Volume 2 Chapter 107 Exploring a New Island (1)
The two or three hours of delay at sea did not encounter unexpected situations, nor was it a mistake like the outbound trip, but I practiced my operation skills at sea.
Not to mention, after three or five hours of driving, although it has not reached the highest level of integration of man and ship, there is no problem in driving normally in the direction I want to go without strong winds and waves.
This is also thanks to the fact that there are no modern instruments and equipment on board, and it is easier to operate, otherwise I don't know how long I will practice.
It is undoubtedly sad that one of the two hopes is shattered, even if this hope is already in the heart!
Now it seems that only the distant island of Oshima can give me three points to look forward to......
The original plan to explore the distant island the next day did not go as scheduled, and I was sick when I woke up in the morning, and I had to postpone it because I would pick a cold to come to my door.
The cold was not serious, but it was just right, the crops in the field needed to be weeded, and it would not take a few days to get rid of the weeds in the field.
Five days later, the cold is finally gone, and I can continue my exploration program!
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Early in the morning of the sixth day, after a full meal and equipment, I set out, not as open as I had appeared, but in fact I was very flustered, and I was worried that there were terrible beasts or other unknown dangers on that island!
The human instinct begins to work again at this moment, especially all kinds of negative emotions, such as fear, such as insecurity and anxiety, which make people retreat.
But I still stood directly on the boat and rowed out to sea, and the various weapons I carried gave me enough confidence to face any difficulties, and I believe that no matter how troublesome the situation is, it will not be much worse than now!
This time, I brought more things, in addition to the various weapons I brought with me when I went to the island five days ago, I also brought out an iron pot, a bottle of peanut oil, and a packet of salt.
The main purpose of this is to prevent the possibility of not being able to rush back in time today, and in case of weather or force majeure factors such as waves, there are at least some safeguards to be taken at the island.
I didn't bring much food, just a few boiled eggs and dried meat and sweet potatoes, and I believe that an uninhabited island should not have to worry about the ingredients, just like when I first landed on this island.
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The sailboat was quite smooth at the beginning of the sea, but my heart was very active, and I had the expectation of fresh water and the fear of the unknown, which is not a shame in human nature, just like I am born to like day and not night!
In addition to this, there is also a novelty, this is probably the first time I have been furthest from the island where I have lived for several years, and there is always a very mixed feeling when I watch it drift away from me.
Even if it goes well and I'll be back in the afternoon, I have a hunch that I'm getting less and less time on this island, and the closer I get to the target island, the stronger the feeling, because the island is bigger than I thought, and the possibility of fresh water is greater.
The experience of the voyage is painful and happy, the process is boring and boring, but when you can control the sailboat, it can bring the fun of driving, and the whole person is tired enough to choke along the way, but the mood is good!
After nearly two hours of sailing, the sailboat approached one of the island's crocodiles-free beaches.
Although it took a lot of effort due to crosswinds and a few waves during the process, there was no very thrilling situation, which made people more confident in the future voyage.
In addition to fixing the boat on the island, the first thing I did was to sit on the ground and rest, and the two-hour non-stop boat ride was tiring, and at the same time, I was very relieved to step on land again.
There is no such feeling on land, it is like wanting to drink water when you are thirsty, wanting to eat when you are hungry, when you are at sea, what you want to do is to step on land quickly, and only when you stand on the ground with your feet can you have a sense of stability!
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After ten minutes of rest, I turned my head and took a serious look at the island, after all, this was the only task of the day, and it was very dangerous to go directly to the island to rest without confirming that it was safe.
From the close range and the observation before the island, the overall height of this island is shorter than that of the island currently inhabited, the maximum height may only be about 200 meters, and the general height is between 100 and 150 meters.
The whole appearance does not resemble the oval shape of the previous island, but an irregular long strip, and the exact shape is estimated to be known only from the perspective of God.
Before there is any good news, there is first bad news that I need to be prepared for!
There are crocodiles on this island, and I saw one from a distance when I was resting just now, and it was not small.
This makes me wonder if the nine crocodiles I hunted came from this island in the first place, and only escaped because of the shock of the earthquake, and finally swam to my island.
This possibility is quite large, after all, there are only these three islands nearby, and there are no other islands around, crocodiles are always amphibians, and they must rely on land to live.
