Usually people would use sand skiffs to cross the Unsea. Those have shallow hulls to help them glide over the sand. A Squaller would work the sails for a smooth and swift journey — that's someone who has the ability to control air currents.

[He's about to continue — he has the habit of talking too much — when he notices Konoha's apparent struggle with the menu. Nikolai had noticed that her command of written language was quite rough. He gathers that she's not fully literate. Rather than ask her about it, he tactfully tilts his own menu toward her. Pointing to a particular item, he asks:]

Doesn't this sound good? "Fish tacos"...I have no idea what a taco is, but I do fancy tilapia and cabbage.

[Then he points to another item.]

This is the famed quesadilla I tried the other day, which I told you about.