How to get to a desert island: unusual ideas for a vacation. Five real Robinsons who know everything about life on a desert island (6 photos)

So, in fact, the day came when all the work was completed and we went to. Tual Island is located in the Moluccas archipelago. That's all - tickets have been purchased and departure is today. On March 19, 2012, I set off with my two partners towards South-East Asia. Tickets were purchased online. In total, before Jakarta it came out to 14,700 rubles for my brother. We also printed out forms for fake return tickets from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur and downloaded editable Air Asia forms. These printouts were asked once in Kuala Lumpur on the way to Jakarta. Departure was from my hometown Ekaterinburg, Koltsovo airport.

Andrey, Oleg, Max

We first flew in transit to Beijing, Beijing Capital Airport, by S7 airline. The airport is quite huge and very interesting in its architecture and structure. We hung out there for 5 and a half hours before boarding a flight to Hong Kong. I was carrying an acoustic guitar with me and on the first flight I was allowed to take it on board. hand luggage, but the Chinese banned it and put it in luggage, putting a sticker with a picture of a glass on it. As a result, the guitar was not damaged at all.

We flew around China already with Cathay Pacific. Upon arrival in Hong Kong, a girl met us and took us to the waiting room in front of another plane to Kuala Lumpur. Literally 30-40 minutes later, boarding had already begun, and we set off from Malaysia, taking another step on the way to the coveted uninhabited island - our childhood dream!

We arrived in Kuala Lumpur at 16:45 local time, and we only had a flight to Jakarta tomorrow, so we had to hang out for almost a day in this very cozy and comfortable capital airport.

China and Malaysia stamps

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Frankly speaking, of all the airports, I liked KLIA the most, even though at night, when I was sleeping on a bench, I was bitten by bedbugs, such things! He personally killed two of them. The main thing is only me, and the guys weren’t bitten! It's a shame, damn it! I don’t understand where they came from, but oh well, let’s leave this topic...

Indonesia visa, Malaysia return stamps

We flew to Soekarno Hatta in Jakarta by KLM airline. The flight is 2 hours. Upon arrival, Russian citizens must purchase a visa. No documents are required for this, you just go to a special window, give 25 bucks there and they will give you this visa. Then half is torn off and pasted into the passport, and the other half is simply given away. Having received our luggage, without thinking twice, we began to look for the LionAir ticket office in order to buy tickets to the Maluku Islands ( eastern Indonesia). But the Lyon ticket offices were closed, but the ticket offices of the largest Indonesian company "Garuda Indonesia" were fully operational, where we bought tickets Jakarta - Ambon for 188 American rubles. A little expensive, but what can you do?!

The plane arrived at 1 am, we flew with a stop in Makassar (South Sulawesi), taking into account time zones, we arrived in Ambon at dawn, around 7 am. We immediately found a ticket office and bought tickets to our final destination - Tual Island, and specifically to its capital, the city of Langgur. The ticket cost 880 thousand rupees + surcharge for excess luggage (up to 15 kg is allowed free of charge), but we didn’t pay it, no one cares about a few kg of excess.

Soekarno Hatta International Airport, bus ticket offices

Second half of the visa

We walked from the airport, put on sandals without socks, shorts and went to see Ambon. We approached the shore: coconut palms grew there, young, but already with fruits. We picked it, somehow, and tried coconut water for the first time. The sea stank very much and coastline It was dirty, which was very off-putting, and we continued walking on the asphalt road, making the huge mistake of getting our feet wet. As a result, we got calluses literally after 20 minutes of walking like this.

Every 10-20 meters local residents (every second house) shouted to us “Halo, Mister”, at first we were very pleased and strange, but then we got pretty tired of it. We walked around Ambon, looked at the people, smelled the sea and the smell of ripe durians (we were just in season). Having thoroughly roasted in the equatorial sun, we were tired of this walk, we caught a minibus and went back to the airport, looking forward to air conditioning.

