24/10/2020

Still staying in North Keppel today and loving the seclusion. Walked two kilometres up the island through the mosquito-infested bush to a campsite on the west side of the island for a fresh water shower. The shower room was built in the outdoor with a wooden fence around a shower head, using collected rainwater and no heat. Luckily, it was hot enough to take a cold shower. Picked up a couple of coconuts on the way back to the boat and cracked them. They didn’t have much water in them, but they had plenty of coconut meat, which I used to cook a green sauce curry in the evening.

After dinner we watched a documentary called My octopus teacher.

I was amazed by the intelligence and amazing structure of octopus. Also admired Craig Foster for diving every day for more than a year to observe the same octopus. He says that “gentleness” is what you learn from nature, where you begin to love all creatures, including the tiniest… Indeed, after a few months of sailing in nature, not only have I learned how to enjoy a very basic life, but also I care more about the wildlife and environment around me. At least I don’t think I’ll be eating Takoyaki (grilled octopus balls) anymore.