Compared to this? I suppose we're farther behind in technology...

[He pokes at some rubber ducks they've got stashed back here, giving one an experimental squeeze. It squeaks.]

I don't spend much time in cities, though... Most days, I'm out wandering in the wilderness. Through forests, valleys, deserts and mountain paths... Compared to that, these islands feel quite small and confining. Though that's surely the point.