Man vs. Wild (2006–2020): Season 1, Episode 10 - Everglades - full transcript

I'M BEAR GRYLLS.

I'VE SERVED WITH
THE BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES,

I'VE CLIMBED
TO THE SUMMIT OF EVEREST,

AND CROSSED THE FROZEN WATERS
OF THE ARCTIC.

NOW I'M IN
THE ALLIGATOR-INFESTED SWAMPS

OF THE EVERGLADES.

EVERY YEAR, OVER 60 TOURISTS
NEED TO BE RESCUED

FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S
MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS.

THIS PLACE IS UNFORGIVING.

I'M IN THE EVERGLADES
IN FLORIDA,

OVER 4,000 SQUARE MILES
OF WATERLOGGED GRASSLAND.



EVERY YEAR, THIS WILDERNESS
ATTRACTS 6 MILLION VISITORS.

MANY GET LOST AND NEED
TO BE AIRLIFTED TO SAFETY.

I'M GONNA PUT MYSELF IN
THE POSITION OF A LOST TOURIST

AND SHOW YOU HOW TO SURVIVE
IN A WILDERNESS LIKE THIS.

THE EVERGLADES WAS FORMED
BY A 50-MILE-WIDE RIVER

FLOWING FROM MID-FLORIDA
DOWN TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

THE SWAMPS, FORESTS,
AND MARSHES

HAVE REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,

AND THERE IS NO OTHER AREA
LIKE IT IN THE U.S.

THAT'S WHY MILLIONS COME HERE.

LAST YEAR,
65 PEOPLE WERE RESCUED.

MANY HAD BECOME STRANDED AFTER
THEIR BOATS HAD BROKEN DOWN.

I'M STARTING
IN THE MOST CHALLENGING PART

OF THE EVERGLADES --
THE SWAMPS.



WE'RE HOVERING AT ABOUT 100 FOOT
ABOVE THE GROUND NOW,

AND THE TREES ARE STILL
ABOUT 40 FOOT BENEATH ME.

3, 2, 1. GO.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
HABITAT HERE, NOT JUST SWAMP,

AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
THE SKILLS YOU NEED

TO SURVIVE IN EACH OF THEM.

THOUGH THERE ARE ROADS CROSSING
THE EVERGLADES,

IT'S SO EASY TO GET LOST HERE,
AND IF YOU DO GET LOST,

YOU CAN DIE.

I'LL BE RECEIVING SOME HELP
IF NEEDED

FROM LOCAL EXPERTS
ALONG THE WAY,

AND A FILM CREW WILL FOLLOW ME.

[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]

I TELL YOU, I DON'T LIKE
THIS STUFF AT ALL.

YOU JUST CAN'T SEE
WHAT IS IN THE WATER.

THERE IS WATER AS FAR
AS THE EYE CAN SEE.

IT'S UP TO MY THIGHS,

AND IT'S DEEP ENOUGH
TO HIDE BIG ALLIGATORS.

THERE ARE OVER 1 MILLION
OF THEM IN THE EVERGLADES,

AND THE FIRST THING
YOU WOULD NEED IS A WEAPON.

I'M JUST GONNA CUT
THIS POP ASH DOWN HERE

AND USE THIS AS A STICK.

AND WHAT YOU DO IS BEND IT OVER,
PUT IT UNDER TENSION...

...AND LET IT ALL
COME OFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT MUCH OF A WEAPON,

BUT THIS STICK WILL GIVE ME
AN EXTRA 4 FEET OF REACH

TO WARD OFF ANY ALLIGATORS.

JUST LOOK AT THIS PLACE.

IT'S SO DISORIENTATING.

AND I THINK OUT OF ALL THE
WILDERNESSES I'VE EVER BEEN IN,

THIS HAS TO BE THE EASIEST PLACE
TO GET LOST IN.

IT'S JUST MORE OF THE SAME
IN EVERY DIRECTION.

AND THERE'S A COUPLE
WHO GOT STUCK OUT HERE RECENTLY

WHEN THEIR AIRBOAT HIT A TREE
AND BROKE A GAS LINE.

AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD
A CELLPHONE

AND COULD CALL
SEARCH AND RESCUE,

THEY HAD NO IDEA
WHERE THEY WERE.

AND IT ACTUALLY TOOK SEARCH AND
RESCUE TWO DAYS TO FIND THEM.

AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHY.

THEY SURVIVED BY STAYING
IN THEIR AIRBOAT,

AND THAT'S
THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

BUT THE OTHER THING YOU CAN DO
IS TRY TO FIND DRY LAND.

I FIRST OF ALL NEED
TO GET MY BEARINGS.

THIS TREE HERE SHOULD DO.
IT'S HIGH ENOUGH.

IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 40 FOOT
TO THE TOP OF THAT,

SHOULD GIVE ME A VIEW OVER THE
TOP OF THE REST OF THE SWAMP,

BUT ALSO IS THIN ENOUGH TO ALLOW
ME TO CLIMB UP THIS THING.

BUT THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA BE
ABLE TO JUST FREE-CLIMB UP THIS.

BUT WHAT I CAN DO

IS USE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE
AS JUST MY SHOELACES.

AND ALL I GOT TO DO
IS UNTIE EACH OF THESE

AND THEN TIE THEM TOGETHER

SO I'VE GOT ONE LONG LOOP.

AND I WANT TO DO IT IN A BOW

'CAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE
TO UNDO THESE THINGS AT THE END.

THIS IS GONNA GET
REALLY TIGHT NOW.

BUT ONCE I'VE GOT THIS LOOPED,
MY FEET ARE JOINED TOGETHER.

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THESE

TO JUMP AND THEN WRAP
'ROUND THE TREE.

AND THAT WILL GIVE ME
ENOUGH TRACTION TO GO UP.

AND THE KEY TO DOING THIS

IS TO JUST KEEP CALM
AND NOT RUSH IT

AND USE YOUR LEG STRENGTH
TO LIFT YOU UP,

AND YOUR ARMS ARE THERE
PURELY JUST TO BALANCE.

OKAY, SO I'M REALLY
QUITE HIGH UP HERE.

I HOPE THESE LACES
ARE HOLDING UP.

