1 00:00:25,323 --> 00:00:26,443 Check this out. 2 00:00:26,443 --> 00:00:28,963 I got bush soap. (LAUGHS) 3 00:00:28,963 --> 00:00:32,323 It'd be nice to have a shower, go out on a date with my wife, 4 00:00:32,323 --> 00:00:34,283 to hug my kids. 5 00:00:34,283 --> 00:00:36,483 The difference between winning this or not, 6 00:00:36,483 --> 00:00:38,483 is whether you can bring in food, 7 00:00:38,483 --> 00:00:41,163 and I've got some pretty elaborate ways of doing that. 8 00:00:41,163 --> 00:00:44,483 I'm losing energy because I'm uncomfortable, 9 00:00:44,483 --> 00:00:46,203 and I need to fix that. 10 00:00:46,203 --> 00:00:49,243 It's been many years since I got out of the army. 11 00:00:49,243 --> 00:00:52,923 Maybe I'm not as mentally resilient as... 12 00:00:54,003 --> 00:00:56,723 ..I thought I'd grown to be. 13 00:00:56,723 --> 00:00:58,523 Fuck, what am I doing out here? 14 00:00:58,523 --> 00:01:00,283 (PHONE RINGS) 15 00:01:00,283 --> 00:01:02,363 I'm officially tapping out. 16 00:01:04,323 --> 00:01:06,123 We're halfway to the South Pole. 17 00:01:06,123 --> 00:01:08,723 We're going to be totally alone. 18 00:01:08,723 --> 00:01:11,803 It's Tasmania. It's cold. It's rain, it's snow. 19 00:01:12,843 --> 00:01:16,163 We're all going to leave, changed forever. 20 00:01:18,163 --> 00:01:19,523 Holy fuck. 21 00:01:19,523 --> 00:01:20,763 Yeah! 22 00:01:20,763 --> 00:01:22,803 What is this place? 23 00:01:22,803 --> 00:01:24,723 It's like a camp trip from hell. 24 00:01:24,723 --> 00:01:26,723 Mother Nature's kicking my arse. 25 00:01:26,723 --> 00:01:28,243 Oh, man. 26 00:01:29,683 --> 00:01:31,083 This experience... 27 00:01:31,083 --> 00:01:33,283 Ah, you fucker! 28 00:01:33,283 --> 00:01:35,323 ..is just as much a mind game... 29 00:01:35,323 --> 00:01:36,763 Oh, my heart. 30 00:01:36,763 --> 00:01:38,643 ..as it is a survival game. 31 00:01:38,643 --> 00:01:41,083 Check it out. 32 00:01:41,083 --> 00:01:44,483 $250,000 prize would change my life. 33 00:01:44,483 --> 00:01:45,843 Whoo-hoo! 34 00:01:46,843 --> 00:01:49,083 It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 35 00:01:49,083 --> 00:01:50,403 But it comes at a cost. 36 00:01:52,963 --> 00:01:53,963 Holy shit. 37 00:01:55,123 --> 00:01:56,123 Holy shit. 38 00:01:57,243 --> 00:01:58,203 Oh. 39 00:02:31,123 --> 00:02:33,203 I'm not really into golf, but here goes. 40 00:02:42,443 --> 00:02:43,843 Hit it too far. 41 00:02:46,523 --> 00:02:51,603 Oh, this is by far the nicest day. 42 00:02:52,803 --> 00:02:55,283 It's just blue all around. 43 00:03:00,083 --> 00:03:05,083 So, after a whole bunch of work, my kayak is complete. 44 00:03:06,163 --> 00:03:08,923 Alright, so here's the kayak. 45 00:03:08,923 --> 00:03:12,123 I'm really quite happy with how it looks on the outside. 46 00:03:13,963 --> 00:03:14,923 Good tension. 47 00:03:16,403 --> 00:03:19,443 I'm going to roll her over 48 00:03:19,443 --> 00:03:24,963 so you can see all of the lacing I did last night. 