Mentawais Uncrowded in 2009

By recommendation of our guide Yu and uber-grandmaster Sumatra surf guide Scuzz, we chose to take our trip to the Mentawais over the Telos & Northern Sumatra. The Ments in July are a sure thing - the only reason you'd go all the way to Padang and sail away from the Mentawais would be to explore or avoid crowds. After two trips to Banyaks/Nias/Simeulue and Telos/Nias/Banyaks, I was over the exploration aspect.