We don’t talk about the island much. But when we do, we always agree on one thing: There’s a difference between being lost and being alone. We were lost for 27 days. But we were never alone.
Have you ever faced a life-or-death moment with a partner? Share your story in the comments below. my wife and i shipwrecked on a desert island 2021
Coconuts saved us. Not the milk (which is a laxative in large amounts), but the water inside green coconuts. On day two, I climbed a palm using a belt-loop technique I saw on YouTube once. I fell twice. Sarah caught me the second time—literally broke my fall with her own body. She had a bruise the size of a dinner plate on her shoulder for a month. We don’t talk about the island much
We named it “Second Chance Isle.” Not out of irony. Out of need. Survival experts talk about the Rule of Threes: You can survive three minutes without air, three hours without shelter, three days without water, and three weeks without food. Water was our first crisis. But we were never alone
By Thomas L. Survivor, Cook, and Grateful Husband
