After coming downstream , we were just 500 metres from the landing point when the boat suddenly came to a halt .
Boatman looked at us . We looked back .
What ? Was he going to show us more fireflies and so near the shore too ?
Instead , he instructed his elf like assistant to go check out the motor directly behind us .
We had to get up , stand up and move aside , thus rocking the boat since I am no fairy weight , as the elf needed to access an item stored beneath our seats . Turned out to be a blue plastic barrel filled with some liquid .
" Folks ....have you ever been on a boat without fuel ? " he asked .
Without waiting for a reply , he delivered the stomach churning , palm sweating reply
" Well , now you have "
with a chuckle !
My expression became like this Godzilla below . I tried not to panic even though he was obviously having a bit of a tough time .