We got to the airport. Everything seemed to be fine until the airport workers politely asked us to leave because they were closing for the night, saying there were no more flights today, so we were closing. We went out and sat down with our luggage on benches near the airport. But then the local security guards, after checking our tickets, allowed us into the Mosque, i.e. room for prayer (Muslim prayer or mosque). We settled in nicely and went to buy ourselves something to eat. Out of curiosity, we bought durian, it cost 12,000 rupees. They cut it, I ate two slices, Andrei ate a little more, and Max could not overcome himself. Its smell is very unusual for us, although the locals gobble it up on both cheeks.

At 6 o'clock in the morning we boarded a plane to the Kei Kecil islands, also called Tual - this is a more common name. We were already flying in anticipation of our uninhabited island, which, by the way, Andrey and I had the pleasure of observing through the right window (while Max was dozing). We arrived on a small plane at Langgur airport, it was raining a little and it wasn’t hot.

What we saw (these photos were taken at a different time)

View from our hut

And finally we arrived at our treasured island having come this way. But as soon as the boat turned the corner, we saw that our desert island turned out to be not so uninhabited. We saw the huts on the shore and the smile on our faces disappeared. What to do? go back, look for another island, or swim to this one? Without thinking twice, the taxi drivers took us to the shore, where we immediately saw a local resident. I immediately asked: “Hello, we want to live to here one day.” The man said "ok" smiling. Then, before I had time to look back, we had already been allocated a hut and were being escorted to it. We paid the guys and began to sort out our things, meanwhile looking at the surprised crowds of locals gathered next to us. Then, a little later, the man who met us asked us again how long we wanted to stay. I replied: "Maybe one month, ok?" “Ok,” he replied, “My name is Lawrence,” he said. So we became guests of these wonderful people and saw the Moluccas, and specifically, the island of Tual.

In total, to get to our island we had 6 flights, 2 taxis and one motor boat. We're terribly tired. Until we got on the boat, I even wanted to go back, but then my thoughts changed.

Almost everyone knows the story about a man named Robinson Crusoe. This is a fictional story, but is based on a completely real incident that happened to Alexander Selkirk. In fact, history knows many examples when people ended up on uninhabited islands; this could have happened as a result of a shipwreck; some were taken out on purpose, while others decided to take such a step consciously.

Islands of the world

Modern researchers claim that there are approximately 500 thousand islands on our planet, but only 2% of them are inhabited. Most of the islands of land among the “big” water are located off the coast of Japan, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Philippines, Indonesia and Greece.

Most big Island in the world - Greenland. Its area is more than 2 million km 2. It is located between two oceans: the Atlantic and the Arctic, in the area of ​​the Canadian archipelago. Greenland is part of Denmark and has very broad powers. Only 57.6 thousand people live on the island, mostly Greenlandic Eskimos (90%), since 80% of the territory is covered with ice.

Alexander Selkirk

There are many legends about life on a desert island, but there are also real stories. In 1703 he took part in an expedition that set off from the British coast to South America. This man was famous for his very scandalous character, and during the 1-year journey the whole team was quite tired of him. When Alexander announced his desire to go out on any island, the team breathed a sigh of relief.

It is clear that Selkirk regretted his decision, but no one wanted to listen to him, and he ended up on a desert island, where he lived for 4 years and 4 months. Alexander was lucky; before him, settlers lived on this piece of land, after whom there were goats and even a cat. He also found edible berries and turnip thickets.

In 1709, a British ship landed on the island, whose crew saved Selkirk. Upon returning to Britain, this case was written about for a very long time. It was the story about this man’s life on a desert island that formed the basis of the book “Robinson Crusoe.”

Islands of Russia

Some Russian citizens also have stories to tell about life on the island. The largest pieces of land are in the Arctic Ocean, and the smallest are in the Black and Azov Seas.

Most of the Russian islands are very sparsely populated, and some can only be reached with special passes or with an expedition.