This possibility would also lead to another big problem, perhaps this island is a crocodile nest, where there will be many more crocodiles than on the island, and at the thought of this, I immediately rushed back to the boat from the beach, and only the boat can give me a sense of security.
The first time I stood on the boat, I was afraid of what I had just done, and I went to the island to rest without a weapon in my hand, and if a crocodile suddenly rushed out of the water, I don't know what the result would be.
The most likely is that I will be driven out into the woods of the island with my bare hands, and they will stay near the ship to block my retreat!
And I will be extremely troublesome on the island when I can't get on the boat, and I guess my survival will be a problem.
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Originally, today's purpose was to go up to the island to see some of the area, but the crocodile forced me to change my mind and decided to take a walk around the island to see the general situation!
At the very least, find out how many crocodiles there are on the island, if there are more than a few dozen, then the island will become a problem even if there is fresh water, and it will be a huge project to deal with the crocodiles, and even eventually cancel the plan.
There was no further delay, and after untying the fixed rope, the boat continued to move forward, but the process was more arduous than at the beginning, and the sea breeze on the coast was relatively weak.
This made me have to fold my sails and paddle with my oars, and of course my speed dropped to about six or seven kilometers per hour, maybe even slower......
The advantage is that I can observe the situation on the island more carefully, and in terms of my eyesight, if there are more obvious large animals, I can also detect them at the first time, but there has been no such situation, and not finding the situation is the best good news.
Another piece of good news is that after three or four hours of sailing, the number of crocodiles has been basically mastered, and only three crocodiles have been found on the beach along the way!
Of course, there will be a lot of crocodiles in the sea to hunt in the daytime, this data is not accurate, if the enemy is lenient, it may be doubled, that is, a total of nine crocodiles.
After a circle, the whole picture of the island came to my mind, and considering the size of the island, the crocodiles that could be counted on two hands were not too much of a threat to me.
First of all, the area of this island is relatively large, and the area of the whole island is probably larger than the island where we currently live, at least close to three square kilometers!
Therefore, if a few crocodiles are scattered on the island's beaches, it may take a long time to find one, and if you are unlucky, it may be difficult to find one for a day.
Besides, I'm not ready to go to sea now, it almost doesn't pose a threat to me after I go to the island, and I don't think it will take the initiative to provoke the size of the ship and the guardrail, so it's also safe, and the crocodile here is still within a manageable range of threats.
Instead, they should pray that there is no fresh water on this island, otherwise if I move here, their natural predators will appear, and it will be far from as simple as who threatens whom!
It's the crocodiles' lives in danger!
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The shape of the island is also very different from the one inhabited, it is a long strip and has a strange shape.
If you have to describe it, it looks like a crocodile lying on the ground with its head up, or a crocodile without a tail, plus there are crocodiles here, so let's call it "Crocodile Island" in the future!
Compared to the previous topography of the island, Crocodile Island is complex, with two-thirds of the coastline consisting of sandy beaches and some reefs, and one-third of which is made up of cliffs that are impassable or difficult to navigate.
If there is fresh water on the island, it will not be so easy to visit the island on a daily basis after moving here, not only will it be divided into two parts, the front and back, but the two parts will not be directly connected.
There is no similar cove used for fishing on the island, but there is a good inverted triangular bay in the middle of it, where the wind and waves are very small, and it is a good choice to moor the boat here after docking.
During the voyage, I made a discovery that was not a discovery that there was a shipwreck on the bottom of the sea on one side of the island, and when I saw it at first glance, I was very kind, and I rowed directly over to spy on the ship.
It's just that the situation is not good, the water depth here is more than twenty or thirty meters, the location is several hundred meters from the beach, and the boat is relatively old, so it has no use value for me, just a joy in vain!
The woods on the island are normal, not dense or sparse.
Because of the devastation of typhoons over the years, there are also various dead trees that have been broken and uprooted from them, and it is not particularly gloomy from a distance.
But don't be too happy, there are no people on the island, so it must be denser than the woods on the island where I live, and walking in it is full of threats and troubles, and the easiest way to open the way can be heartbreaking!
What's more, there will still be various unknown risks before the specific situation on the island is fully ascertained, the world itself is full of various threats, even living in the city cannot guarantee absolute safety, let alone the original desert island here.