49 00:03:24,963 --> 00:03:28,163 It took forever, but it was worth it. 50 00:03:28,163 --> 00:03:29,323 Look at that. 51 00:03:31,643 --> 00:03:35,763 To burn the holes in the side of the tarpaulin, 52 00:03:35,763 --> 00:03:38,683 I had to get a fire going. 53 00:03:38,683 --> 00:03:40,323 Alright, you can go straight in the middle, 54 00:03:40,323 --> 00:03:42,043 because you're behaving. 55 00:03:42,043 --> 00:03:45,683 And then I had to heat up the billy handle, 56 00:03:45,683 --> 00:03:49,363 and then used that like a hot poker, to put the holes through, 57 00:03:49,363 --> 00:03:51,883 and that worked really well. 58 00:03:51,883 --> 00:03:52,963 Oh, easy-peasy. 59 00:03:54,163 --> 00:03:58,043 And then I used inner paracord to lace the edges. 60 00:04:00,003 --> 00:04:01,803 Oh, perfect. 61 00:04:01,803 --> 00:04:04,163 That worked even better than I thought it would. 62 00:04:06,083 --> 00:04:09,203 Man, there's a bloody lot of work in that. 63 00:04:09,203 --> 00:04:11,963 (SIGHS) 64 00:04:11,963 --> 00:04:14,643 Yeah, but it's going to make a big difference. 65 00:04:14,643 --> 00:04:19,083 I mean, for the first time since being here, I can explore my area... 66 00:04:19,083 --> 00:04:22,403 ..try my line, and all these opportunities just get opened up 67 00:04:22,403 --> 00:04:23,763 with having a kayak. 68 00:04:27,243 --> 00:04:29,163 I can't wait to get it in the water. 69 00:04:30,603 --> 00:04:34,043 OK, I'm just going through final preparations. 70 00:04:35,043 --> 00:04:39,603 It's pretty important that this kayak operates as planned, 71 00:04:39,603 --> 00:04:41,923 because there's a lot riding on it. 72 00:04:41,923 --> 00:04:44,163 It's going to be heavy with all this crap in it. 73 00:04:45,523 --> 00:04:46,843 (GRUNTS) 74 00:04:50,443 --> 00:04:51,603 (SIGHS) 75 00:04:52,723 --> 00:04:54,963 That's a good sign. It floats. 76 00:04:56,123 --> 00:04:59,523 My strategy is to prioritise food above all else. 77 00:05:01,123 --> 00:05:04,003 And I really haven't eaten anything since I've got here. 78 00:05:05,803 --> 00:05:08,523 So the kayak, to me, 79 00:05:08,523 --> 00:05:11,523 is a very, very important survival tool. 80 00:05:11,523 --> 00:05:13,083 Alright. 81 00:05:15,003 --> 00:05:16,403 I do have to be careful, 82 00:05:16,403 --> 00:05:19,403 because the bottom of the kayak is just tarpaulin, 83 00:05:19,403 --> 00:05:23,283 so the slightest rub on a rock will slice it 84 00:05:23,283 --> 00:05:26,923 and cause a leak and be very, very difficult to fix. 85 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:31,083 Getting my butt in is the tricky thing. 86 00:05:56,443 --> 00:05:58,243 Come on. 87 00:05:58,243 --> 00:06:00,163 Why is that scraping? 88 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:05,203 Alright. Now I'm floating. 89 00:06:10,523 --> 00:06:12,483 This bloody fishing rod's in the bloody way. 90 00:06:27,763 --> 00:06:29,003 Ah, that's better. 91 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:32,963 My centre of gravity lower towards the bottom of the boat. 92 00:06:42,923 --> 00:06:43,963 I'm stuck. 