ANOTHER COUPLE OF FEET,
I'LL BE ABOVE IT.

[ SIGHS ] THAT'S GREAT.

THEY WORKED PERFECTLY.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE GONNA BREAK
ABOUT HALFWAY.

THIS IS AS HIGH AS I'M GONNA BE
ABLE TO GET UP THIS TREE.

IT'S GETTING REALLY SPINDLY
AND WOBBLY.

WHAT YOU'D BE HOPING FOR

IS TO GET A GLIMPSE
OF SOME PINE TREES,

JUST BECAUSE THEY GROW
ON DRY GROUND.

BUT INSTEAD IT'S JUST CYPRESS
AND WATER OAK,

AND THAT MEANS SWAMP
AND MORE SWAMP.

WITHOUT ANY DRY LAND TO HEAD
FOR, YOU'LL NEED ANOTHER PLAN.

ONE OF THE KEY PARTS OF SURVIVAL
IS PREPARATION

AND HAVING AN UNDERSTANDING
OF THE GEOGRAPHY THAT YOU'RE IN.

AND I KNOW THAT
IN THE EVERGLADES,

BASICALLY INLAND
IS HIGHER GROUND.

AND THAT, I KNOW,
IS TO THE WEST.

AND ONE WAY I CAN WORK THIS OUT

IS JUST BY USING MY WATCH
AS A COMPASS.

AND IF I JUST POINT
THE HOUR HAND AT THE SUN,

WHICH IS OVER THERE,

HALFWAY BETWEEN THAT
AND 12:00 IS SOUTH,

WHICH MEAN SOUTH'S THAT WAY.

WEST, INLAND, HIGHER GROUND,
IS THAT WAY.

GRAB A STICK,
AND I'M OUT OF HERE.

ONCE YOU'VE DECIDED
ON THE RIGHT DIRECTION,

IT'S VITAL TO STICK
TO YOUR BEARINGS.

IT WOULD BE SO EASY TO GO
AROUND IN CIRCLES HERE.

THESE SWAMPS ARE
SO DISORIENTATING.

YOU'VE GOT TO TRY
AND CONSERVE YOUR ENERGY.

THIS IS WHY THIS SWAMP
IS SO DIFFICULT.

LOOK.

THERE'S LOADS
OF THESE SUBMERGED LOGS,

AND IT JUST MAKES MOVING
SO DIFFICULT.

THESE SWAMPS ARE SO FORBIDDING.

ANYTHING COULD BE LURKING
UNDER THE WATER.

AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE STEPPING ON.

HEY, THERE ARE BUBBLES.
GET UP.

GET ON THAT TREE.
GET OUT OF THE WATER.

OUT OF THE WATER,
RIGHT OUT, RIGHT OUT.

I'M IN THE EVERGLADES.

IT'S HOME TO MILLIONS
OF SNAKES AND ALLIGATORS,

AND DANGER IS NEVER FAR AWAY.

LOOK, YOU SEE THAT?
LOOK.

SEE THE BUBBLES COMING OUT
OF THE --

NOW, THAT COULD EITHER BE
AN ALLIGATOR

OR JUST THE GASES COMING
OUT OF THE SWAMPS.

WE JUST STAY HERE
AND JUST WATCH IT FOR A SECOND.

WE JUST NEED TO KEEP CALM
AND NOT TAKE THE RISK.

WE'RE GONNA BACK OUT THIS WAY
AND GO 'ROUND.

SO JUST QUIETLY GET BACK
INTO THE WATER AND BACK AWAY.

THIS PLACE IS SPOOKY.

THERE COULD BE
ALLIGATORS ANYWHERE.

THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO

IS TO MAKE LOTS OF NOISE
AND SPLASH AROUND

AND LET THEM KNOW
THAT YOU'RE COMING.

THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO
IS TO SURPRISE ONE,

AS THEY'RE MUCH MORE LIKELY
TO ATTACK

IF THEY THINK THEY'VE GOT
TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.

THE TREES FORM A THICK SCREEN.

BUT THEN THERE IS A CLEARING

WITH SOME SORT OF DEEP WATER
IN MY PATH.

EXACTLY THE KIND OF SPOT

WHERE YOU COULD EXPECT
TO FIND ALLIGATORS

THERE'S AN OLD ALLIGATORS' NEST.

AND, YEAH, YOU SEE THE SLIDE?

THIS IS WHERE THEIR MOTHER
WOULD COME IN,

AND THIS IS WHAT THEY DO --
THEY BUILD UP THIS SORT OF MOUND

FOR ALL OF THE EGGS
THAT SHE'D LAY.

AND SHE'LL TYPICALLY LAY

PROBABLY ABOUT 30 OR 40
OF THESE EGGS,

BUT ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THAT
WILL ACTUALLY HATCH.

IF THIS WAS A FRESH NEST,

THERE'S NO WAY I'D BE ABLE
TO GET THIS CLOSE.

I'VE GOT HOLD OF
A BABY ALLIGATOR TO SHOW YOU.

THIS LITTLE FELLOW
IS PROTECTED,

SO IF YOU COME ACROSS ONE,
DON'T EAT IT.

[ ALLIGATOR SQUEAKING ]

AAH. LOOK AT THIS.

AND THIS GUY IS PROBABLY
A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD.

OFTEN IF THERE ARE A LOT
OF BIG MALE ALLIGATORS AROUND,

THEY'LL EAT THESE LITTLE GUYS.

BUT, WOW,
THAT IS JUST PURE MUSCLE.

I CAN JUST FEEL THE POWER
EVEN JUST HOLDING IT LIKE THIS.

AND JUST IMAGINE HOW STRONG
IT WOULD BE IF IT WAS LIKE --

YOU KNOW, A BIG ONE WOULD BE
LIKE A HUNDRED TIMES THIS SIZE.

AMAZING TO SEE --

AND THOSE TEETH ARE
JUST LIKE RAZOR-SHARP.

AND IN THIS SORT OF SWAMP,
IT IS JUST INEVITABLE

THAT I EVENTUALLY COME ACROSS
SOME OF THESE GUYS.

BUT ACTUALLY THIS IS JUST
THE SORT OF PLACE THEY'D LIKE.

