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Today, we are creating a worst case scenario.

Imagine you're out for a day of fun in the Florida Keys,

and your boat runs into rocks and a sand bar,

and you become stranded.

Now, you don't want to cook in the sun

so you try to make it to an uninhabited island.

Will there be enough resources to save you

until you get picked up?

Whoa!

Fire!

This is Christina Wilson, wildlife biologist

and Florida Keys expert.

What is it that we're going to try to recreate?

We are here because of a miniature dachshund

by the name of Kiwi was stranded on the island right behind us

for 30 days.

So me and Coyote are going to try it for just 24 hours.

We have been provided

with dry bags that have minimal supplies

and some production gear.

But behind us is a broken down catamaran

filled with junk, which gives us the opportunity

to scavenge a few more items.

I say we each grab three things that

will help us on our journey.

You want to go first?

Sounds good to me.

How's it looking in there?

Ah, It's looking pretty scary.

I did find a life jacket though.

Really? - Yeah.

Here y'all.

Hey, that's usable.

I don't know. Yeah.

Got a lot of foam.

Got a lot of plastics.

God, it's disgusting in here.

And we got some-- we got some trap line.

We could definitely use some of this.

OK.

All right, I found my third item.

This disgusting cup.

This is going to be gross.

I really need to watch out for all these sharp things.

Oh, scissors, super rusted, but you could use that to easily

spear something like a fish.

Item number one.

So I'm going to give it a quick scout just like Christina did.

And I don't know how she missed this, but that's a boat hook.

That could be super useful.

Actually, this one right here might

be a better flotation device.

OK, we've collected a few good resources.

And the last thing you want to do if you're going to abandon

your boat is try to leave a note telling somebody

what direction you're headed.

And hopefully, you have a chance of rescue.

OK, the first thing we're going to do

is scour this smaller island for some resources.

No fresh water, no food.

This island is definitely slim pickings.

We are going to be leaving the small island

and heading across to the big one.

How far do you think that is?

I'd say over half a mile.

Yeah, from here it looks a lot

further than you would think.

But the big danger right now is going to be sea

urchin, stingrays, and sharks.

What

Long-spined sea urchin right in here.

Long spine right there.

And that's venomous.

See any sharks yet?

Actually did see something over here.

Really?

Yeah, I just saw a fin, a dorsal fin.

Are you kidding or no?

I'm not. I'm not kidding.

So you saw a fin between here and the island.

Yeah, I mean, it was a good size.

This is a really healthy area, a lot of things

for sharks to feed on.

We can most definitely see a very dangerous bull shark, which

within the last month we have had

three shark attacks believed to be bull sharks here

in the Florida Keys.

So it's a real deal right now.

All right, so the crew, with the leaving

of that drone, is leaving us in the middle

of the ocean in chest-deep water quite possibly with bull sharks.

All right, go ahead.

You keep going.

I'm going to try to get these higher-perspective shots of you.

Whoa!

What did you see?

Whoa!

What?

There was something there.

There was something there.

Really, really for real?

I'm very serious.

I'm very serious. There's something there.

It's right in front of us.

Is it a ray or a shark? Did you see it?

I don't know, dude.

I don't know.

I don't know.

OK, this is like--

I didn't see a fin,

but it made a movement like a shark.

It did not look like a ray.

It's chasing something.

It's hunting right now.

We have made landfall.

I can only imagine what it would have been like for Kiwi getting

swept through the ocean, avoiding sharks,

and making it to landfall.

That poor little dog washed ashore thinking,

I am so far from home right now.

The first thing that we want to do

is circumnavigate this piece of land.

So what we'll do is I will give you a GoPro.

You go one direction, I'll go the other.

Let's see what additional resources we can collect.

I'm a little hesitant right now.

Holy cow!

I'm seeing a lot of different mangroves

and there's something in the tree over here actually.

A coconut.

What?

Yeah.

What is that?

A coconut.

That is a lifesaver right there.

There is a flow of water coming from the interior of the island.

Definitely salt.

These coconut is getting heavy, man.

This is like holding a baby.

You're so heavy baby coconut.

Why?

Whoa, here's one of those urchin.

Look at that.

It's like walking through a minefield.

Urchin, urchin.

While Christina, hopefully, she's having better luck than me

when it comes to finding stuff.

You made it.

