Hobson Lane@bigkamo Thank you for the flashback! Do you remember #CargoCult? The chief at an island where we anchored asked us (in sign language and island English) to bring him an outboard motor when we got back from #PortVilla. He was so earnest, that we felt compelled to help his entourage disassemble the outboard. Tried to pass along the parts order to another sailor in PV. Here's a photo of our "landing party" taking the water taxi to shore. https://mstdn.social/@hobs/109371152429985101
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Attached: 1 image Vanuatu flashback triggered by a #journodon 's story of #AusAid trip there. Your taxi fare on this uncharted island was that you had to perpetually bail the bilge of the dugout canoe. Mooring fees levied by the chief were more expensive... involved sitting around the fire helping his chief technologist disassemble an outboard motor and identify the part number for the impeller C-clip that was missing after the previous visitor's failed repair attempt. And forwarding the order along to Port Villa