93 00:06:48,043 --> 00:06:49,883 Dead wood right under my nose. 94 00:07:00,523 --> 00:07:02,523 £ I want to break free. £ 95 00:07:02,523 --> 00:07:03,643 Yes. 96 00:07:06,963 --> 00:07:08,203 Whoop, sinking. 97 00:07:42,003 --> 00:07:43,723 Good morning. 98 00:07:43,723 --> 00:07:47,203 It was so fucking beautiful 99 00:07:47,203 --> 00:07:50,523 waking up to a day of full sunshine. 100 00:07:52,243 --> 00:07:53,883 Guess what? 101 00:07:53,883 --> 00:07:56,563 My shelter was warm last night. 102 00:07:56,563 --> 00:08:01,083 It was so warm, I got to take off my pants, 103 00:08:01,083 --> 00:08:06,363 which is amazing, because my horrible itchy thighs 104 00:08:06,363 --> 00:08:10,203 aren't terribly horrible and itchy. 105 00:08:10,203 --> 00:08:16,483 Sleeping naked in the possum fur is ridiculously fabulous. 106 00:08:16,483 --> 00:08:18,403 How glamorous is that? 107 00:08:18,403 --> 00:08:21,683 (LAUGHS) 108 00:08:21,683 --> 00:08:25,763 Not your normal idea of suffering away on Alone. 109 00:08:32,043 --> 00:08:34,763 Remember how I couldn't do up my pants? 110 00:08:34,763 --> 00:08:36,163 Today... 111 00:08:36,163 --> 00:08:39,683 (HUMS FANFARE) 112 00:08:39,683 --> 00:08:41,563 Guess what? 113 00:08:41,563 --> 00:08:44,123 I can do up my pants. (INHALES) 114 00:08:44,123 --> 00:08:45,883 Kind of. 115 00:08:45,883 --> 00:08:50,483 Alright. It's not the most comfortable doing up of the daks, 116 00:08:50,483 --> 00:08:51,763 but... 117 00:08:53,483 --> 00:08:54,843 ..they stay up. 118 00:08:54,843 --> 00:08:58,123 So, the good thing about that is my pants do up. 119 00:08:59,683 --> 00:09:01,123 The not so good thing about that 120 00:09:01,123 --> 00:09:05,563 means I have lost a metric fuck ton of weight. 121 00:09:05,563 --> 00:09:08,763 I reckon I'm coming up on 10 kilos. 122 00:09:08,763 --> 00:09:10,923 For me to fit into these, 123 00:09:10,923 --> 00:09:13,883 it means I'm almost losing a kilo a day. 124 00:09:15,083 --> 00:09:16,203 That's a lot. 125 00:09:16,203 --> 00:09:19,363 It's a lot I don't actually want to lose. 126 00:09:19,363 --> 00:09:22,883 Like, I came in thinking I've got 30 kilos to lose, 127 00:09:22,883 --> 00:09:25,603 and I knew that I would burn a whole bunch of calories 128 00:09:25,603 --> 00:09:27,243 making this shelter, 129 00:09:27,243 --> 00:09:29,723 but I can't sustain that. 130 00:09:33,803 --> 00:09:38,123 I feel so, so, so glad 131 00:09:38,123 --> 00:09:41,643 I came in with the strategy that I did, 132 00:09:41,643 --> 00:09:44,923 which was to just blast the shelter right away. 133 00:09:48,003 --> 00:09:49,723 I'd be so sad right now 134 00:09:49,723 --> 00:09:53,243 if I had all of that work ahead of me. 135 00:09:53,243 --> 00:09:57,323 Shelter's the number one thing, number one priority, in survival. 136 00:09:58,883 --> 00:10:00,043 But now it's time to go out and actually find some food. 137 00:10:00,043 --> 00:10:02,603 But now it's time to go out and actually find some food. 138 00:10:02,603 --> 00:10:05,243 (GASPS) That's so exciting. 139 00:10:05,243 --> 00:10:07,523 I'm going to eat something today. 140 00:10:08,603 --> 00:10:10,203 That's what I'm doing today. 