Sunset is the Beginning. Sukamade Beach, East Java.

Jalan setapak merupakan pintu untuk memasuki Pantai Sukamade di Taman Nasional Meru Betiri, Jawa Timur. Berjalan kaki sekitar 10 menit melewati hutan hujan tropis dan anda akan memasuki area pantai dengan garis pantai melengkung dan luas dengan bukit di sisi kanan pantai saat masuk ke area ini.

The path is an entry to Sukamade beach in Meru Betiru National Park, East Java. Walk about 10 minutes past the tropical rain forest and you will enter the beach area with wide curved coastline and hills on the right side of the beach entrance.

newborn troopers

Pantai Sukamade menjadi lokasi pelepasan tukik, di pantai ini penyu datang di musim-musim tertentu untuk bertelur dan kemudian sebagian telur ini dipindahkan ke area penangkaran agar kemungkinan hidupnya lebih tinggi.

Sukamade became the location to the release of the sea turtle hatchlings, the sea turtles come to the shore at certain seasons to lay their eggs. Then, the conservation officer will take some and transferred to the breeding area for bigger chance of survival.

Capturing the moments

Datanglah ke pantai ini di saat sore hari. Melepas tukik dan melihat langkah-langkah kecil bersemangat dari makhluk yang mesti menghadapi kerasnya hidup di usia sangat dini. Jejak-jejak tukik kecil menggurat pantai yang berkilau terkena air laut dan sinar matahari yang pergi perlahan.

Just come to the beach in the afternoon. Releasing the hatchlings and seeing small steps of this tiny creatures that must face the hard life since their very early age. Traces of tiny hatchlings draw the sparkling beach from the sea water and sunlight which going away slowly.

come on, keep on moving little fella!

You're almost there!

Real life start now

Kami menikmati momen menyemangati tukik kecil dan terkadang melihat elang laut yang berpatroli di atas dan sesekali menukik tajam ke pesisir laut memangsa tukik yang tidak beruntung. Wildlife talking, kami hanya dapat menyaksikan dari pantai momen-momen tersebut.

We enjoy the moment we encourage small hatchlings and sometimes we saw eagles patrolled the sea then sometimes dip steeply to the sea coast to prey on those unlucky hatchlings. Wildlife talking, we can only watch from the shore.

Look at the glowing sea water!

Saat tukik telah menggapai laut dan jejak-jejak kecil mereka terhapus, matahari kembali membuat goresan-goresan indah di langit. Saya kembali melihat langit "dilukis" oleh yang kuasa. Momen indah di penghujung hari.

When those hatchlings have reached the sea and their small traces erased, the sun re-create the beautiful scratches in the sky. I, again saw the sky "painted" by the mighty power. Beautiful moments at the end of the day.

Bagi kita sunset adalah penghujung hari, bagi tukik-tukik ini sunset di Pantai Sukamade ini adalah awal hidup yang penuh perjuangan. Godspeed little fellas!

For us sunset is the end of the day, for this small hatchlings, Sukamade beach's sunset is a starter for their life which full of struggles. Godspeed little fellas!

@marischkaprue - her eyes on Indonesia's beautiful beautiful sunset

Photos by Ferry Rusli

NOTES:

• Pantai Sukamade terletak di Taman Nasional Meru Betiri, Jawa Timur
• Sukamade Beach located at Meru Betiri National Park, East Java.
• Terdapat Trip Organizer yang menyediakan open trip ke Taman Nasional Meru Betiri seperti Fun Adventure, 3 Days trip biasanya dengan harga Rp. 899.000,- 
• There are Trip Organizer which provide open trip to Meru Betiri National Park. Fun Adventure 3 days trip usually cost Rp. 988.000,- 
• Contact Fun Adventure di +6281 23410 5848 
• Contact Fun Adventure  +6281 23410 5848 

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