Chapter 07: Life on the Island
Brian did his initial recon of the island. He found that the island was a pretty good position. He was worried mostly about fresh water. They had plenty of fish and there were lots of trees that had fruit. He knew they were going to get tired of coconuts and fruit but without fresh water, they had about 5 days and they were going to die of thirst. He knew that coconuts held liquid and can be used but not enough to sustain them for long periods of time. The coconuts would be gone after a while if they had to rely on them solely for liquid. Also eating coconuts raw would cause diarrhea and that would only complicate things.
Brian had left the exhausted party on the shore so he could get them something to eat. After returning with some fruit, they sat down to have a quick meal. He was exhausted also as he did most of the swimming and towing of the boat on to shore. Even though he was tired he, knew he had to get started. It was like being back in SF and Ranger Schools, you moved when you couldn't. "Move or die" is what the drilled into your head. No one will save your ass but yours.
Brian left the kids on the beach under some trees in the shade and told them to rest. He looked back toward the stranded party and saw that all three of them were already asleep under the trees. Roger was leaning against a palm tree with Brooke lying on his chest. Brooke had her head resting on Brooke's thigh. They were exhausted.
Brian turned back toward the jungle and began his search for shelter, water and anything else that could be used for survival. Due to the survival schools he had attended, he knew what to look for. He knew what the fruit looked like that you can and can't eat. He knew where the water was when you couldn't see it.
He moved along and he found a grove of thick bamboo. The machete on board the boat came in handy as Brian cut one of the thicker stalks and found it was filled with water. He drank from it until his thirst was done. He mentally marked this location as a source of water if it got that bad. It too would be gone after a few days. Brian moved on and knew the best way to find something was to look down. He saw a small hillock that would give him a small advantage to scout the immediate area. If that was not good enough he could climb the higher mountain behind it to get an even better view.
Once he was on the hillock he knew they had a chance for survival. Once on top, he saw a fresh water pool on the other side that had a waterfall fed from the higher mountaintop. He determined the reason he didn't see it from where they beached the boat is because the pool emptied into a small stream that met the ocean around the bend of the lagoon they had beached the boat.
Now that water had been found, it was necessary to find shelter. They could make a lean-to if necessary but if bad weather came up, it wouldn't last long. If they were to be here for a long period of time, typhoons were known to happen in this region of the world. A lean-to wouldn't last a heartbeat in a major storm like that. He had to find a cave or something like it to offer the protection of the elements. As he walked down the other side of the hillock to return to the party to let them know he had found water, he passed an outcropping of rocks at the bottom. He looked at the formation and his heart skipped a beat.
He had found a cave. Lucky for them the cave was not far from the waterfall and pool and not that far from the beach and boat. They were going to make it. Now how long they were going to have to make it was still undetermined. All that Brian had to do was move some of the fallen rocks that were strewn around the opening. Once they were moved, the cave entrance was open about 3 meters high and you could go into the cave about 10 meters. There was a slight upward angle toward the back of the cave to at least if it rained, the cave would stay dry. He figured that the cave was pretty defendable also.
With a renewed since of well being, Brian scouted out the rest of the area. He noted were there was fruit. He made an ever-widening circle from the cave to get a mental note of where everything was. He would make sure whoever was gathering fruit would not take it all from the same area. They would strip the food from an area and would eventually make them have to move or travel farther and farther find food. Better to pick it from many areas than to strip mine an area. He noted bananas, coconuts, berries and breadfruit. He even found a few mango trees and one or two other he didn't know the names to but knew you could eat them.
He moved back toward the party and found them still asleep. Roger was still leaning up against the tree with his mouth open and snoring. Brooke had moved off him and was lying on her side with her arm extended. Beth had also moved until she was lying next to Brooke and the two were spooning. Brooke had draped her arm over Beth as she slept and her hand had come to rest on Beth's big boobs. It was not hard to do since Beth had plenty of boobs to rest on and wherever you placed your hands they were going to rest on her tits.
Brian moved off to recheck the boat to make sure it was secure. He checked the ropes and tied them again to make sure. His military training kicked in, check, recheck and then check again. After the boat was secure, he walked up the beach to find the next bit of things to keep them alive. He found that the way of the beach was formed; he could tell where the high tide reached. He also knew how the low tide formed. He knew that he could fashion some bamboo and reeds to make a fish traps. He saw tracks of turtles and knew that they must be laying eggs on shore. Another source of protein. They would need all they could get. He moved around to the where the stream entered the ocean to look for tracks of other animals. He didn't find any so he knew that the only meat they might find would be from fish or if he snagged a turtle.
But he knew hey were going to survive. They had shelter, water, food, and hope. That is all they needed. And they had each other. That in it may pose a problem. They would live here but for how long. The girls were going to mature. He knew, however much it pained him, that Brooke and Roger were doing the wild thang. Beth was growing up, she would want to find or need to find a mate sometime in the future. The question was how long was their future going to be. What was he going to do about Beth?
Brian knew he had to deal with it but he had other things on his mind right now. I am sure she could go a few weeks without sex. Roger and Brooke were going to again be another story. They will be humping like rabbits whenever they are alone Brian thought. We will have to figure that one out also.
Brian returned to the camp and the kids hadn't moved since he last left them. Well, sort of haven't moved. Roger must have been having a great dream because he was stroking his cock in his sleep. Brian could tell it must have been a good dream because he shorts were tenting out from his hard on. He turned because looking at guy with a hard on was not something that he enjoyed looked at.