IT'S A CLEARING, WHICH MEANS
THE SUNLIGHT COMES DOWN.

THEY'RE COLD-BLOODED. THEY NEED
THE SUN TO KEEP THEM WARM.

AND LOOK,
THERE ARE A FEW OF THEM,

AS IF THEY'RE LIKE RECHARGING
THEIR BATTERIES IN THE SUN HERE.

BUT THERE'S NO WAY THAT I WANT
TO BE WADING ACROSS THE CHANNEL.

WE NEED ANOTHER PLAN
FOR GETTING ACROSS. COME ON.

A FALLEN TREE PROVIDES
A POSSIBLE WAY ACROSS.

AND YOU GET LOADS OF THESE TREES
FALLING DOWN IN HURRICANES.

THEY'VE HAD
LIKE SEVEN HURRICANES HERE

IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

BUT, YEAH, THERE ARE
STILL ALLIGATORS AROUND HERE,

SO I WANT TO BE CAREFUL.

I'M GONNA GO FOR IT,
THROW THIS ACROSS.

KEV, YOU STAY HERE.

DEADWOOD IS OFTEN WEAK.

BUT THIS IS A CYPRESS TREE.

THERE ARE NO LOWER BRANCHES,

AND IT HAS VERTICAL GROOVES
IN THE BARK.

AND BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN WATER,
THE WOOD TAKE YEARS TO ROT.

IT SHOULD BE SAFE.

WHAT I'M DOING IS JUST USING
MY THIGHS TO GRIP

AND THEN THE TOP OF MY FEET
TO PUSH ME UP.

BUT IT'S REALLY JUST ABOUT

TRYING TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE
ON THIS THING

'CAUSE IT'S GETTING THINNER
AS I GET HIGHER.

UGH!

TWO REASONS WHY I DON'T WANT
TO FALL OFF THIS --

ONE, LOOK,
IT'S GETTING PRETTY HIGH.

BUT ALSO THAT
THE ALLIGATOR'S THERE,

AND I DO NOT WANT TO END UP
AS ALLIGATOR FOOD.

I'VE JUST GOT TO WORK OUT A WAY
OF GETTING TO THE MAIN TREE

AND GETTING DOWN THAT.

I'M JUST GONNA HAVE
TO SWING OVER, I THINK.

JUST GOT TO TRY AND GET MY LEG
AROUND HERE.

IT'S LATE,

AND YOU'D NEED TO GET OUT
OF THE WATER BEFORE NIGHTFALL.

THAT'S WHEN THE ALLIGATORS
BECOME MORE ACTIVE.

IT'S THEIR MAIN FEEDING TIME,
SO YOU'D NEED TO SET UP CAMP.

I COULD PROBABLY USE
THIS POP ASH TREE HERE.

IT'S GOT ENOUGH LIMBS
OFF THE BRANCHES.

AND WHAT I CAN DO IS IF I FIND
A FEW MORE UPRIGHTS LIKE THIS,

LASH ONE LIKE THAT

AND THEN ANOTHER ONE HERE

AND THEN LAY
SOME BRANCHES ALONG IT.

THAT WILL LIFT ME UP
OUT OF THE WATER.

AND THE OTHER GOOD THING
ABOUT THIS POP ASH --

IT'S GOT LOTS OF VINE ON IT,

WHICH I CAN USE JUST AS NATURAL
CORDAGE TO TIE IT WITH.

BUT MAKE SURE THAT THE WOOD

IS THICK ENOUGH
TO TAKE YOUR WEIGHT.

WHAT I WANT TO DO HERE

IS JUST DO LIKE
A SIMPLE OVERHAND KNOT

AND THEN TUCK IT IN AGAIN
ONCE MORE ON ITSELF,

AND THAT JUST LOCKS IT.

THIS PROCESS TAKES TIME,

SO I'LL GET SOME HELP
FROM THE CREW,

BUT ALL THE RAW MATERIALS
ARE AROUND ME.

CONSTRUCT A BASE TO SLEEP ON.

IT SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO LIE
ON FULL-STRETCH AND WIDE.

THIS IS ONE BED
YOU DON'T WANT TO ROLL OUT OF.

IDEALLY, PICK STRAIGHT TIMBERS
AND REMOVE THE OFFSHOOTS.

THEY'LL DIG IN
AND MAKE SLEEPING EVEN HARDER.

NOW I JUST NEED A LOAD
OF THESE ACROSS HERE,

AND THIS WILL MAKE
A GOOD PLATFORM.

RIGHT, THAT'S ALMOST ENOUGH.

NOW TO PAD THIS BED OUT A BIT.

LOOK AT THIS STUFF.
THIS IS ALL SPANISH MOSS.

AND EVEN THOUGH THIS LOOKS
REALLY NICE AND SOFT

AND YOU'D THINK IT WOULD MAKE
AN IDEAL MATTRESS,

IT'S ACTUALLY OFTEN FULL
OF NASTY, LITTLE CHIGGERS.

AND CHIGGERS ARE
THESE TINY, LITTLE THINGS

YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY SEE.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS --
THEY BITE YOU,

AND THEN 24 HOURS LATER,
YOU'LL START TO SCRATCH,

AND YOU'RE GONNA
KEEP SCRATCHING FOR DAYS.

AND I'VE COME ACROSS THIS BEFORE
IN THE JUNGLES OF BELIZE,

AND, TRUST ME, IT'S A MISTAKE
YOU ONLY MAKE ONCE.

SO I'M GONNA NEED ANOTHER PLAN
FOR SOMETHING TO USE AS BEDDING.

THE FRONDS OF THE CABBAGE PALM
ARE MUCH BETTER.

THIS PALM IS
THE STATE PLANT OF FLORIDA

AND HAS BEEN USED FOR SHELTER

BY THE LOCAL SEMINOLE TRIBE
HERE FOR CENTURIES.

ONCE A BED IS MADE,
FIRE IS THE NEXT PRIORITY.

IT WILL HELP KEEP PREDATORS
AWAY AND ALSO DRY YOUR CLOTHES.

BUT TO LIGHT IT,
I'D NEED TO FIND SOME TINDER,

AND ONCE AGAIN,
THE CABBAGE PALM IS A KEY.