Holy cow, you have a coconut.

Believe it or not, the first thing I found

was a brown coconut.

Cheers!

Woo!

All right, so the items that we have been given in our dry bags.

So there you have it, very minimal kit.

But I got to say my favorite thing is the stuffed Kiwi.

So when you really break it down and you

think about the items that were given to us,

it's very, very bleak.

The next task will be to explore the interior

and see if we can find a place to possibly make shelter.

Oh, look at this.

Is this all solid?

Yeah.

I mean, honestly, I think this is the best spot right here

from what we've seen so far.

Let's just really hope that we're not going to get

ripped up by bugs tonight.

I found something.

Ah, the geocache!

You found it.

Should I read the note that's left to us?

Oh, yeah.

Have a great day.

Fantastic.

OK, you are lost and on your own.

Amidst the struggle, here's a bone.

If all your hope is bleak, then these treasures your soul

will seek.

Hot broccoli.

This, I'm assuming, was frozen at one point.

Socks actually, barbecue socks.

Really, you guys?

Really?

Oh, coconut milk.

Dude, good find.

This is good find.

We have made cordage.

We have made cordage.

Talk to me girl.

We took that twine and made three

different cordages out of it.

So we are in the right realm right now.

And Coyote at this moment is pulling a really great

Les Stroud look right now.

I am.

And by embodying the spirit of Les,

I feel I'm going to bring more to this production.

You're stupid.

That's the dumbest thing I've ever said.

But I love you, Les!

All right, when we come back to you, guys,

the shelter is going to be up and rocking.

We did it.

We made shade.

Yeah.

How long did this take us?

I would say a good two hours.

Middle of the afternoon, the sun is directly overhead.

It is so unbearably hot.

Trying to cool off.

You doing, dude?

I'm doing eh.

Kiwi, how are you doing, buddy?

Kiwi stole my bandanna.

Actually, Kiwi might make a nice pillow later.

Dude, I was about to steal Kiwi

to make a pillow for myself.

I feel like if we get into those coconuts,

it's going to be a huge confidence boost for us

in like 10 minutes.

Welcome to Coyote and Christina's island kitchen.

You ready to open some coconuts?

I'm so ready.

So this, you got a really, kind of, wedged

down and work your way into it.

And Christina's doing a pretty darn good job

getting into that coconut.

That's like hair.

That's beautiful.

A lot of effort.

That's beautiful.

But there you have it.

I'm going to just chip away some of this hard edge.

There we go.

Look at that cute little face.

All right, folks here we go.

Christina is going to be having her first coconut experience.

All right, here we go.

Hopefully, I'm not going to spill any.

OK.

It'll be awesome.

Wow!

That was really good.

That was really good.

Wow, it is delicious.

Here we go, cutting into the skin of the green coconut.

There we go, using all extremities here.

I'm like a man monkey.

- Woo! - Dab you off.

Yeah, thanks, girl.

Appreciate it.

Kiwi, buddy.

Woo, that was tough.

You got to make

a sound effect when you do it. It really helps out.

That's what all the guys do in the gym, right?

Yeah.

Wow, it's like I feel like I'm breaking someone's leg

when I'm doing this.

He's got a mohawk.

It's a Wilson.

It's a Wilson.

Oh, my gosh.

I mean, I'm not even kidding.

This thing is filled to the brim with water.

Game changer.

Wow!

All right, well, there you have it, cooking with Coyote,

and Christina, and Kiwi.

This has been coconut breakfast part two, coconut lunch.

Cheers.

When it comes to things that Kiwi may have eaten

stranded on this island, there's a massive supply

of hermit crabs.

If that little dog could get one to flip upside down,

it starts to pull out of its shell,

bite down onto it, that would make quite a bit of nutrients

for a small dachshund.

How pretty is that?

Whoa, that one's awesome.

Look at that.

Wow, that's a big--

that's a big pincher claw.

Now, hermit crabs, as they grow, will move from shell to shell.

The crab continues to grow, but the shells do not.

So they have to find a new shell to move into.

Oh, my gosh!

Wow, that is a big one.

Hell, yeah.

That is a monstrous hermit crab.

Doesn't its legs look like strawberries?

They do.

It's actually trying to grip onto my finger

right now.

I'm really hungry.

And it's not like me to typically want to take

an animal from the wild.

