Sailing Doodles · video

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Doodles sails from Port Vila, Vanuatu, toward Luganville on the island of Espiritu Santo, an overnight passage of approximately 130 miles.0:51 The crew alters their course to anchor at Iripiv Island after spotting the location at dawn.1:52 Upon arrival, the crew snorkels off the beach near a deserted backpacker resort.3:28 The village chief, Abraham, invites the crew to the local village of Niu Dusan.4:20 Bobby attempts to repair the chief’s generator, identifying a loose spark plug wire and an aged plug as the likely points of failure.6:47 Lacking replacement parts, the crew agrees to transport the chief across the bay to town the following morning.7:22 The visit concludes with a communal dinner of fish, cabbage, and coconut cooked in a traditional earth oven, followed by music and dancing with the villagers.9:21

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