141 00:10:10,203 --> 00:10:12,563 Today, I'm going to eat something. 142 00:10:27,083 --> 00:10:28,803 That wasn't expected. 143 00:10:38,483 --> 00:10:40,363 Oh, dry bag. 144 00:10:46,483 --> 00:10:50,723 Right. So, I'm interested to know what happened there. 145 00:10:50,723 --> 00:10:51,883 Obviously... 146 00:10:57,803 --> 00:11:02,603 It's critical that I get this kayak fixed. 147 00:11:07,883 --> 00:11:10,363 The biggest threat for me here is starvation. 148 00:11:11,603 --> 00:11:13,403 I need some bloody food. 149 00:11:32,763 --> 00:11:34,563 Morning, everyone. 150 00:11:35,643 --> 00:11:37,083 Guess what day it is? 151 00:11:39,083 --> 00:11:43,243 Double fucking digits. 152 00:11:43,243 --> 00:11:45,043 And you know what? Have a look at this. 153 00:11:46,843 --> 00:11:48,643 £ Blue sky 154 00:11:48,643 --> 00:11:53,083 £ We got a blue sky day today. £ 155 00:11:53,083 --> 00:11:57,123 So, today we're going to go hunting for yabbies. 156 00:11:57,123 --> 00:12:00,403 You beauty! Let's go. 157 00:12:02,283 --> 00:12:04,443 Let's go, let's go, let's go. 158 00:12:04,443 --> 00:12:06,723 (WHISTLES) 159 00:12:11,243 --> 00:12:14,163 Wow, look at this. 160 00:12:14,163 --> 00:12:15,563 Isn't this just incredible? 161 00:12:15,563 --> 00:12:18,563 We've gone, like, two metres, and look how pretty it is. 162 00:12:23,683 --> 00:12:25,483 What a rainforest paradise. 163 00:12:26,923 --> 00:12:27,923 Look at that. 164 00:12:30,003 --> 00:12:31,603 It is a dream. 165 00:12:31,603 --> 00:12:32,883 It's a dream. 166 00:12:35,643 --> 00:12:38,323 Oh, bloody check this out. 167 00:12:41,083 --> 00:12:42,763 Have a go at that. 168 00:12:42,763 --> 00:12:45,043 There's a bloody waterfall here. 169 00:12:45,043 --> 00:12:47,723 It's not big, but it's bloody awesome. 170 00:12:47,723 --> 00:12:51,803 And it's perfect water for yabbies. This is it. 171 00:12:51,803 --> 00:12:53,603 We're going to park up here for a bit, 172 00:12:53,603 --> 00:12:56,923 try and get some yabbies and that, in there. 173 00:12:57,963 --> 00:13:01,563 See, if I just put that right in the middle there, 174 00:13:01,563 --> 00:13:05,163 nice and slow, and let that sink down... 175 00:13:06,443 --> 00:13:11,803 ..hopefully there's a yabby under that rock ledge there or somewhere, 176 00:13:11,803 --> 00:13:16,323 and he's going to get a scent of that tasty seafood 177 00:13:16,323 --> 00:13:18,243 and come running out. 178 00:13:18,243 --> 00:13:19,643 Then I'm going to pounce. 179 00:13:22,123 --> 00:13:24,803 I love this place so much. 180 00:13:24,803 --> 00:13:25,763 So much. 181 00:13:27,083 --> 00:13:30,443 My time in the army left me with PTSD and anxiety, 182 00:13:30,443 --> 00:13:34,163 and it's taken me many, many years to sort of, 183 00:13:34,163 --> 00:13:36,683 you know, work out the triggers. 184 00:13:36,683 --> 00:13:38,043 This is so intense. 185 00:13:39,043 --> 00:13:42,363 I'm not big on busy, noisy places. 186 00:13:42,363 --> 00:13:45,203 I get anxious when I see ambulance or fireys. 187 00:13:45,203 --> 00:13:46,483 You know, sirens. 