May
25, 2017
We
still haven't quite reached Buckner yet, we hope to get there
tomorrow or possibly the day after. It's been really hard work
clearing the old road and it hasn't gone very fast. I wish we had got
more chainsaws, the one we did bring just isn't enough. Mom said the
same thing and we started a list in a blank journal of things we need
to bring for something like this next time. The list is getting
pretty long, since we didn't plan on being out here for so long. If
we hadn't found the hunting cabin with a bunch of canned goods, we
would've run out of food days ago. We're just lucky we're in Alaska
and there are streams and springs with fresh water so we've been able
to refill our bottles and not run out of water.
So
far, this list has food, water, clothes, blankets, gas, chainsaws
(multiple) as well as a couple of hand saws (just in case), more
ammo, lighters and matches and medical supplies. We keep adding
things to it as we think of them. The food and water were obvious
choices. The ground on the old road is soggy and it's been raining a
lot so I know we all wish we had clean, dry clothes, mostly socks!
Also, we only have three sleeping bags for all of us and we've been
having to share to stay warm.
Now,
the chainsaws come in handy, even just driving the main roads to
town. No one is around anymore to take care of the ones that fall, so
the road gets blocked a lot and if we didn't have gas, we could use
the hand saws. We didn't bring a lot of ammo, since the objective was
to quietly look around, and we've had to get closer to some of the
wandering undead than we really like to get. Plus, the guys used some
of what we had left to hunt us a deer to eat.
Warmth,
something I used to take for granted. Our lighters have slowly died
or gotten drowned. Thank God I'd put that big box of matches in a
sealed baggie and in the glove box of the truck. Otherwise, we'd have
been really cold and really wet without fire to dry us out. Everyone
had laughed when I put them in the truck, saying I was being
paranoid, but no one is laughing now.
Gas
is becoming an issue. We found a couple cans of gas at the cabin with
the food, and that's the only reason the chainsaw is still working.
If we hadn't found that gas, we would've had to steal it from the gas
tank and then the truck would've been empty by now. And without the
chainsaw, we would've had to turn back because we wouldn't be able to
clear the road. We would've been up a creek then, I don't know if
there's enough gas to get back to town, let alone to somewhere we can
find some gas.
Like I already said, clearing the road is hard work and we've all gotten
cuts and bumps and bruises. We only had a couple of band aides and
one roll of gauze, but no tape. I have blisters on my blisters and
could really use some band aides to cover them. Mom has a cut on her
palm that we've had to cover with strips from the bottoms of our
shirts. Everyone else has some kind of wound, too. Next time, we're
going to bring a backpack of medical supplies, including a first aide
kit and more. Next time, we'd be better prepared.
Now,
it's dinner time and then bed. Hopefully, we'll make it there
tomorrow, or even close enough to walk to Buckner. We can always come
at the old road from the other side after we rest.
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