But given today is a survival scenario, if we can catch

a fish or a spiny lobster, we have a license and the permit

to do so.

So what I'm going to try to build now is a spear.

And the thing that I'm most excited about that I salvaged

from that broken down catamaran, this rusty pair of scissors,

seems like a really good thing to pin a lobster or a fish with.

All right, so with this stick, it's, kind of,

a neat design already as it is.

You see that?

It's almost like a double-scissor system.

So I'm really thinking that it's all about

getting the scissors to be locked in place on the stick.

OK, got my first piece of paracord attached on.

And we are ready to go out and try to catch some dinner.

I see a huge crab.

Whoa, it's totally mummified.

Look at the pincher on that.

Oh, he stinks.

I guess I feel like you could hang out with this for a bit

tonight-- - Yeah.

- when we make a fire.

It's, kind of, got a personality, you know.

We finally have some island decor.

Yeah.

Let's use it.

My stomach is very angry with me.

So I'm hoping to catch some fish right now.

You ready for this scene.

I would say, yes, I is.

Now, you're going

to attempt fishing with the freshwater fishing lure,

correct?

Yes, I am.

My goal is to maybe tickle out

and then pin a spiny lobster.

In all honesty, I give myself a 1 in 10,000 chance

that I could actually spear a fish.

Whoa!

That is huge.

Look how big that is next to my hand.

I'm so hungry.

And our odds of catching a fish are so slim.

I really had like this big vision in my mind

that, like, we'll catch a snapper or something.

I think we're going to be eating the Swedish fish tonight.

How about you?

I haven't gotten a single bite.

I just want a cheeseburger.

Wilson!

What? I'm right here.

Yeah, I know.

You've got a lobster.

Dude, it's halfway out of the hole right now.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's a little guy though.

Not that it cannot be edible.

Oh!

OK, the sun is down.

It's about 8 o'clock and what have we caught?

Nothing.

Looks like we're going to be eating our rations.

Well, we're back with no fish.

No fish.

And no lobsters.

And it got dark in a hurry, especially here in the shade.

And the no-see-ums are starting to bite, which means

we need to get our fire lit.

All right, so one of the things that the crew supplied us with

was this little emergency fire starter kit.

In all fairness, I've never used one of these before.

What I prepared here is a little bit of tinder from our super

dried out coconut.

This tinder will hopefully catch a spark rather easily.

But considering it's already dark,

we really need this to happen quick.

Yeah.

I'm going to see if I can make it happen

with these little things.

It's important to note, this is not a flame.

This is just a little flint striker.

So this is spinning around and making a spark.

It's not making a flame.

So we have no fire.

So if this doesn't work, we are straight up out of luck.

No, that's not directions.

Well, this is working better to do it.

Yeah!

They're just not catching.

Come on, Coyote.

You can do it.

Lot of smoke, not a lot of fire.

Wonder if this little thing from the fishing lure--

Yeah, good idea actually.

- will maybe burn.

You could be our savior.

He didn't catch us any fish, but maybe you'll make us a fire.

Yes.

Yes.

Fire!

You don't want your tepee to collapse so what I always do is

look for good y sticks, right?

So you see this?

See that there?

Yeah.

That y, you anchor it in

and then you put other sticks on top.

And they hold in place so that it all doesn't collapse down.

I am not good at survival by any means,

but I do like starting campfires.

Yeah, all right.

The second you get a fire going,

it's just like you forget about being hungry.

You forget that you're stranded.

This comforting feeling is like your own world.

We're glowing now.

It got real dark in a hurry.

We didn't see that coming.

But now we've got fire, we're in good shape.

Yee-haw!

That was awesome.

Welcome back to another episode of cooking

with Coyote and Christina.

What did we catch out there today in the ocean?

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

So we're going to have to resort to the couple of supplies

that we were given.

Oh, wait, I almost forgot to mention our other dinner guest.

We have not named the dead crab yet.

We should probably name him Harry?

- Harry. - Harry.

Yeah, OK.

Hey, Harry.

Hey, Harry.

Yeah.

So I'm wondering if I can just smack these coconuts together

and see if they'll break.

I mean, you can go for it.

I'm going to try that, like, solid,

like, ooh-ooh monkey style and just see what happens.

Ready?

1, 2, 3.

Yeah!

