White Horses

THE ISLAND

We got the call from our friends who run a small resort in the Mentawai Islands. They had a group coming for an eight-day stay but had room for two more – would we be keen to join them? That was all we needed to hear

My best friend Sarah Lee and I packed our backpacks and board bags immediately and did something that seems unimaginable these days – we jumped on a

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