Some of the islands on the territory of the Russian Federation:

Name

Area, km 2

a brief description of

Karaginsky

Located in the waters Bering Sea. It is of volcanic origin and no people live here. Winter lasts about 7 months.

Located beyond the Arctic Circle, where only bears, hares, walruses and deer live. In summer, the air temperature does not rise above +12 ˚С.

Located beyond the Arctic Circle. The climate is characterized by strong fluctuations in atmospheric temperature. 450 people living on this land in two villages can tell about life on the island.

Wrangel

Located in the region of the East Siberian and Chukchi seas. There are no people here, but there are many animals, from polar bears to birds, of which, by the way, there are about 40 species on the island.

Located in the Sea of ​​Japan and Sea of ​​Okhotsk, it is the most populated island in Russia. It is almost always cool here, and the vegetation is represented by 1.5 thousand species. Animals are represented by brown bears, mink, wolverines and other representatives of the fauna.

Kuril Islands

These are the islands with mountainous terrain(56 pieces), where there are about 160 volcanoes (40 active). Located in the Pacific Ocean and Sea of ​​Okhotsk. Earthquakes and strong storms often occur here. However, the climate can be described as mild, with cloudy summers and long winters. In general, there is either snow or dense fog with rain on the islands. Most of the islands are inhabited by people.

Life on Kuril Islands not as simple as it might seem at first. The most populated islands: Iturup and Kunashir. You can get to them only by helicopter or plane and by boat (travel time is about 18-24 hours, departure from the city of Korsakov). However, daily communication is not established, and in order to get here, tourists will have to purchase tickets several months before the planned date of travel. Another problem may arise: due to unfavorable weather, ships operating only 2 times a week may not depart at all. In addition, an outsider will have to obtain a special permit, because this is a border zone.

According to reviews of life on the island, it is very easy to meet a brown bear on your way or find bottles made in Japan. There are many remains of old Japanese factories and cemeteries on the island. On the other hand, practically every inhabitant of the islands has his own vehicle, and these are mostly Japanese jeeps, although there is not a single gas station. According to reviews, in principle, there are no problems with fuel; it is delivered in barrels.

Due to the high seismic hazard, houses higher than three floors are not built. But the vacation for the local population is 62 days. And the residents southern islands they even have visa-free regime with Japan.

Canaries

About life on Canary Islands is the dream of almost every resident of the northern regions. They are located in Atlantic Ocean, near Western Sahara and Morocco. total area of all islands 7,447 km 2. They all belong to Spain.

It has a tropical climate and the islands are mostly mountainous. But from August to October is hurricane season. It may seem like life on an island Caribbean- paradise, but is it really so?

First of all, you need to understand that there is unbearable heat and high humidity almost all year round. Secondly, on the islands great amount insects, and most of them bite. Thirdly, on the islands the change of seasons is practically not noticeable; they are too similar to each other.

This is not to say that everything is good on the islands with infrastructure, okay, there are potholes on the roads, but very often the electricity disappears, the Internet is not only expensive, but also very slow. You shouldn’t expect to be able to live in a tent and eat fruit from trees. You will still have to resolve issues with personal hygiene, washing clothes, and in order for fruit to grow on a tree, it needs to be looked after.

Often happens on the islands a natural phenomenon called "Kalima". This is fine sand dust that flies with the wind from the African Sahara. At such moments it is most difficult for asthmatics.

Uninhabited islands of the planet

Perhaps you should think about living on a desert island? After all, there are still about 490 thousand of them left on the planet.

If we exclude the options with islands where water supplies are scarce, then there is an opportunity to realize your dream without leaving the European continent.

Last year, information appeared in the press that the French government was inviting a family to live on a desert island. The authorities propose to settle on the small island of Kemenes (not far from the coast of Brittany), where the family previously lived (10 years), but decided to move to the mainland.

This is a piece of land with sand, grass and stones. There are many seals here, dwarf sheep and seabirds live here.