188 00:13:47,603 --> 00:13:48,683 Come on. 189 00:13:48,683 --> 00:13:51,323 And when I'm out in the bush, there's no stresses. 190 00:13:51,323 --> 00:13:54,963 There's no triggers, there's no anxieties. 191 00:13:54,963 --> 00:13:56,323 For me, being in nature 192 00:13:56,323 --> 00:13:58,643 is the best thing for my mental health. 193 00:13:58,643 --> 00:14:01,043 It's not looking good here, guys. 194 00:14:01,043 --> 00:14:03,883 Maybe that bait isn't enticement enough. 195 00:14:03,883 --> 00:14:06,443 He's a bit scared. So... 196 00:14:06,443 --> 00:14:10,523 ..what I'll do is just try and feel around with me hands. 197 00:14:20,283 --> 00:14:21,683 Nup. 198 00:14:21,683 --> 00:14:24,163 Alright, let's get out of here. 199 00:14:26,523 --> 00:14:28,723 Don't even care about the food. 200 00:14:28,723 --> 00:14:32,803 Well, I do, but I'm not even disappointed. 201 00:14:32,803 --> 00:14:34,283 Just angry. 202 00:14:34,283 --> 00:14:35,723 Nah. 203 00:14:38,043 --> 00:14:42,723 Surely, if we keep having this positive vibe and good attitude... 204 00:14:44,403 --> 00:14:47,923 ..working hard, good things will happen. 205 00:14:47,923 --> 00:14:49,523 It will. I know it will. 206 00:15:05,403 --> 00:15:07,243 (HELICOPTER FLIES OVERHEAD) 207 00:15:53,083 --> 00:15:56,163 So, we've got that chopper flying over 208 00:15:56,163 --> 00:16:00,043 and I thought it was, like, super exciting, but... 209 00:16:00,043 --> 00:16:01,323 (SNIFFLES) 210 00:16:01,323 --> 00:16:04,283 ..and now I'm just getting mad PTSD triggers. 211 00:16:04,283 --> 00:16:05,443 I don't know why. 212 00:16:07,963 --> 00:16:09,363 I don't know if it's like... 213 00:16:10,403 --> 00:16:12,443 ..like someone's hurt or, like... 214 00:16:13,443 --> 00:16:14,443 Fuck. 215 00:16:14,443 --> 00:16:15,763 (SNIFFS) 216 00:16:18,723 --> 00:16:20,803 PTSD is fucking shit. 217 00:16:26,923 --> 00:16:29,283 It's like crazy panic attack. 218 00:16:32,323 --> 00:16:34,483 Huge waves of emotion. 219 00:16:34,483 --> 00:16:35,763 (SNIFFLES) 220 00:16:41,523 --> 00:16:42,723 (SIGHS) 221 00:16:46,203 --> 00:16:49,283 (SIGHS) Far out. 222 00:16:55,763 --> 00:16:57,723 (HELICOPTER FLIES OVERHEAD) 223 00:17:02,563 --> 00:17:03,843 Fuck. 224 00:17:06,283 --> 00:17:07,723 (GROANS) 225 00:17:47,563 --> 00:17:48,763 Fuck. 226 00:18:07,283 --> 00:18:09,203 (SNIFFLES) 227 00:18:10,283 --> 00:18:11,243 Jesus. 228 00:18:12,323 --> 00:18:17,843 Well, that's what a fucking PTSD panic attack looks like... 229 00:18:19,203 --> 00:18:20,603 ..if you ever want to see one. 230 00:18:22,923 --> 00:18:24,443 (SIGHS) 231 00:18:26,323 --> 00:18:28,163 (INHALES) 232 00:18:29,803 --> 00:18:32,443 (SIGHS) 233 00:18:34,683 --> 00:18:36,203 (SNIFFLES) 234 00:18:36,203 --> 00:18:38,163 (SOBS) 235 00:19:09,043 --> 00:19:10,163 (SIGHS) 236 00:19:13,443 --> 00:19:14,883 Fuck. 237 00:19:20,123 --> 00:19:21,683 Yeah. 238 00:19:21,683 --> 00:19:23,763 So... I don't know. 239 00:19:25,203 --> 00:19:26,603 It took me a long time to... 240 00:19:28,243 --> 00:19:30,363 ..realise I had PTSD, and... 241 00:19:33,003 --> 00:19:34,923 ..it's not a good feeling. 