What?

Are you serious?

I'm for real.

I broke it right in half.

Now, I say we grill up some delicious Swedish fish.

I'll go two at a time here for us.

Let's see how the first two work out.

Oh, gooey, gooey.

Right, yeah.

Wow!

How are we going to crack this thing open?

I got a knife. Woo-wee!

Oh, look at that color.

Wow!

I mean, wow!

Really good?

That is really good and really creamy.

It has been a long day, my friends.

We're going to head out into the tide pools

and see if we can still catch some fish

using the stinky broccoli.

With any luck, we'll catch something

and the sharks won't catch us.

So we have found something cool, a stingray.

And this is exactly what we were hoping

to not run into earlier today.

OK, so we're going to try a little broccoli test here.

Yeah.

Oh, this may be working.

Fish may be coming in.

It is not interested

in this disgusting broccoli.

Here hold the GoPro.

I'm going to try the spear method.

Oh, no.

Oh, no!

Oh, no!

Nurse shark.

Beautiful.

Came right at my foot and was like see you.

They love the structure of the mangroves

out here.

I'm pretty sure that's

an eel down in the rocks.

It looks like an eel.

So maybe gently move-- oh, careful!

Oh, careful, careful, careful.

Oh, it's the tail.

: There's this tail.

How beautiful is that?

Oh, he's going to slither back.

There he goes.

It is pretty late, almost midnight.

We're super tired.

I would love to keep going to try to get

a lobster in the deeper area.

We have definitely seen some big fish jumping at points tonight

and big fish jumping means bigger fish hunting for them.

There are sharks out here not worth losing your leg over.

Head back to camp? Yes, sir.

We're heading back to camp.

We are back from our tide pool expedition.

It is approaching 1:30 in the morning at this point

and we are absolutely exhausted.

I think we're going to dial down the cameras

and see if we can get a little bit of shut eye.

I'm down.

You think you're going to be able to sleep?

Probably not.

Guess who can't sleep?

You, Harry.

Come on into the scene.

Back on your podium.

Don't fall in the fire.

Jump over the flames!

OK.

Oh, oh, oh, OK.

Have a great day.

Great day.

At 3:00 in the morning, I prefer my coconut milk

to come out of a coconut bowl.

Would you like some, Harry?

I didn't think so.

Ghosts don't drink coconut milk.

I saw lightning in the background.

Polar coconut milk.

It was probably the worst night of sleep I've ever had.

But let me show you my bedroom.

This is where I slept right there.

I don't know where Christina is.

Something must have come in the middle of the night

and taken her away.

Oh, there you are.

Good morning.

You're watching sunrise.

I'm watching the sunrise.

How'd you sleep?

I woke up about 10 plus times.

And if you didn't just hear it, there is

a bird called the clapper rail.

And they make this really wild noise

and then a whole bunch of them start going in on it.

So that's something that has been keeping me up.

And at some point, Coyote, your foot was partly in the fire.

Really?

And so I had to move your foot.

Oh, let's take a look at my foot.

It was your left foot.

That will be this one.

Yep. Yeah.

It's still there.

Yeah.

You see part of the sun popping up right now.

Cool.

All right, let's run this camera and get that shot.

Final morning and we're going to be picked up

in the exact same fashion that Kiwi

was by a wildlife biology team.

That was a butterfly biologist that discovered Kiwi,

but who's picking us up today?

Today, we are getting

picked up by a team named Mang.

And they are all about mangrove restoration here in Florida

and actually in the Bahamas as well.

In our survival kits, we were left with two emergency items.

The first, a distress flag.

The second is this really nice little whistle here.

They can't see us.

Hopefully, they can hear us.

OK, the boat sees us.

There it is.

We just got to get all the way out there.

Christina? - Yeah.

You ready? - I'm so ready.

Kiwi, you ready?

Ready!

All right, we got a ways to go,

but that's our boat.

We're getting out of here.

It was brutal and I'm ready to get home.

You know it!

Thank you.

Well, we did it.

We survived for 24 straight hours on the island

that little Kiwi survived on for 30 days.

We are hungry.

We are thirsty.

We are sun cooked.

But this was one of the craziest challenges, I think,

either of us has ever gone through.

Most certainly.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

- I'm Christina Wilson. - Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see you on the next adventure.

Woo!

We did it.