Well they always did say "Necessity is the Mother of invention," but that's really thinking outside the box. Love it! Presumably the brolly is his 'weather protection' but I doubt it'd get the thumbs up from "Elf 'N Safety. Keith.
Hi Keith, What you see there is the De-Luxe model (with the motor bike power unit) The standard version's power unit is human i.e stand on the back edge and push along with a long pole- just think of punting on the River Cam. Not much Elf 'n Safety in Colombian Andes, nor anywhere else in South America in general.