Friday, 15 April 2016

The Outback -diary entry

The Outback


21 January 1984
Today we were searching for some Crocs for the shops and we stumbled across a family of about 5. They were quite fierce things, but we got 2 of them. I dived down on one, but one snapped at me and slice my arm open. There was only a little bit of blood so I just ripped off ma shirt and wrapped it around my arm.


23 January 1984


Its pretty wild out here. Ma mate Trevor got a huge gouge out of his leg, so we had to carry him back to camp. He had parts out so our crew called a chopper. It came and took Trevor away. Our camp is pretty sad at the moment since we lost Trevor.


25 January 1984


Today, Trevor returned to camp so we let him rest. I got pretty sad thinking about my wife and kids. I've been out here in the wild for 2 years now. Every month I go back to see them but it doesn't help the cash flow, being back home, so I've got to keep pushing.


26 January 1984


Today I decided to make my shelter stronger and waterproof. This is because some rain looks like it's coming (not good for Croc catching). When it rains here, it rains for days- so better I have a nice bed, than get soaked in rain. 
But on the bright side... we can collect water!  
by Ben Giles  
I think that this is my best work because my story connects to Daniel Meehan's story about Crocs in the outback and I think this is my best work.

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