Oct. 21st, 1689

    I awoke with an aching back and stiff neck for the ground was not a place to sleep.  I pushed the rocks and gravel out of the way only to burn myself upon the hand.  The heat was powerful causing painful white blisters upon my fingers.  As I cringed back into the corner of my cave in pain a small lizard with markings so strange only the sight cold describe them, ran out of the fallen rocks with great speed.  Finally it occurred to me the lizard was cold-blooded so the heated rocks kept the lizard alive.

    After finally getting out of my cave I set forth back to my raft.  I slowly walked for my muscles ached dearly.  I felt as if I slept upon a bed of nails.  I got back to my raft and saw to my horror the raft was broken and ripped apart and all I saw was the savanna grass floating on the water.  I looked into the bluish depths and plunged my head under for a drink of water.  The water tasted like a lemonade on a hot summer day.  My face numbed, I lost all feeling in it.  I felt as if I was a frozen glacier.

    While under the waters I saw many different fish.  I saw one with bright orange, red, green, and blue markings swim past my nose.  I suddenly realized the fish had gills allowing the oxygen enriched water to be their “breath-of-air”.  Without the water the fish would die, without the fish the food chain would turn catastrophic and most all of the animals would die out.  After taking the refreshing drink of water I realized I could swim down the river like a fish, for there were no crocodiles, alligators, or piranhas.  I toot my comfortable savanna grass blanket and applied the horrible smelling riverbank mud to it to make a small raft for my science bag.  The mud smelled  of a rancid bean and milk combination after being heated, probably because of the lava last night.

    I carefully put science bag on my transport raft and got in the frigid waters.  The waters numbed my whole body as soon as I got in.  There was a light current going my way so there was no need for me to pull my transport raft along.  The more I swam the warmer the water got for the sun warmed it up a bit.  The water was as warm as a fireplace while roasting chestnuts.  I then got out for the water was slightly scalding my skin.  I went to look for shade and then stood under a large shady tree.  I looked up and saw luscious green foliage filled with thousands of leaves and then I looked down where only the green mosses grew in the constant eclipse of the shady tree.  I was then puzzled for the savanna grass grew in the sunlight, but not in the shade.  It then occurred to me that sunlight was needed for the yellowish savanna grass to grow into delicious food for the omnivores and herbivores and to balance the food chain.

    I continued onward toward my dinghy.  I was unsure of where I was on the island so I hoped I was heading in the right direction.  I dragged on and on .  I felt my skin loose its wetness as it dried in the forever burning sun.  I saw that a careless lizard had fallen into a small pond and was drowning.  It then dawned upon me that all animals need air to live.  By then I was at the beach.

    I then started to run as soon I saw my dinghy.  I then opened up the hatch and flipped of my soggy shoes and stockings letting my feet enjoy some fresh cool air.  I then hopped into my bed, got comfortable and then almost instantly fell asleep.

    During the course of this day I learned many new things about the interactions between the abiotic and biotic things of this uncharted island.  If one abiotic or biotic fails its duties all will suffer the consequences.