THIS STUFF IS GREAT.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY DRY

AND STAYS PRETTY DRY
EVEN WHEN IT'S BEEN RAINING.

AND YOU DO HAVE TO BE
A LITTLE BIT CAREFUL

REACHING AROUND IN THIS STUFF

JUST BECAUSE LOADS
OF NASTY CREEPY-CRAWLIES

OFTEN LIVE IN THIS,
FROM ANTS TO SCORPIONS.

AND I'VE EVEN GOT A FRIEND
WHO FOUND ONCE A CORAL SNAKE

WRAPPED UP
IN THIS SORT OF STUFF.

SO I'M GONNA STUFF THIS
IN MY POCKET.

IT'S ABOUT THE ONLY PLACE ON ME
THAT'S DRY.

MAKE A BASE FOR THE FIRE,

OR THE EMBERS
WILL BURN YOUR BED.

YOU SHOULD LET THE MUD DRY,
BUT YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME.

HOWEVER, THESE GREEN TWIGS
WILL CREATE A BARRIER

BETWEEN THE TINDER
AND THE WET MUD.

IT WOULD BE EASY TO THINK

THAT STARTING A FIRE IN SUCH
A WET AND HUMID ENVIRONMENT

WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.

BUT THIS SHOWS
HOW A LITTLE LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

I REALLY NEED
TO WATCH OUT FOR MY FEET.

JUST IN THIS
SORT OF ENVIRONMENT,

IT'S REALLY EASY
TO GET TRENCH FOOT.

AND YOU GET TRENCH FOOT
IF YOUR FEET ARE WET

FOR MORE THAN ABOUT 12 HOURS.

AND IT'S A MIX
OF JUST BEING COLD AND MOIST.

AND WHAT HAPPENS -- EVENTUALLY
THE SKIN STARTS TO FLAKE OFF,

AND IT CAN THEN BECOME INFECTED.

BUT I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE
I DON'T GET THAT,

'CAUSE I TELL YOU, OUT HERE,
IF YOU CAN'T WALK, YOU DIE.

I'M IN THE EVERGLADES,

AND THE MOSQUITOES OUT HERE
ARE FEROCIOUS.

AND I HAD MY TROUSERS OFF FOR
ABOUT 10 MINUTES DRYING THEM.

AND, LOOK,
JUST IN 10 MINUTES OF THIS --

ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE,

ALL THE WAY DOWN MY LEG,
THE SAME ON BOTH SIDES.

OUT HERE,
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP DRINKING,

BUT THIS SWAMP
IS FULL OF ROTTING LEAVES,

SO YOU'VE GOT
TO FILTER THE WATER FIRST.

THERE'S SO MUCH JUST RUBBISH
FLOATING AROUND IN THIS,

ALL THE MUCK AND ALL THE DIRT.

AND IF I JUST...

GET IT LIKE THIS...

MAKE IT INTO LIKE A SACK...

...AND SEE, THIS WATER'S NOW
COMING OUT ALL NICE AND CLEAR,

AND ALL THE RESIDUE
AND THE DEBRIS FROM THE SWAMP

SHOULD BE ALL
STILL TRAPPED IN HERE.

AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA
OF HOW MUCH THERE IS,

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING
TO KEEP OUT OF MY WATER BOTTLE.

THE WATER NOW LOOKS CLEAR,

BUT IT STILL CONTAINS PARASITES
AND BACTERIA,

SO ALWAYS BOIL IT.

I'M GOING TO CONTINUE WEST,

AND THERE'S A LOCAL TECHNIQUE
TO HELP ME FIND MY BEARINGS.

THE SECRET LIES IN THE WATER.

BASICALLY, THE EVERGLADES,

IT'S ABOUT A 50-MILE-WIDE RIVER

THAT RUNS FROM THE NORTH
TO THE SOUTH.

BUT IT RUNS REALLY SLOWLY,
MAYBE LIKE 100 FOOT A DAY.

SO A GOOD WAY
OF WORKING OUT DIRECTION

IS JUST TIE THIS WATER BOTTLE
TO THE STICK.

AND WHILE I'M WAITING
FOR THE WATER TO BOIL,

I CAN SEE WHICH WAY
THIS SWINGS 'ROUND.

THAT WILL GIVE ME
A SOUTH DIRECTION,

AND THEREFORE I CAN WORK OUT
WHICH WAY I'VE GOT TO GO,

WHICH WOULD BE WEST.

THE WATER FLOWS SOUTH
TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

AFTER 30 MINUTES,
IT'S MOVED TWO FEET,

AND THAT'S ENOUGH
TO SHOW ME MY WAY.

THIS WATER BOTTLE
HAS SWUNG 'ROUND,

AND IT'S STAYED PRETTY LEVEL
IN ABOUT THIS POSITION,

WHICH MEANS SOUTH
IS THAT WAY,

AND THE DIRECTION I WANT
TO GO IS WEST, THAT WAY.

WALKING THROUGH THE SWAMP
USES UP A LOT OF ENERGY,

AND YOU'D NEED
TO EAT SOMETHING,

BUT THERE IS LITTLE FOOD
OUT HERE.

BUT DEADWOOD IS OFTEN HOME
TO BUGS AND INSECTS.

AND THERE'S PLENTY OF THAT.

THIS SHOULD BE QUITE A GOOD
PLACE TO TRY AND FIND SOMETHING.

AND LOOK AT THAT.

JUST BREAK THAT OFF,

AND INSTANTLY LOADS OF THESE
CARPENTER ANTS COMING OUT.

AND IF I GRAB AN END OF THIS
AND JUST TIP IT OUT,

YOU'LL SEE
THE CARPENTER-ANT LARVAE.

INSECT GRUBS ARE FOUR TIMES
HIGHER IN PROTEIN THAN BEEF.

THEY TASTE SOUR
AND ARE SLIGHTLY GRITTY.

THEY TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO,

BUT BEING EASY TO FIND,
THEY'RE A LIFESAVER.

UGH! [ SPITS ]

OH.

THE SWAMP IS CHANGING NOW.

EVERYWHERE,
THERE ARE SMALL ROOTS

STICKING UP OUT OF THE WATER.

IT WOULD BE EASY TO TRIP OVER

AND SPIKE YOURSELF
ON ONE OF THESE.