242 00:19:34,923 --> 00:19:39,523 It's just something that I believe will never go away. 243 00:19:41,043 --> 00:19:43,923 I haven't had one of these attacks for... 244 00:19:45,683 --> 00:19:48,403 ..a while, maybe six months. 245 00:19:53,723 --> 00:19:57,883 Obviously, things are a bit more severe out here with the emotions 246 00:19:57,883 --> 00:19:59,243 and what's going on. 247 00:20:02,763 --> 00:20:04,123 (SIGHS) 248 00:20:04,123 --> 00:20:06,483 It's weird. 249 00:20:06,483 --> 00:20:08,723 It's fucking weird and it's hard to work out. 250 00:20:10,163 --> 00:20:13,643 Like, you've just got no control over your emotions at all. 251 00:20:15,683 --> 00:20:19,643 It's like the most saddest, horrific thing has ever happened... 252 00:20:20,803 --> 00:20:22,683 ..but nothing has happened. 253 00:20:22,683 --> 00:20:25,003 That's how your body reacts. 254 00:20:27,603 --> 00:20:28,763 So, yeah. 255 00:20:30,643 --> 00:20:31,963 There it is. 256 00:20:31,963 --> 00:20:34,683 Post traumatic fucking stress disorder. 257 00:20:35,963 --> 00:20:36,923 You beauty. 258 00:20:42,243 --> 00:20:44,283 Wow, that was crazy. 259 00:20:59,323 --> 00:21:00,923 (HELICOPTER FLIES OVERHEAD) 260 00:21:00,923 --> 00:21:03,963 Helicopter, coming to get me. 261 00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:20,203 So, at night I've been hearing some pretty crazy noises around my tent 262 00:21:20,203 --> 00:21:22,843 and I'm super interested to know what it is. 263 00:21:22,843 --> 00:21:25,523 So I've come out the back here behind my shelter 264 00:21:25,523 --> 00:21:28,323 and I'm going to look for, say, like, little diggings 265 00:21:28,323 --> 00:21:31,283 or any, like, scat that can sort of indicate 266 00:21:31,283 --> 00:21:33,003 if it's a possum or a wallaby. 267 00:21:35,203 --> 00:21:38,203 Not hunting them. I would never hunt possum. 268 00:21:38,203 --> 00:21:40,883 I'm just really curious, to be honest. 269 00:21:42,003 --> 00:21:43,883 I've got up a few times in the night 270 00:21:43,883 --> 00:21:45,083 to try and see them, 271 00:21:45,083 --> 00:21:47,683 but they're elusive little critters here. 272 00:21:52,283 --> 00:21:53,883 But this is a great little animal track. 273 00:21:53,883 --> 00:21:55,123 You can see... 274 00:21:57,283 --> 00:21:58,443 ..there's no leaf litter here 275 00:21:58,443 --> 00:21:59,563 and there's sort of like 276 00:21:59,563 --> 00:22:01,443 this little highway coming up and through. 277 00:22:02,523 --> 00:22:06,963 So I'm going to follow this along, and see if I can find anything. 278 00:22:10,683 --> 00:22:15,483 It's surprising to me how beautiful this place is to me now. 279 00:22:16,603 --> 00:22:19,043 When I first got here, I was just like, "Ugh." 280 00:22:19,043 --> 00:22:20,683 (LAUGHS) 281 00:22:20,683 --> 00:22:23,803 "What have I done? What am I doing here?" 282 00:22:23,803 --> 00:22:26,923 (LAUGHS) 283 00:22:26,923 --> 00:22:30,003 Still can't get over the forest here in lutruwita. 284 00:22:30,003 --> 00:22:33,083 It's just so different to mainland Australia. 