Today was nuts, so I'm just making one double post.
As for where exactly I am, you'll figure it out sometime this week. I'm almost done with the prologue.
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Entry 4 (Day 3)
Well, as you've probably not guessed, being as how text files lack the power of abstract thought, I survived the night. Slept like a baby... save for being massively uncomfortable all night long. That back seat is a good foot too short for me to really sprawl out.I'm really going to have to find (or more likely make) a better shelter. That kink in my back ruined the whole morning.
Before that, though, came the need for water. It's a good thing the day I got dropped here was a shopping day; were it not for the half a mug of tea and the four Sobe bottles I'd had with me, I wouldn't have made through these last two days. As it is, I have four empty juice bottles and an empty insulated mug amongst my assets.
The river was now a two-minute walk from my car, instead of the good hour and a half it'd taken me yesterday. The part of it on my plateau is about three or four feet deep, and moves fairly quickly. It's fairly straight, so I can see where it starts (a falls off the side of a mountain, further back on the plateau) and a good bit of where it leads (down a channel it's bored in the side of the cliff, and through the forests below, joining with another river a mile or so along the path). The part up here moves fairly quickly, and is clear enough to see the bottom through, so it's not obviously unsafe.
I took a walk up to the falls to fill two of my bottles with river water. The falls is as close to the river's source as I'm going to get, really- if this stuff is going to be safe to drink, that'd be the spot to get it.
Hmm... I can't really smell anything from it. Good sign. Now a small sip.
No metallic taste to the water, no contaminants I can taste... I'd say it's safe to drink a bit more. Wonder of wonders, the water actually tastes good!
Entry 5 (Day 3)
I ended up drinking a full bottle of river water. Turns out I was thirstier than I'd thought. Still, it's been several hours, and I'm not dead, throwing up, or dealing with indigestion. I'm going to tentatively declare this a success.
You know what else is a success? I've found my first native animal! Turns out that the river below the cliff has some sort of native fish in it.
I was walking the bank of the river, looking for animal life and/or civilization, when I saw a fin sticking out of the river. There was something off about how it moved, but it was clearly some form of animal life, and that means meat! I think I'd bought a new laundry hamper at the store before I left- I'll have to see if I can catch me some sushi tomorrow.
It's about time, too. I've not seen any fruits or berries, and the snacks I'd packed are running out. Even if I had some left, I'd need some protein soon.
Oh, well. Hopefully, the fourth day will be as delicious- I mean *productive*- as I'm expecting!
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
As for where exactly I am, you'll figure it out sometime this week. I'm almost done with the prologue.
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Entry 4 (Day 3)
Well, as you've probably not guessed, being as how text files lack the power of abstract thought, I survived the night. Slept like a baby... save for being massively uncomfortable all night long. That back seat is a good foot too short for me to really sprawl out.I'm really going to have to find (or more likely make) a better shelter. That kink in my back ruined the whole morning.
Before that, though, came the need for water. It's a good thing the day I got dropped here was a shopping day; were it not for the half a mug of tea and the four Sobe bottles I'd had with me, I wouldn't have made through these last two days. As it is, I have four empty juice bottles and an empty insulated mug amongst my assets.
The river was now a two-minute walk from my car, instead of the good hour and a half it'd taken me yesterday. The part of it on my plateau is about three or four feet deep, and moves fairly quickly. It's fairly straight, so I can see where it starts (a falls off the side of a mountain, further back on the plateau) and a good bit of where it leads (down a channel it's bored in the side of the cliff, and through the forests below, joining with another river a mile or so along the path). The part up here moves fairly quickly, and is clear enough to see the bottom through, so it's not obviously unsafe.
I took a walk up to the falls to fill two of my bottles with river water. The falls is as close to the river's source as I'm going to get, really- if this stuff is going to be safe to drink, that'd be the spot to get it.
Hmm... I can't really smell anything from it. Good sign. Now a small sip.
No metallic taste to the water, no contaminants I can taste... I'd say it's safe to drink a bit more. Wonder of wonders, the water actually tastes good!
Entry 5 (Day 3)
I ended up drinking a full bottle of river water. Turns out I was thirstier than I'd thought. Still, it's been several hours, and I'm not dead, throwing up, or dealing with indigestion. I'm going to tentatively declare this a success.
You know what else is a success? I've found my first native animal! Turns out that the river below the cliff has some sort of native fish in it.
I was walking the bank of the river, looking for animal life and/or civilization, when I saw a fin sticking out of the river. There was something off about how it moved, but it was clearly some form of animal life, and that means meat! I think I'd bought a new laundry hamper at the store before I left- I'll have to see if I can catch me some sushi tomorrow.
It's about time, too. I've not seen any fruits or berries, and the snacks I'd packed are running out. Even if I had some left, I'd need some protein soon.
Oh, well. Hopefully, the fourth day will be as delicious- I mean *productive*- as I'm expecting!
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.