BUT AT LEAST THE WATER
IS GRADUALLY GETTING SHALLOWER.

BEYOND THESE TREES,
I CAN SEE SOME DISTANT ONES,

AND THEY LOOK LIKE MORE CYPRESS,

BUT A LITTLE BIT LOWER DOWN,
IT LOOKS GREENER.

AND THOSE ARE
PROBABLY PINE TREES

AND POSSIBLY SOME OAK,
AS WELL.

BUT THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR ME.

THOSE TREES NEED
DRY GROUND TO GROW IN,

SO THAT'S WHERE I'M HEADING.

BUT THE BAD NEWS IS THE TALL
VEGETATION AHEAD OF ME.

IT'S SAW GRASS.

ALL OF THIS SAW GRASS 'ROUND
HERE IS JUST RAZOR-SHARP,

AND IT'S VICIOUS STUFF.

BUT THE KEY TO GETTING THROUGH
IT IS TO KNOW WHICH WAY IT CUTS.

AND THE SECRET OF IT IS THIS --

IS IF YOU PULL UP IT LIKE THIS,
IT'S ABSOLUTELY FINE.

BUT AS SOON AS YOU START
DOING IT THE OTHER WAY...

LOOK, YOU'LL SEE.

LOOK AT THAT --
JUST CUTS YOU STRAIGHTAWAY,

AND THAT'S 'CAUSE
THE TINY, LITTLE FILAMENTS

LIKE LITTLE SAW EDGES
ON THE BACK OF THE GRASS.

BUT HOW YOU WANT
TO WALK THROUGH THIS

IS JUST
TO REALLY PROTECT YOUR FACE.

KEEP YOUR ARMS UP LIKE THIS,
AND ROLL YOUR SLEEVES DOWN.

AND IF YOU'VE GOT A STICK,

USE IT LIKE THIS
IN FRONT OF YOU.

AND AS YOU WALK, IT WILL LAY THE
SAW GRASS FLAT IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO HERE GOES.

SAW GRASS HOLDS IN
THE HUMIDITY,

SO IT CAN FEEL 20 DEGREES
HOTTER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS.

AND WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING
90 DEGREES IN THE EVERGLADES,

GETTING LOST IN THIS GRASS
CAN BE FATAL.

THERE WAS A GUY
JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO

WHO WAS OUT IN HIS AIRBOAT
WHEN IT RAN AGROUND,

AND HE WENT OFF LOOKING FOR HELP
THROUGH ALL OF THIS SAW GRASS.

BUT HE GOT LOST, GOT HEATSTROKE,
DISORIENTATED,

AND WITHIN 24 HOURS,
HE WAS DEAD.

AND WHEN THEY FOUND HIS BODY,

HE WAS JUST A QUARTER OF A MILE
FROM A ROAD.

AND THAT'S HOW EASY IT IS
TO GET LOST IN HERE.

AAH.

WELL, HERE'S A RIVER.

NORMALLY,
THAT WOULD BE GOOD NEWS.

YOU'D FOLLOW IT DOWNSTREAM
TO CIVILIZATION.

BUT IN THIS CASE, I WANT TO
STICK TO MY PLAN OF HEADING WEST

AND TO DRY GROUND
AND TOWARDS THOSE TREES.

THE PROBLEM IS
THIS RIVER IS DEEP

AND IT'S GONNA HAVE
ALLIGATORS IN IT.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE
ANY CLOSER THAN THIS.

THEY ARE SO TERRITORIAL.

I'M HEADING WEST
IN THE EVERGLADE SWAMPS,

AND DRY GROUND
IS FINALLY AHEAD.

BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM.

A BIG RIVER BLOCKS MY PATH,
AND THAT MEANS ALLIGATORS.

AND THIS IS AS CLOSE AS YOU WANT
TO GET TO ONE OF THESE GUYS.

THEY ARE SO TERRITORIAL.

NO CLOSER, REALLY,
THAN 15 FOOT --

IN FACT, WE'RE PROBABLY
TOO CLOSE HERE,

SO LET'S BACK UP SLOWLY.

OKAY, WE NEED TO COME 'ROUND.

ALLIGATORS CAN RUN AT 30 MILES
AN HOUR OVER A SHORT DISTANCE.

THAT'S FASTER THAN ME.

IF IT HISSES,
MOVE BACK EVEN FURTHER.

IT CAN MEAN
IT'S ABOUT TO ATTACK.

BUT WHERE YOU FIND
ONE ALLIGATOR,

THERE WILL OFTEN BE OTHERS.

TO KEEP GOING WEST,

YOU'D HAVE TO FIND THE SAFEST
PLACE TO SWIM THIS RIVER.

THIS IS GONNA BE A PRETTY GOOD
PLACE TO TRY AND CROSS.

IT'S ABOUT AS NARROW
AS THIS RIVER'S GONNA GET.

BUT ALSO I'VE GOT GOOD
VISIBILITY ALL THE WAY 'ROUND.

THE BEST THING TO DO IS STAY
AND WATCH FOR A WHILE.

ALLIGATORS CAN STAY UNDERWATER,

THE BIG BOYS,
FOR UP TO 45 MINUTES.

SO I'M JUST LOOKING OUT
FOR ANY RIPPLES

OR WHEN THEIR EYES
AND THEIR HEADS SURFACE.

WHEN IT GETS HOT, ALLIGATORS
USE DEEPER WATER TO COOL DOWN.

THEY LIE MOTIONLESS
ON THE RIVERBED AND WAIT.

CROSSING RIVERS WHERE THERE
ARE ALLIGATORS IS DANGEROUS

AND MUST ONLY BE A LAST RESORT,

AND NEVER DO IT
DURING THE MATING SEASON,

WHEN THE MALES
ARE MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE.

IN 2006, THREE WOMEN
WERE KILLED IN ONE WEEK.

ONE WAS SWIMMING.

THE OTHER TWO WERE DRAGGED IN
FROM THE WATER'S EDGE.

YOU SHOULD DO EVERYTHING YOU
CAN TO MINIMIZE THE RISK.

IT IS MIDDAY, WHICH MEANS
THEY ARE NOT FEEDING.