According to some reports, people lived on the island for 1 thousand years, but 25 years ago everyone finally moved to the mainland. Only in 2007 did they find a man who agreed to live here with his family and look after the island. Back then, David and Suazik dreamed of dreams, but, as they say, they would never do that now. The family was engaged in growing sheep, potatoes and receiving tourists. The main condition of the contract is to earn your own living. The family somehow managed to cope with this, but there were many other problems.

First of all, electricity could only be obtained from solar panels and a windmill. Water had to be collected from rain. Although the family did not completely deny themselves modern gadgets, they even had electric buggies in which they explored the island. But the main reason for leaving was that the children still needed to study.

World-famous stories: Pavel Vavilov

Pavel Vavilov once spoke about survival on the island in real life. He was a fireman for the crew of the icebreaker "Alexander Sibiryakov". On August 25, 1942, the icebreaker entered into battle with a German cruiser. The battle took place in the area of ​​Domashny Island (Kara Sea). As a result, all team members died, except Pavel. He managed to climb onto a rescue whaleboat and get to Belukha Island.

However, the fireman did not have to rejoice; only polar bears lived here. He stretched the remaining supply of food on the whaleboat as best he could. Vavilov settled at the lighthouse, where it was relatively safe. He extracted water from melted snow. After 34 days on the island, the fireman managed to transmit a distress signal to a passing ship, which saved him.

Ada Blackjack

It's not just men who find themselves stranded on uninhabited islands; an Inuit girl named Ada is also unlucky. Her life was not successful, her children and young husband died, and her youngest son had to be sent to an orphanage; she had no money to support herself. But one day she received an offer to go on an expedition to Wrangel Island. The team set off on a trip in 1921, but everything immediately went wrong, food quickly ran out, and hunting made it impossible to eat normally. In January, part of the team decided to leave the wintering place for the mainland. Ada and the wounded Knight remained on the island, who soon died.

The polar explorers who went back were never found, but Ada managed to live on the island for 2 years and learn to hunt. As a result, she was rescued in 1923. Upon returning home, she took her son from the orphanage and moved to Seattle, where she began new life with the money you earn.

Conscious choice

But not all people have to find themselves on a desert island by chance. Some people make conscious choices. In the early 80s of the last century, a journalist from Great Britain decided to conduct a social experiment and continue his life on the island. However, none of his acquaintances wanted to support his aspirations, and he advertised in the newspaper. After some time, a young girl responded - Lucy Irwin. To simplify the moving process, they got married.

In 1982, young people went to Tain Island, located between Australia and New Guinea. It was an uninhabited island suitable for life. But upon arrival in Tain, the couple realized that they had absolutely nothing in common, so, in addition to solving everyday problems, they also had to learn to get along together. According to the couple, it was ignorance and misunderstanding of each other that became the main problem of staying on the island.

In 1983, the island experienced a terrible drought and people ran out of fresh water. However, they were lucky and were rescued by the aborigines from Badu Island. Returning home, the couple divorced, and each of them wrote their own book.

How to survive on a desert island?

Most people crave romance; they think that life on the island is paradise. But is this really so, especially if there was no one there except you? It’s one thing when you go on vacation, you don’t need to think about finding food and building housing, everything is ready for your vacation. It’s a completely different matter when you don’t even have a knife or matches in your hands. And when the understanding sets in that a tragedy has occurred, panic immediately begins, it’s no longer happy blue water and snow-white sand.

Water extraction

If it so happens that you find yourself on a desert island, then you should immediately start looking for water. If you can somehow live without food for a certain time, then without water you cannot.

You should look to see if there are old wells on the island. If there is rock, there is a good chance that there is rainwater in the crevices. Look for coconut fruits, they contain milk inside. Take a good look around, collect any container that will allow you to collect water.

Asylum

If you at least somehow managed to solve the water issue, start building a shelter. If this is a tropical island, then the main thing is to make a canopy that will protect you from the sun and rain. Coconut leaves are ideal.

