsunami but despites of all found that beautiful beach and swells like we're in the new world.
Step by step, a local surfer from Padang encourage local Aceh surfers spirits and help them to wake up from trauma of Tsunami tragedy.
Along with local Aceh surfer, Rizal local Padang surfer tried to promote of surfing local contest and open the first surf cafe right in front of the reef left wave.
One month operating, the cafe was accidentally burnt but with NGO assistance, that cafe called Sunset Surf Cafe become a Lhok Nga wave check center for surfers and so was Dahlia hostel which before Tsunami up to now had new building for surfers accommodation visit to Lhok Nga.
There has been built surfcamp in Ihdinga like Akira surfcamp. Local Aceh surfers were ready to self development and welcoming tourist in Aceh by joining surfing and tourism training in Bali.
Good luck for Aceh surfing and tourism :)

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