Off-the Grid Challenge Island Living!

@thelisabug1982 , yes, you're right! Personally I allowed my sim to travel to Ohan'ali Town right away and he would always make the call from there. But with the rule suggested by @JojoMOMSTER - that you're not allowed to travel outside Mua Pel'am until you buy a canoe - the challenge becomes much harder. It means no odd jobs, and also no access to food vendors and to those seashells just lying around on the shore in Ohan'ali Town, until you buy the canoe.