Try to make the bed a little higher than ground level so that insects disturb you less.

Don't build a shelter in the jungle, there are more insects and there may be animals there. In addition, from the beach you can quickly spot the ship.

Food and fire

Almost everyone can eat in the tropics. These can be coconuts, bananas and larvae, mollusks and snails. Build something like a spear and catch fish; a stingray, which often swims in shallow water, will do. The main thing is that the process of obtaining food is not too complicated, so as not to waste a lot of calories.

In the tropics, despite the heat, it is quite difficult to get a fire because the humidity is very high, so you have to try. If you manage to light a fire, do everything to keep it from going out.

Life for people on islands - both inhabited and uninhabited - is very difficult. After all, this is isolation from the world, the inability to call for help as quickly as possible and other problems. Therefore, not every modern resident of a metropolis is able to survive on an island, especially when it comes to the conditions of the Far North.


The brave Scottish boatswain, who spent 4 years and 4 months on a desert island, managed not only to survive, but also to become the prototype of the legendary Robinson Crusoe.

In April 1703, Alexander Selkirk became a member of the British expedition to the coast South America. In just one year, the Scot, who had an extremely scandalous character, managed to infuriate the entire crew of the Cinque Ports vessel. That is why, when Selkirk, during another quarrel, demanded to be dropped off, Captain Charles Pickering breathed a sigh of relief and immediately granted this desire. Of course, realizing his prospects, Selkirk still tried to take back his words, but it was too late: the team left him in Pacific Ocean on the uninhabited island of Mas a Tierra (it is now called - long live recursion! - Robinson Crusoe Island).

Before Selkirk, settlers had already lived on the island, leaving behind goats and cats, which, however, had become wild over the years. The Scot had plenty of free time, so he managed to tame goats and get a constant source of fresh meat and milk, as well as skins from which he could make some kind of clothing. Selkirk used cats as protection from rats (and probably for mental relaxation). Among other things, thickets of wild turnips and edible berries were found on the island.

At the beginning of 1709, the British ship Duke anchored off the coast of Mas a Tierra, whose crew discovered and rescued Selkirk, who had already settled on the island. Returning to his homeland, the Scot became a celebrity: articles were written about him in newspapers, and people lined up in pubs to buy him a drink and listen to stories from the hermit’s life. A few years later, Alexander Selkirk joined the royal fleet and sailed to the shores of West Africa, where he died during the yellow fever epidemic.

Pavel Vavilov, 34 days

Icebreaker "Alexander Sibiryakov"

On August 25, 1942, the crew of the famous icebreaker Alexander Sibiryakov entered into an unequal battle with the fascist cruiser Admiral Scheer in the area of ​​Domashny Island in the Kara Sea. Almost all crew members and passengers died during a fire on board or were captured. Only the fireman Pavel Vavilov managed to avoid the same fate, who ended up in the water and later managed to climb onto the surviving rescue whaleboat. Having found an emergency supply in the boat, consisting of matches, biscuits and a barrel of water, and also having caught a bag of bran and a set of warm clothes from the water, Vavilov went towards the lighthouse that was sending signals and found himself on the uninhabited island of Belukha.

For 34 days, the fireman survived on an island inhabited exclusively by polar bears. Having settled down on the upper platform of the lighthouse, in relative safety, he ate bran stew and drank melt water, fortunately in September it had already snowed in those parts.

By the time the food supplies were almost gone, Vavilova was noticed by the crew of the Sacco steamship sailing past. A seaplane was sent to pick up the survivors, flown by the famous polar pilot Ivan Cherevichny.

After being rescued, Pavel Vavilov, as befits a Soviet man, did not rest on his laurels, but quickly returned to ordinary life. Until the end of his life, he managed to work on the icebreakers Georgy Sedov and Lenin.

