A shipwright drills a hole to repair a wooden sailing boat at Faza on Pate Island. The centuries-old technology of the bow drill he uses is ideal for places where there is no electricity. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years. It was destroyed by Pate in the 13th century and again by the Portuguese in 1586. The inhabitants then switched their allegiance to the Portuguese in the 17th century in an attempt to subdue troublesome Pate. Faza declined in significance in the 18th and 19th centuries and is now a backwater.