Good morning y’all. How many islands, Jane? In this storyline they are closer to being rescued than Jane thinks they are. Where is the Skipper? Giligan? Have a great day everyone.
C’mon guys, relax and walk around. Pick up some shells, look for something to eat. Coconuts are difficult to open without a machete, but you will find a way.
Sure, land or boats might be visible on the other side. And they definitely want to look for water. Not that it would be easy to find, there are no natural fresh water lakes as such anywhere in the Keys. They might have to dig for it.
“plants [that] like brackish water” — There are some, chief of which are the various species of mangroves. Undisturbed small islands in that area are covered with mangroves. It’s odd you don’t see them here, but then there wouldn’t have been a beach to land on.
As for fresh water, I know that the Dry Tortugas (several islands totaling 100 acres) have none. I think an island much bigger than that will have at least some.
The flora you see in Tuesday’s strip is all above the beach. I’m over-analyzing as usual, but that suggests that those plants are not extremely salt-tolerant. (Anything that close to the shore must be somewhat salt tolerant.) So, in the summer time (rainy season down there), there ought to be some fresh-ish water at their roots. Digging, though, would require real tools; the subsoil is essentially old coral and rock hard.
Starman1948 over 9 years ago
Good morning y’all. How many islands, Jane? In this storyline they are closer to being rescued than Jane thinks they are. Where is the Skipper? Giligan? Have a great day everyone.
hawgowar over 9 years ago
There are lots of tiny islands off the Keys, but Jill does have her MANDATED emergency locator beacon, doesn’t she?
James38 over 9 years ago
C’mon guys, relax and walk around. Pick up some shells, look for something to eat. Coconuts are difficult to open without a machete, but you will find a way.
mlkirk12530 over 9 years ago
about 1700, add that up.
punslinger over 9 years ago
Cuba?
pumaman over 9 years ago
Emergency beacons are separate from the other electronics and have their own battery.
rnrnetmails over 9 years ago
That math is right, but who remembers the longitude of their home town? Or whether you should add or subtract ?
smerk over 9 years ago
Serious dibs on Mary Ann!!!!
Bob. over 9 years ago
Even if they know where they are, what good is it going to do?.
Starman1948 over 9 years ago
@Bob: not much good unless they find someone who knows how to get home. However, they group will be rescued.
chassimmons over 9 years ago
Sure, land or boats might be visible on the other side. And they definitely want to look for water. Not that it would be easy to find, there are no natural fresh water lakes as such anywhere in the Keys. They might have to dig for it.
chassimmons over 9 years ago
“plants [that] like brackish water” — There are some, chief of which are the various species of mangroves. Undisturbed small islands in that area are covered with mangroves. It’s odd you don’t see them here, but then there wouldn’t have been a beach to land on.
As for fresh water, I know that the Dry Tortugas (several islands totaling 100 acres) have none. I think an island much bigger than that will have at least some.
The flora you see in Tuesday’s strip is all above the beach. I’m over-analyzing as usual, but that suggests that those plants are not extremely salt-tolerant. (Anything that close to the shore must be somewhat salt tolerant.) So, in the summer time (rainy season down there), there ought to be some fresh-ish water at their roots. Digging, though, would require real tools; the subsoil is essentially old coral and rock hard.