THE WATER WORLD

Bani Cut a yard-long from a banana stem (not from one that is still standing), for a single-rider. Three of this can be joined-together for a good six riders. Line-up the cut stems by the river. Sharpen two bamboo sticks and drive it thru on both ends. Whalah! Let the fun begin! The starting point is at ilang Odon. Two on each side and two on the rear. We then sail it downstream. Water flows straight from here to Da-o then makes a ninety-degree turn towards the rip-rap by the mercado. Perhaps a good five-hundred meters, to us, each one-way sail was always beyond thrill. Across the road from the meat market is the stairs on the rip-rap. We dock there then push our sail boat to the current to continue its journey around the globe. We then run all the way back. We were such excellent ship builders-sailors that in a day we can do two rounds.