285 00:22:33,083 --> 00:22:35,963 And it really excites me as an ecologist, 286 00:22:35,963 --> 00:22:40,443 that there's so many different landscapes and habitat types 287 00:22:40,443 --> 00:22:43,003 and there's always more to learn. 288 00:22:48,043 --> 00:22:50,683 So I found some poo, 289 00:22:50,683 --> 00:22:54,603 and sometimes that's the best way to know what's around, 290 00:22:54,603 --> 00:22:55,883 is to look at the poo. 291 00:22:55,883 --> 00:22:59,243 And I'm pretty sure this is a Bennett's wallaby. 292 00:23:00,443 --> 00:23:04,163 Then over here, we've got, like, a little possum poo. 293 00:23:04,163 --> 00:23:05,643 I can't really tell 294 00:23:05,643 --> 00:23:09,363 if it's a ringtail or a brushtail possum, but... 295 00:23:09,363 --> 00:23:11,563 (LAUGHS) You probably don't care. 296 00:23:11,563 --> 00:23:13,723 (LAUGHS) 297 00:23:13,723 --> 00:23:16,443 Only the ecologist can get excited about poo, hey? 298 00:23:21,043 --> 00:23:25,723 When I hike, I go into nature and I... 299 00:23:25,723 --> 00:23:30,003 ..I look around and I experience and I absorb the beauty and... 300 00:23:31,043 --> 00:23:34,243 I love learning about it and understanding it. 301 00:23:35,603 --> 00:23:40,203 So for me, this is a longer game than just... 302 00:23:41,523 --> 00:23:42,803 ..the survival experience. 303 00:23:42,803 --> 00:23:46,403 For me, this is a lifelong experience. 304 00:23:46,403 --> 00:23:49,043 and I'm actually really relieved that I've found my own... 305 00:23:49,043 --> 00:23:51,043 and I'm actually really relieved that I've found my own... 306 00:23:52,523 --> 00:23:55,163 ..my own path and I've walked my own path 307 00:23:55,163 --> 00:23:56,443 while I've been out here, and... 308 00:23:57,483 --> 00:23:59,923 ..I don't want to be hunting possums 309 00:23:59,923 --> 00:24:02,003 and killing them, you know? I... 310 00:24:05,523 --> 00:24:07,123 That's not how I interact with nature. 311 00:24:07,123 --> 00:24:09,043 And I want to be true to myself. 312 00:24:09,043 --> 00:24:10,483 Even if that does mean 313 00:24:10,483 --> 00:24:13,643 that I can't stay out here as long as I'd initially planned. 314 00:24:14,723 --> 00:24:17,683 I'm OK with that. I'm really OK with that. 315 00:24:19,483 --> 00:24:22,963 Yeah, and I'm really proud of myself for doing that. 316 00:24:24,003 --> 00:24:25,123 (SNIFFLES) 317 00:24:25,123 --> 00:24:26,363 Really proud. 318 00:24:43,083 --> 00:24:44,563 Alright, friends. 319 00:24:46,083 --> 00:24:48,083 The day has come. 320 00:24:48,083 --> 00:24:52,443 If I don't start eating, I am going to get pretty sick. 321 00:24:52,443 --> 00:24:56,563 And I know they tap people for losing weight too quickly. 322 00:24:56,563 --> 00:24:59,283 So I need to go out and find some food. 323 00:25:00,643 --> 00:25:05,763 The simplest option is saw sedge bases. 324 00:25:05,763 --> 00:25:08,043 I want to get a whole bunch and chop them up 325 00:25:08,043 --> 00:25:09,923 and put them in a pot and cook them. 326 00:25:11,243 --> 00:25:15,203 Now, it says you can eat them raw, as well. 327 00:25:15,203 --> 00:25:17,523 Honestly, try eating a toothbrush. 