Ada Blackjack, 2 years old

Expedition before departure

The life of a simple Inuit girl, Ada Blackjack (nee Dalutuk), was not very joyful: two of her three children died in infancy, and her young husband also died a little later. Due to the difficult financial situation, Ada had to temporarily give her only son to an orphanage and go to work. Work was found quickly: Canadian Alan Crawford invited Ada to join the Arctic expedition as a cook and seamstress.

On September 16, 1921, five people - Ada, Alan and American polar explorers Milton Halle, Fred Maurer and Lorne Knight - set off towards Wrangel Island in order to get ahead of the Japanese expedition, who were going to claim ownership of the island. The first winter was too difficult for the team: food supplies quickly depleted, and the hunt, on which great hopes were pinned, did not bring results. In January, Halle, Crawford and Maurer decided to head back home. Ada refused to return and remained on the island with Knight, who was seriously ill and could not move, and an expedition cat named Vitz.

Since the polar explorers heading back disappeared on the way, and Knight died suddenly, Ada and the cat were left alone for a whole year and a half. In August 1923, the girl, who had learned to hunt and survive in extreme cold, was taken from the island by Harold Noyce's rescue expedition. Returning home with the money she earned, Ada took her son from the orphanage and moved with him to Seattle.

Lucy Irvine and Gerald Kingsland, 1 year old

Still from the film "Shipwreck Survivors" based on the novel by Lucy Irvine

People don’t always end up on a desert island by chance; sometimes they do it deliberately.

In the early 1980s, a middle-aged British journalist, Gerald Kingsland, decided to conduct a social experiment and live for a year on tropical island far from civilization. In an attempt to find a companion, he placed an ad in Time Out magazine, to which young Lucy Irwin responded. In 1982, adventurers went to Tain Island, located between New Guinea and Australia, after getting married to simplify the visa process.

Once on Taina, the couple realized that they had nothing in common, but since there were not only people on the island, but also a registry office where they could file a divorce, they had to learn to get along and endure the hardships of tropical life together. According to Irwin and Kingsland, the lack of mutual understanding was more difficult for them than everyday discomfort.

In 1983, the island was struck by drought, leaving the couple without fresh water supplies. They were rescued by aborigines from the nearby Badu Island. Returning to Britain, Gerald and Lucy finally divorced and wrote books that became bestsellers: Cast Away (the novel was made into a film in 1986) and The Islander.

To escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, some people prefer to go to the countryside, to warm, distant countries, and some are looking for the opportunity to retire to a desert island. Where you can feel like a modern Robinson, says Prostoturist.

It is worth noting that the modern understanding of vacation on a desert island is different than half a century ago. Naturally, there are still plenty of uninhabited islands around the world. As a rule, they are not inhabited due to their small size, climatic features or rocky terrain. There are also uninhabited islands declared nature reserves, where rare or endemic animals and birds live and plants grow.

An uninhabited island, a tour to which can be offered in travel company, - this is, as a rule, small island, conducive to secluded relaxation, where you do not have to worry about a roof over your head and food. There is a mini-hotel or several bungalows equipped there and there are a couple of service personnel, who, however, are very skilled in “invisibility”.

The level of comfort on such islands can be either very low (that is, only the essentials) or very high, accessible exclusively to wealthy tourists.

So where can you go to feel like the next Robinson?

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One of these places is Torres Strait Islands. The archipelago includes more than 270 islands (of which only 17 are inhabited), which are located between Australia and New Guinea and are washed by the Arafura and Coral Seas. The authentic island culture has been almost completely preserved here, namely a bizarre mixture of Australian Aboriginal and Melanesian cultures. You can get here by sea or by plane via Horn Island. The islands of the archipelago are replete with beautiful deserted beaches, beautiful reefs teeming with marine life and lush vegetation. Arriving here, you can relax on the wild coast in peace and quiet, swim and scuba dive in the company of turtles, explore the rich natural world. However, it is worth saying that to visit some islands you need permission from the local authorities, which needs to be arranged at least a month before the trip.