YOU SHOULD FIND
THE NARROWEST BIT OF THE RIVER

AND KEEP A REALLY GOOD EYE OUT
FOR ANY SIGNS OF MOVEMENT.

WAIT FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR,
BUT REMEMBER,

ALLIGATORS ARE INQUISITIVE
AND ARE ATTRACTED TO ACTIVITY,

SO YOU NEED TO BE
IN AND OUT OF THE WATER FAST.

LOCAL RANGERS HAVE HELPED MAKE
THIS AS SAFE AS WE CAN,

BUT STILL, THIS IS DANGEROUS.

OFTEN ALLIGATOR ATTACKS
ARE MISTAKEN IDENTITIES.

IN OTHER WORDS, THEY THINK
YOU'RE SOMETHING ELSE.

AND THE DANGER OF SWIMMING
ON THE SURFACE

WITH YOUR HEAD BOBBING AROUND

IS THEY CAN OFTEN THINK
YOU'RE LIKE A BIRD OR A TURTLE.

SO WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
IS SWIM UNDER THE WATER

AND AS FAST
AND SMOOTHLY AS YOU CAN.

IT'S ALMOST ZERO VISIBILITY
DOWN HERE,

AND IT'S DISORIENTATING.

THERE ARE
OVER 4,000 SQUARE MILES

OF SWAMP AND MARSH
IN THE EVERGLADES,

AND BEING WET SAPS
NOT ONLY YOUR ENERGY,

IT CAN ALSO REALLY
GET YOU DOWN.

AS A KID,
I GREW UP ON THE WATER,

AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN QUITE
A WATER BABY,

BUT I TELL YOU,
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS,

I HAVE OFFICIALLY HAD IT
WITH WATER.

WELL, I'M ON DRY LAND NOW,

AND THIS IS MUCH BETTER THAN
TRAIPSING THROUGH THE SWAMP.

BUT DRY LAND HAS A WHOLE NEW
SET OF CHALLENGES OUT HERE.

I'VE NOW FINISHED WITH THE
SWAMP, AND I'M ON TO DRY LAND,

BUT HERE THERE ARE NEW HAZARDS,
LIKE SNAKES AND BLACK BEARS.

BUT FINDING FOOD
WILL ALWAYS BE A PRIORITY.

AAH!

LOOK AT THIS --

A LITTLE TREE FROG

AND JUST SCURRYING AROUND
IN THE GRASS THERE.

AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY EAT THESE.

ANY OF THESE FROGS IN
THE EVERGLADES ARE FINE TO EAT.

THERE ARE NO POISONOUS ONES.

YOU GET POISONOUS TOADS,

BUT THEY'RE MUCH BIGGER
AND ROUGHER.

AND, AS THEY SAY, ANY FROG IN
THE EVERGLADES IS A GOOD FROG.

IT'S TOO SMALL TO COOK,

AND THE FIRST BITE
MUST KILL IT.

OTHERWISE, IT WOULD WRIGGLE
ALL THE WAY DOWN.

UGH. [ SPITS ]

BIT MORE CALORIES, AT LEAST.

UGH.

OKAY, LET'S KEEP GOING.

THERE'S A PRETTY CLEAR
GAME TRAIL HERE,

AND YOU CAN SEE
WHERE THE GRASS ENDS,

IT'S BACK TO THE BARE SOIL,
RUNNING OFF INTO THE GRASS.

BUT WHERE THERE'S ANIMAL TRACKS,
IT WILL OFTEN LEAD TO FOOD.

SO I'M JUST GONNA FOLLOW
THIS FOR A LITTLE BIT,

SEE WHERE IT GOES.

ANIMAL TRACKS ARE ALWAYS WORTH
FOLLOWING FOR A LITTLE WHILE,

AS THEY CAN OFTEN LEAD YOU
TO WATER AND TO FOOD.

BUT DON'T FOLLOW THEM
FOR TOO LONG,

AS THEY CAN ALSO LEAD YOU
OFF COURSE.

WOW, GRAPEFRUITS.

YEAH, LOOK, SEE UP THERE?

I TELL YOU, FINDING THESE OUT
HERE IS REALLY, REALLY UNUSUAL.

THESE ARE NOT NATIVE
TO THE REGION.

AND COMING ACROSS CITRUS FRUIT
IN THE EVERGLADES

ONLY MEANS ONE THING --

THAT THIS AREA HERE WAS PROBABLY
USED AS AN OLD SEMINOLE CAMP.

THE SEMINOLE TRIBE MOVED HERE
DURING THE FLORIDA WARS

IN 1817.

THE SWAMP WAS A REFUGE
AGAINST THE U.S. ARMY.

AND THERE'S AN ORANGE TREE,
AS WELL, HERE.

YEAH, A LITTLE UNRIPE ORANGE,
BUT THIS TELLS ME

THIS WAS DEFINITELY
AN OLD SEMINOLE CAMP HERE.

AND THE SPANISH BROUGHT
THESE ORANGES OVER TO TRADE,

AND THE SEMINOLE TRIBE BROUGHT
THEM HERE INTO THE EVERGLADES.

AND...

UGH, QUITE SHARP, BUT A REALLY
GOOD SOURCE OF VITAMIN C.

BUT THIS CAMP IS DEFINITELY
NO LONGER USED,

AND ALL THESE DO NOW
IS PROVIDE FOOD AND ENERGY

FOR ALL THE ANIMALS, ALL
THE HOGS, AND THE LIKES OF ME.

[ SPITS ]

BIT IN MY EYE. OW.

THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE
FOR YOU TO SET UP CAMP.

THIS BRANCH HERE CAN MAKE
A PRETTY NICE TOP BEAM,

AND THEN ALL I NEED
IS A COUPLE OF BITS LIKE THIS

ON EITHER SIDE, AND IT WILL MAKE
A NICE LITTLE A-FRAME SHELTER.

LASH TWO SUPPORTS TOGETHER
AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHELTER.

AND ONCE AGAIN, THE CABBAGE
PALM MAKES EXCELLENT CORDAGE.

BUT IT HAS OTHER USES, TOO.

WHAT I'M USING IS JUST
THE STALKS OF THE FROND

TO MAKE THE FRAME HERE.

