But the execution is a puzzle that requires a lot of planning and cooperation. It also created a good deal of anxiety. Sepik canoes and tried carefully to drive the tractor onto them so that it was safely balanced in the middle. We then lashed the canoes securely together so that everything would float as a unit. Though we were disparately short of experience, we certainly had enough advice.
People are the same the world over.
They are always ready to offer their expert opinion concerning projects that are completely beyond their experience. After several anxious and stressful hours, it was time to test the theory. My main thoughts centered on how long it would take me to get the tractor out of the river and make it run again. I suppose I don't need to mention that there was a lot of praying going on about that time. Our plan was that three or four workmen would go on the canoes to see the tractor safely to its destination.