Overnight at Sumbawa.   Upon completion of the Batu Hijau pit tour, the group was taken in the late afternoon to the Tropical Beach Resort, situated at the head of a long secluded beach on the south coast of Sumbawa Island, facing south across the trench and the waves of the Indian Ocean.   They had the opportunity to compile and compare their notes in a relaxing setting, and discuss what they had seen after a long and interesting day before sampling local cuisine on the resort terrace.
Photographs by Mike Porter.