The reason why we have been busy for a long time is mainly due to two things that have delayed time, one is to save the fire, and the other is to prepare more wood!
In order to preserve the fire, I first went to the fallen coconut tree. After a long time, I got a lot of dry wood back and put it on the boat. In addition, I also collected all the dry leaves.
Then it’s to save the fire. We don’t have any oil lamps on our ship, and we can’t light a fire on the ship! So, I completely disassembled the broken motor, added a lot of wood and dead leaves to the slot, and then moved the tinder there for preservation!
We moved all other things, including the distilled water equipment, to the ship. Fortunately, just now, the distilled water equipment has already stored two scoops of fresh water for us. Wang Nan and I drank some, and the rest was carefully placed, and large leaves were wrapped.
Afterwards, we both got on the boat, silently without a word, and kept observing the situation on the island.
Sure enough, as I guessed, as the night fell, the water level was getting higher and higher, and until the end, it really didn't pass the place where we made the fire just now. However, in the end, the entire roundabout was not passed over, and there was still a part of the area that was always exposed to the water.
"Xiaoxin, look!" Wang Nan stretched out his hand to the place where the coconut tree had been lying down, "There is no flooding there. We can move there tomorrow!"
"Hmm..." I didn't respond too much, but simply replied like this. Wang Nan is actually right. According to the current situation, there is indeed a piece of dry land, and it will not be completely submerged at night, but this is also the current point of view!
Wang Nan may not know, but I still know! Because I have never seen popular science and nature TV programs before, although I am not a kid who grew up by the sea, I still have some understanding. This tide is caused by the gravity of the moon, and the tidal force is different every day!
In each month, when the waning moon, the tidal force is the smallest, the water level of the rising tide is also the lowest, and when the full moon is the highest! And in the middle of the year, August 15th is the time when the tide force is the greatest, that is to say, the water level is also the highest when the sea is high tide at that time!
It is the first lunar month, during the Chinese New Year, it may not be like August, but today is not the full moon, but at the beginning of the first lunar month, the roundabout has been submerged like this. If you wait until the fifteenth of the first lunar month, what will it be? Sample
The place where the coconut tree fell was not submerged, but how about the next few days? Maybe the sea water will get higher and higher. Today is the fifth day of the first lunar month, maybe it will hang before the fifteenth of the first lunar month! This means that if we are on this atoll, if we haven’t been spotted, we can’t stay.
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Although we now have equipment for distilling water to make fresh water, it requires wood! That coconut tree can provide us with wood, but when it burns out, what should we do then
You know, it was a rotted coconut tree, and there were not many trunks left. We burned almost half of it in one day today. That is to say, even if we save it, we can only last for a week at most. time!
If no one finds us during this week, we will have no water to drink after a week!
Thinking of this, my heart was down again, full of worries, and couldn't be happy anymore.
Wang Nan looked relaxed at this time. She didn't know my worries, and she found that there were dry places where she could stand and she was a little happy. I looked at her beautiful face and felt sad.
Could it be said that we are really going to die here? Wang Nan and I have just reconciled. Haven't enjoyed this beautiful love and happy life yet, is it over
"No! I must find a way! For Wang Nan, for our love, I must find a way!" At this moment, I secretly said cruelly in my heart.
After that, I racked my brains and thought hard.
First of all, what I think is, what is this atoll, that is, where we are!
According to the direction I had judged before, Wang Nan and I were swept out by the undercurrent from Sanya, and then drifted south in this small boat for a whole night, and finally arrived at this atoll! Judging from the map of the South China Sea in my mind, I speculate that this place should be part of the Paracel Islands!
I also thought about whether it would be the Zhongsha Islands or the Nansha Islands, but I rejected both of these. Because the Zhongsha Islands and the Nansha Islands are far away from Sanya, our small boat can't float there anyway in one night.
Therefore, the most reliable guess is the Paracel Islands! And I can also conclude that this must be an atoll in the northwestern direction of the Paracel Islands! If not, even if the Paracel Islands are relatively close to Sanya, they will not be able to drift overnight!
The Paracel Islands are where the famous Sansha City is located. If my guess is correct, there must be other islands nearby, and there are people! Chinese! The specific direction must be in the southeast!
Thinking of this, I looked at the southeast direction. There was nothing but the vast sea. During the day, I didn't see anything, let alone it is night.
Right now, although Wang Nan and I are not in a very critical situation, the more dangerous they are going forward, the less chance of survival will be! Once many days later, no one found us, Wang Nanke and I were really trapped on this small island to death!
I want to risk
Take a risky gamble and head southeast to find other islands, but you can't make this determination! To the southeast, there is a vast ocean, and I can't see anything. This invisibly gave me a lot of psychological pressure!
I am a psychiatrist. Of course, I know that people only trust things that are visible and tangible. If they are full of unknowns, they will feel very insecure. Right now, this atoll is visible and tangible, and there is nothingness in the southeast direction. No one dares to leave this survivable island easily and take that risk! Even me, I also have this mentality.
But what if we can’t leave here in time and wait until the wood burns out? What should I do if the sea rises up and floods everything? Live on those coconuts? too difficult!
Leaving here is really no less than an adventure. Although I have basically determined that it is the southeast direction, I don't have a compass in my hand, let alone a chart. It's all about Meng! There can only be a general direction!
The distance between the islands of the Paracel Islands, you can see on the map is very close, but in fact it is very far, if we are unlucky, it is very likely that we will drift through the gaps between several islands and miss the Xisha Islands!
If so, Wang Nan and I are almost dead! Without sufficient fresh water and food, we cannot hold on to the Nansha Islands!
How to do? What can I do! Suddenly, I had no idea, and I was in a dilemma.
"Xiaoxin, what are you thinking?" Wang Nan finally asked with concern after seeing that I had been thinking.
"Um... Nannan, it's like this..." I immediately told Wang Nan what I had just thought, and finally asked her for her opinion.
After listening to this, Wang Nan fell into a moment of silence. She also took a good look at the atoll and then looked into the distance to the southeast, seeming to have no choice at all.
"We... Can't we wait here for rescue?" Wang Nan finally asked hesitantly. Obviously, she didn't dare to take that risk.
"Nan Nan, the ocean is too big to be rescued, and our accident was in Sanya. It is estimated that even if there is rescue, it is in the sea near Sanya. Maybe they didn't expect us to drift so far, and they didn't expect us to be alive. … "I reluctantly stated the very realistic situation.
"Then..." Wang Nan hesitated for a while, then looked up, "Xiaoxin, you decide, no matter what you decide, I will follow you!"
This sentence, like a spring breeze, aroused the courage in my heart! A rush of heat, I feel happy and full of expectations!
"Okay! Let's take a good rest tonight and set off tomorrow!" Finally, I made up my mind and said with my eyes resolutely looking at the southeast direction! (End of this chapter)