ONCE THE UPRIGHTS ARE IN PLACE,

MAKE AND TIE CROSS BRACINGS
TO COMPLETE THE STRUCTURE.

THEN LAY THE FAN-SHAPED PALMS
OVER THE TOP,

AND THAT WILL KEEP
THE RAINWATER OFF.

MAKING FIRE
IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT.

IT KEEPS PREDATORS AWAY
AND ALSO LIFTS MORALE.

THIS IS A FOUR-POINTED FIRE,

AND YOU CAN SEE
THESE FOUR LOGS COMING OUT.

AND THIS IS
A VERY EFFICIENT FIRE.

IT'S SLOW-BURNING.

BUT ALSO IT'S A VERY TRADITIONAL
FIRE FOR THE SEMINOLE TRIBE,

AND THEY'D USE IT A LOT

WHEN THEY WERE BEING HUNTED
AND TRACKED BY THE U.S. ARMY.

IF THEY EVER HEARD
DANGER COMING,

THEY COULD PULL THESE APART,

AND THE FIRE WOULD DIE DOWN
PRETTY QUICKLY.

AND ONCE THE DANGER WAS PASSED,

THEY COULD PUT IT BACK
TOGETHER AGAIN

AND BUILD THE FIRE UP
VERY QUICKLY.

LOOKING FOR FOOD
IS ALWAYS A PRIORITY,

AND IN A PLACE LIKE THIS,
YOU CAN'T BE TOO CHOOSY,

BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE
TO EAT HERE THAN JUST FROGS.

THIS IS A TURTLE --
ACTUALLY, A COOTER.

LOOK, YOU CAN TELL THAT

FROM THE SPOTS ON THE SIDE
OF THE SHELL HERE.

AND THESE ARE
A REALLY GOOD SOURCE OF MEAT,

BUT ALSO VITAMINS, MINERALS,

AND SALTS THAT ARE IN
THE ACTUAL BLOOD,

AND YOU REALLY NEED SOME
OF THESE SALTS

JUST IN THIS HUMIDITY.

I CAN EAT THIS TURTLE
BECAUSE IT'S NOT PROTECTED.

BUT YOU MUST BE SURE YOU KILL
IT QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY.

AND THAT'S IT --

DEAD, AS HIS ARTERY'S CUT.

WHENEVER I'VE EATEN TURTLES
BEFORE,

I'VE ALWAYS CRACKED THE BELLY,
GUTTED IT,

AND THEN SCRAPED ALL THE MEAT
OUT AND COOKED IT LIKE THAT.

BUT IN THE EVERGLADES,
WHAT THE SEMINOLES USED TO DO

IS LITERALLY JUST COOK IT
STRAIGHT IN ITS SHELL,

SORT OF LIKE A PRESSURE COOKER.

IF I JUST PUT IT ON THERE
AND LEAVE THAT FOR LIKE AN HOUR,

THAT WILL COOK AND THEN GIVE YOU
A REALLY GOOD DINNER.

COOKING TIME WILL DEPEND
ON THE SIZE OF THE TURTLE.

BUT ONE GOOD WAY TO TELL
WHEN IT'S READY

IS THAT THE SHELL IS BRITTLE
AND CRACKS.

AND ALL I NEED DO NOW
IS GET IT OFF HERE.

AND THEN YOU SEE
IT'S JUST REALLY BRITTLE.

GONNA TRY THIS.

MMM.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES

WHERE YOU CAN SAY IT REALLY DOES
TASTE QUITE LIKE CHICKEN.

SEE ALL OF THE GOOD,
FLESHY MEAT HERE.

AND THAT'S REALLY GOOD MEAT.

MMM.

A GOOD MEAL WILL GIVE YOU
VITAL ENERGY

AND ALSO GIVE YOU
A PSYCHOLOGICAL BOOST,

AND SO MUCH OF SURVIVAL IS
ABOUT KEEPING YOUR MORALE UP.

I'M GONNA CONTINUE
HEADING WEST.

ALWAYS CHECK YOUR BEARINGS.
THIS PLACE CAN BE SO DECEPTIVE.

IT FEELS SAFER THAN THE SWAMPS,

BUT COMPLACENCY OUT HERE
CAN BE DANGEROUS.

THERE'S A SNAKE SKIN.

LOOK AT THAT. THAT IS WHY YOU'VE
GOT TO BE SO CAREFUL.

THE EVERGLADES ARE UNIQUE.

THEY'RE A MOSAIC OF DIFFERENT
TERRAINS, ALL MIXED TOGETHER,

EACH HOLDING ITS OWN SET
OF DANGERS.

I'VE JUST COME
INTO THIS SMALL PATCH OF TREES.

THEY'RE SUDDENLY VERY DIFFERENT

FROM EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN MOVING
THROUGH BEFORE,

AND THESE ARE ACTUALLY CALLED
MELALEUCA, OR PUNK TREES,

AND THEY'RE NOT NATIVE
TO THE EVERGLADES.

THEY WERE ACTUALLY BROUGHT IN
100 OR SO YEARS AGO

BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

IN THIS ATTEMPT JUST TO DRY OUT
THE EVERGLADES,

'CAUSE THEY SUCK UP
A HUGE AMOUNT OF WATER.

JUST ONE TREE LIKE THIS SUCK UP
GALLONS OF THE STUFF EVERY DAY.

BUT REALLY, IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.

THE SWAMPS ARE STILL SWAMPS,

AND IT WAS A BATTLE THAT WAS
TOO BIG FOR THESE TREES TO WIN.

JUST LOOK
AT THE HURRICANE DAMAGE

THAT'S BEEN INFLICTED
ON ALL OF THESE TREES.

IT'S JUST BEEN WIPED OUT
BY THE WINDS.

BUT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
WITH THESE PUNK TREES --

THEY'RE NOT NATIVE
TO THE REGION,

AND THEY'RE JUST NOT SUITED
TO THESE SORT OF CONDITIONS.

LOOK, THEY'RE MUCH MORE BRITTLE

AND JUST CAN'T COPE WITH
EVERGLADES-STYLE HURRICANES.

JUST IMAGINE THE POWER OF THE
WINDS THAT MOVED THROUGH HERE.

