We sat by the sea, feeling the sea breeze and bathing in the bright moonlight.
Around the campfire, we ate the first cooked food we made since fleeing.
There were coconut crab shells scattered on the ground, but we didn't care. We just sat on the beach contentedly, looking up at the sky, enjoying this rare tranquility and happiness.
After a while, I put out the campfire with sand, and we walked back to the speedboat along the beach in the moonlight.
Lying on the speedboat, with a full stomach, we felt particularly at ease.
Catherine fell asleep quickly, probably because she was too tired.
Zhu Ya was so happy about today's activities that she hugged my arm and fell asleep slowly after a while.
At night, I had a beautiful dream that we were carefree on the island. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, political struggles and cruel wars, on this isolated island, I even wanted to give up revenge.
But I know that sometimes I can't give up just because I want to.
Because Catherine and I escaped from the illegal medical ship, the politicians in power will definitely get the news.
And we have his deadly intelligence in our hands, he will definitely not let us go, and he may have sent people to search for us in the sea.
But the sea is so wide, it is not so easy for him to find us, it is just like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Of course, unless we take the initiative to expose our position, such as approaching a nearby radar base, they will immediately know our whereabouts.
So we must be careful not to be discovered by the members of the radar base unless we take the initiative.
I no longer think about these things, because we still have to worry about food tomorrow.
There are many coconuts on the island, which can be used as our staple food. Coconut juice and coconut meat have a lot of nutrients, such as protein, fructose, glucose, etc., and the oil content of coconut meat is also high.
If there is enough time, I can also boil some coconut oil and use it for cooking.
But these must be prepared in advance, otherwise we will not be able to go out to hunt in windy and rainy weather.
The next morning, I took Catherine and Zhu Ya to pick coconuts.
In order to protect the coconut tree, I did not saw it off, but made a tree climbing ring, put it on my feet to increase friction, and climbed up like a frog.
I took the wooden stake tied with a knife, climbed up the coconut tree, and cut the coconuts in clusters.
I told Catherine and Zhu Ya that we should collect as many coconuts as possible, crack the coconut meat open and air-dry it, cut it into small pieces, and eat it at any time, or use it to make soup.
After we have stored enough food, we can build a comfortable shelter.
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If we find a suitable cave, we can also be like Robinson, but caves are not easy to find.
I spent the morning picking coconuts, started processing coconuts at noon, and put the processed coconuts on the reef beach in the afternoon.
After a busy day, I was exhausted.
Catherine and Zhu Ya were sweating and went to take a shower in the pool. This time I didn't join them, but went back to the forest to get a raincoat.
I was worried that it would rain tomorrow, and the coconuts that had been dried should not get wet. The raincoat could protect the coconuts from getting wet.
Moreover, the awning on our speedboat was gone.
It was not enough to just protect the food from getting wet, we also had to protect ourselves from getting wet to avoid getting sick.
But today there was no time to build a shelter.
So I planned to pick some larger leaves from the forest, weave them together to form a shape like banana leaves, and then tie them together and tie them to the top of the speedboat to form a temporary awning.
After taking a shower, Catherine and Zhu Ya came out dressed, clean and exquisite. Compared with me, a bearded man, it was like a savage meeting a modern man.
I also realized that it was time to shave.
In the evening, we changed several places to catch coconut crabs.
Zhu Ya had experience, so I didn't participate and let her and Catherine do the work.
But I was not idle either. I used the screwdriver in the toolbox to remove the ignition battery and front headlight of the speedboat.
These can be used to call for help and send signals to ordinary cruise ships or fishing boats.
For example, the light signal of SOS is three short, three long and three short, and three short and three long means stop approaching. If you need help, the signal of V is three short and one long.
This battery is not very big, about the same size as the battery of an ordinary electric motorcycle. There is a safety switch, so there is no need to worry about the risk of electric shock.
For safety reasons, I burned the unused plastic plates on the speedboat and sealed the interface with melted plastic, which can also be waterproof.
As long as the safety switch is turned on, the electric light can be used directly.
However, the power supply is limited, so I will not use it all the time, and only take it out at critical times.
Everyone was very busy today, and time passed quickly.
We returned to the boat, and with the leaf canopy, we couldn't see the starry sky when we lay inside.
But we could stick our heads out to see, and it wouldn't affect our "quality of life".
We didn't have a watch, and we didn't know the exact time at night.
When we felt it was about time, we went to the woods to catch coconut crabs.
But Zhu Ya and Catherine put the trap in the wrong place, and didn't catch a single coconut crab tonight.
Catherine and Zhu Ya came back dejected.
I told Catherine and Zhu Ya that the trap should be placed three or four meters away from the big rock, or in a pile of rocks, under a coconut tree, and on a coral reef.
"Uncle, what are we going to do tomorrow? Are we going to pick coconuts again?" Zhu Ya asked in a crisp voice while lying next to me.
"We don't need to pick coconuts tomorrow. The coconut meat we picked today will be enough to eat for a long time if we dry it." I said.
Zhu Ya turned sideways, her little mouth almost touching my cheek, and I could feel the hot air she exhaled.
On the other side, Catherine also lay on her side, wanting to hear my plan for tomorrow.
I was sandwiched between the two women and could smell their fragrance.
In fact, this fragrance is not a real fragrance, but the hormones released from their bodies to attract the opposite sex, just like the courtship animals in nature.
I told them that it is easy to rain on tropical islands, and we are just lucky that it hasn't rained in the past two days.
Once it rains, it may be continuous.
By then we won't have enough dry firewood, and if there is a strong wind, the speedboat docked will also be blown into the sea.
So we have to consider building a shelter tomorrow, and find a place to store firewood, which should be dry and cool to improve our quality of life.
"Uncle, what about our speedboat?" Zhu Ya asked.
"Don't worry about that." I said, "The wind and waves will drag it back to the sea, but it doesn't mean it will be blown away. It just won't be as stable as it is now on the shore for us to rest. When the wind and waves stop, we can still drag it ashore. The key is that we need a new shelter."
Maybe because I rejected Catherine last night, she didn't take the initiative today like she did last night.
Zhu Ya is more innocent. Although she hugged me to sleep, she didn't do anything that crossed the line.
And I still need some time to recover my health. I can't waste my energy on women, otherwise I will be exhausted all day.