Patrick and Lea are two geologists researching in the Caribbean. One day, they were out on their boat to do some field work and it had a leak - they ran out of fuel to go back to shore. Finding themselves in the middle of the ocean, their best hope was to wash out on the shore somewhere, where they could ask for help returning. But eventually, night fell and they were forced to spend it on the small boat. Morning came and they found themselves close to land. They paddled but soon realized their plan hadn't worked - they'd washed up on a deserted island. Although this might normally be a great opportunity for their research, they were now stranded. They couldn't ask for help returning or call anyone. All that was left to do was find shelter and wait for someone to come find them.
Patrick finally caught up with her. She had stomped furiously the whole way here and this was not a positive conclusion to their hike.
"What?" he asked.
"We are freaking stuck here! I just took a lap around the island and there is nothing, and I mean NOTHING here. Remember the plan to hope to get to shore so we could ask for help? Yeah, you can forget about that here!" she said, furiously.
"Don't worry, somebody will find us. They'll be looking for us," he said, trying to comfort her. The last thing they needed was to panic. What they needed to do was figure their situation out.
"We're in the middle of nowhere! We floated the whole night, we won't be easy to find. And we sure have no way out. Besides the leak, the boat got totaled from the rocks by the shore..."
"They knew where we were headed yesterday, so they'll search the area. We'll be back in no time," he persisted.
But even Patrick had to admit that his stomach turned when he finally managed to look around him and assess the situation.
"Aw, man. That's a lot of water..."
Lea just sighed.
"Come on. We have to find some food, we haven't got anything to eat since yesterday. And we're gonna need some wood to keep ourselves warm. I bet it gets chilly at night," he said.
"This spot should be good for us to spend the night at," Patrick called out, as he dropped the firewood. He'd found a rocky shelter. They'd be able to stay warm there and protect themselves from any animals that may roam about at night.
"Hey, Patrick! I think I found a tomato seed," Lea yelled. "I'm gonna plant this. I don't trust the berries here..."
"Go ahead, I'm trying to catch a fish. Man, I've never been so glad I brought my fishing rod," he said.
Lea was about to answer back when Patrick yelled, "Argh!! These little guys are so SNEAKY! I almost caught one."
She just laughed at that and went away to find more seeds.
But what she found was the love of her life - animals. She loved them, and the little foal accompanied by his mother just melted her heart.
Meanwhile, Patrick had caught a minnow and was now being... Patrick. He was playing around with a turtle.
But he did build them a make-shift toilet behind the rocks. He was as proud as a 5-year-old who just built his first sandcastle.
They finally managed to eat something and get warm. They kept the fire going into the night to keep them safe and warm.
Before they went to sleep, Patrick reassured her, "They'll come find us, Lea. I promise. We'll be out of here in a day or two..."
He couldn't have been more wrong.
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