WHEN PEOPLE
THINK OF THE EVERGLADES,

THEY THINK OF ALLIGATORS
AND SNAKES.

BUT WHAT THEY OFTEN FORGET

IS ACTUALLY THERE AN AWFUL LOT
OF BLACK BEARS HERE.

AND LOOK, YOU CAN SEE
JUST ON THIS TREE

WHERE A BLACK BEAR'S COME ALONG

AND JUST WHAM --
CLAWS STRAIGHT IN.

SEE THESE?

AND FOR ME, THAT'S JUST
ONE MORE THING TO WORRY ABOUT.

IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION,

IT'S IMPORTANT TO EAT WHENEVER
YOU CAN -- LITTLE AND OFTEN.

BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY A FEW FEET
DIFFERENCE IN ALTITUDE

FROM WHERE I'VE BEEN
IN THE SWAMPS AND HERE

MEANS YOU OFTEN GET THESE
NATURAL LITTLE PONDS FORMING.

AND THIS ONE HERE, YOU CAN SEE,
IS JUST FULL OF LITTLE MINNOWS.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA BE ABLE
TO CATCH WITH MY HANDS,

BUT I DO KNOW A WAY OF GETTING
AT THESE THINGS.

A NET IS A SIMPLE ANSWER.

USE ANY YOUNG TREE
TO MAKE A FRAME.

IF I JUST BEND THIS LITTLE
SAPLING GENTLY 'ROUND TO HERE,

AND THEN...

JUST TIE THIS.

OKAY, THAT'S THE FRAME FINISHED.

AND THEN IF I JUST USE
MY T-SHIRT...

ALL I WANT TO DO...

IS PLACE THIS OVER THE TOP.

AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE GET.

YOU'LL NEED TO BE PATIENT,
AS MOVEMENT SCARES THEM OFF.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE REALLY GENTLE
HERE NOT TO FRIGHTEN THEM OFF

SO THEY DON'T REALIZE THEY'RE
BEING LIFTED OUT OF THE WATER.

SOME SALTWATER FISH
ARE POISONOUS,

BUT FRESHWATER FISH
ARE ALL EDIBLE,

AND THEY'RE A GOOD SOURCE
OF PROTEIN, VITAMINS, AND FATS.

THAT'S GOT A GOOD SIZE ON HIM,
REALLY.

GENERALLY,
ANYTHING UNDER 3 INCHES

IS FINE ALWAYS
JUST TO EAT WHOLE.

WHEN THEY'RE BIGGER THAN THAT,

YOU SHOULD REALLY BE
GUTTING THEM FIRST,

BUT THIS IS GREAT.

THEY'RE NOT MUCH OF A MEAL,
BUT IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.

AHEAD OF ME NOW IS MUDDY BOG.

IT'S A PLACE WHERE THE EARTH
WILL LITERALLY SUCK YOU IN.

ALL OF THIS AROUND HERE
IS WHAT'S CALLED SWAMP MUD.

AND IN THE MIDDLE OF IT HERE
IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS A SINKHOLE.

AND THESE THINGS FORM WHEN
THE WATER RUNNING UNDERGROUND

ERODES THE LIMESTONE, AND THEN
IT CREATES LIKE A POCKET

THAT FILLS WITH MUD
AND WITH WATER.

AND THESE HOLES HAVE BEEN KNOWN
LITERALLY TO SWALLOW

ENTIRE SMALL OFF-ROAD VEHICLES.

THE REASON THEY ARE SO DANGEROUS
IS IF YOU GO INTO THEM,

THE MORE YOU STRUGGLE,
THE MORE IT SUCKS YOU INTO IT.

AND, REALLY,
IF YOU CAME ACROSS THIS,

YOU'VE GOT TO RETRACE YOUR STEPS
AND BACK OUT.

BUT WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS JUMP IN

AND SHOW YOU
HOW TO GET OUT OF IT.

UGH.

AND IF I JUST TRY
AND STRUGGLE A BIT,

YOU'LL SEE HOW IT BEGINS
TO BRING ME DOWN INTO IT.

AND THIS IS WHY THESE THINGS
CAN BE SO HARD TO GET OUT OF.

AH.

AND EACH MUSCLE I PULL

CREATES SUCTION
THAT PULLS ME DOWN DEEPER.

AND THE TECHNIQUE FOR GETTING
OUT OF THIS, THOUGH,

IF YOU'VE GOT A STICK,

IS TO USE THAT TO CREATE
MORE SURFACE AREA

TO BE ABLE TO PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON

AND TRY AND WRIGGLE...

YOUR CHEST ONTO IT.

RECENTLY A GUY WAS OUT JOGGING
IN THE EVERGLADES,

AND HE RAN INTO ONE
OF THESE SINKHOLES.

HE WENT RIGHT UP TO HIS CHEST.

HE WAS STUCK SOLID,

AND FOR THREE DAYS,
HE TRIED TO GET OUT,

BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW.

HE AVOIDED DEHYDRATION

BY DRINKING THE MURKY
SWAMP WATER ON THE SURFACE.

AND ON THE FOURTH DAY,
HE WAS FOUND ALIVE,

COMPLETELY DELIRIOUS
AND COVERED IN BUG BITES.

AND THEN ONCE
YOU'RE ON THE SURFACE,

JUST MONKEY-CRAWL
UNTIL YOU HIT SOLID GROUND.

AND THEN
IT'S QUITE EASY LIKE THIS.

WHEW!

THAT WOULD BE
A REALLY NASTY THING

TO BE STUCK IN FOR FOUR DAYS.

I'M JUST CAKED IN THIS STUFF
NOW, HEAD TO TOE.

AND IT'S MAKING WALKING
HARD WORK,

I'VE ALSO GOT SAND
IN MY TROUSERS,

WHICH IS NOT IDEAL.

I CAN SEE WHY
TOURISTS ARE ATTRACTED

TO THIS BEAUTIFUL WILDERNESS.

BUT IF YOU WERE TO GET LOST,

SURVIVING HERE WOULD BE
A REAL CHALLENGE.

IN THE EVERGLADES, THOUGH,

SALVATION CAN LIE
JUST AROUND THE NEXT TREE,

SO IF YOU ARE LOST,
NEVER GIVE UP HOPE.