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A very original place for a secluded holiday can be island, which is located in the Atlantic Ocean about 11 km from the mainland and is part of French Guiana. Although the island is officially called Salvation Island, it is popularly known as Devil's Island, since it was a penal colony from the 18th century until 2000. Now only ruins remain of it, although there are still plenty of sharks around the island today. The island is heavily overgrown with coconut palms, and among its inhabitants are colorful macaws and sea ​​turtles. You can only get here by sea from Kourou, and stay in a small club-type hotel, Tavern des Iles.

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Another paradise with a “criminal” past - 16 islands Con Dao 200 km from the coast of Vietnam. In the last century, the archipelago was also home to a large penal colony, and today they are declared a national park, famous for its impenetrable jungle, azure waters, deserted beaches and rich wildlife. Still underdeveloped tourism infrastructure concentrated in the village of Con Son. There are beach huts and a dive shop. The best things to do on Con Dao are scuba diving, surfing, kite surfing, fishing, walking and, of course, just swim, relax and sunbathe. The temperature on Con Dao stays at 27 degrees almost all year round. Best time for a trip here - from September to January, when there is no gusty westerly wind. You can get to the islands by ferry.

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Where are white everywhere sandy beaches, azure water and palm trees. However, sometimes there are situations when at such a tropical resort there is only one goal - to survive. There may be many situations why this happened, but the result is the same. Therefore, there are several rules that will help you best get out of the situation.

Do not panic

First, you should assess the situation by looking around.

Quite often in such cases, people may have amnesia. Therefore, you should calm down, think and remember what happened, what events preceded it. It is also important what time of day you were there. If it's daytime and the sun is directly above you, it's worth looking around the desert island for shade. In addition, you should not be very active: screaming, running, as this can attract the attention of animals, among which there may be predators.

Try to determine the location

Look around to see if there is a body of water nearby. Sometimes people arrive on a desert island from the air. Therefore, your fall may occur directly into the forest. In this case, you should try to find a body of water. It could be a river, ocean, sea.

If it's a river, if you follow the bank, you might come across local residents and ask them for help. If you can’t find your way around, you should start building an overnight shelter. Remember, in such places darkness creeps up unexpectedly, it can be fraught with many dangers.

Construction of a place to stay overnight

This does not require any special skills. It will be enough to build a hut. The temporary shelter must provide protection from scorching heat and tropical heavy rains at night. Don't forget about firewood. If possible, you should stock up on as many of them as possible, although it is advisable that they be dry. If you don’t have lighters and matches, you’ll have to turn to the experience of your ancestors and make fire using a piece of dry bark and a small twig. They must be rubbed against each other until a spark appears, which will later turn into a flame. At the same time, it is worth remembering that this may take more than one hour, so you should be prepared for this and show perseverance. Fire will help drive away animals, cook food, and keep you warm.

Search for food

Sooner or later, any person who finds himself on a desert island will want to drink and eat. Therefore, it is advisable to find food for yourself in advance. Here they can become berries and plants. You may also see fruits you are familiar with, such as coconuts and bananas. However, if you come across a fruit that is unknown to you, then it is better not to eat it. Remember, it may be poisonous. It may also happen that you have to eat insects; of course, they don’t look very edible, but they can turn out to be very nutritious.

Fresh water

You need to look around and look for the source. If it is found, you can consider yourself lucky. However, it is worth remembering that many unknown microorganisms may not allow you to survive at any cost. In this case, a desert island can bring such unpleasant surprises as poisoning or dysbacteriosis. Therefore, the water must be boiled. If there is no reservoir, then you will have to collect dew and rain. For this you should use large leaves. Of course, this method will not allow you to quench your thirst, but it will not allow you to die.

Signaling means

Probably everyone has seen pictures in which a person ended up on a desert island. Photos usually reflect that torches are used as signaling devices. It’s easy to build them by using dry leaves and dumping them in a mountain. You can put a word out of them. If you see or hear a vehicle, you should immediately signal.

 

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