328 00:25:17,523 --> 00:25:20,123 That's what it's like. (LAUGHS) 329 00:25:21,363 --> 00:25:24,443 So, maybe if I boil the shit out of them for a whole day, 330 00:25:24,443 --> 00:25:26,603 they'll turn to mush and I can eat them. 331 00:25:32,203 --> 00:25:33,363 Nah. 332 00:25:34,843 --> 00:25:37,203 Nothing is going to soften that shit. 333 00:25:38,683 --> 00:25:42,043 That is just not edible. 334 00:25:43,483 --> 00:25:47,483 Well, I guess if nothing else, I'll be able to drink the water 335 00:25:47,483 --> 00:25:49,363 and there'll be some nutrients in that. 336 00:25:50,763 --> 00:25:51,723 I think. 337 00:25:57,603 --> 00:26:00,763 I've never said I was an expert survivalist. 338 00:26:00,763 --> 00:26:02,923 And I'm not. And I know I'm not. 339 00:26:06,043 --> 00:26:10,323 I don't have all the crack skills, but I was thinking about it, 340 00:26:10,323 --> 00:26:12,683 and the thing that I do have is 341 00:26:12,683 --> 00:26:17,283 I am completely comfortable in wild nature. 342 00:26:17,283 --> 00:26:20,003 Totally and utterly comfy. 343 00:26:21,403 --> 00:26:24,083 Like, I have an innate sense that it's all going to be OK, 344 00:26:24,083 --> 00:26:25,763 and I'm going to figure it all out. 345 00:26:25,763 --> 00:26:28,843 I don't question it, because I feel at home. 346 00:26:30,203 --> 00:26:31,483 Oh, a little bit more. 347 00:26:31,483 --> 00:26:34,843 So I absolutely think I have what it takes to win. 348 00:26:34,843 --> 00:26:36,283 There we go. 349 00:26:36,283 --> 00:26:40,363 Suddenly that unappetising-looking broth is delicious. 350 00:26:55,083 --> 00:26:57,803 It's kind of revolting. (LAUGHS) 351 00:26:58,923 --> 00:27:00,683 You ever see the cat when it's eaten something 352 00:27:00,683 --> 00:27:02,723 and it just doesn't like it? And it goes, "Bleh". 353 00:27:04,123 --> 00:27:06,123 (LAUGHS) 354 00:27:07,363 --> 00:27:08,323 Yeah. 355 00:27:09,323 --> 00:27:11,243 It was OK. 356 00:27:11,243 --> 00:27:13,243 No, it wasn't. It was horrible. (LAUGHS) 357 00:27:13,243 --> 00:27:16,243 But it's all I've got, so it has to be OK. 358 00:27:28,483 --> 00:27:31,483 My belly does not like that saw sedge soup. 359 00:27:33,963 --> 00:27:35,483 This close to hurling. 360 00:27:38,563 --> 00:27:39,803 (GROANS) 361 00:28:16,483 --> 00:28:19,123 (COUGHS, SPITS) 362 00:28:35,763 --> 00:28:37,603 (BELCHES, SPITS) 363 00:28:45,083 --> 00:28:46,523 (COUGHS) 364 00:28:49,163 --> 00:28:50,883 I have nothing to throw up. 365 00:28:52,083 --> 00:28:53,323 Just some water. 366 00:29:07,283 --> 00:29:10,123 (COUGHS, SPITS) 367 00:29:18,603 --> 00:29:21,683 Doesn't taste any better coming out than it did going in. 368 00:29:23,603 --> 00:29:26,723 VOICEOVER: Alone Australia is brought to you by Kia. 369 00:29:26,723 --> 00:29:29,403 Experience the ultimate human endurance 370 00:29:29,403 --> 00:29:31,603 as 10 contestants battle to survive alone 371 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:33,523 in the Tasmanian wilderness, 372 00:29:33,523 --> 00:29:37,443 with the winner taking home a prize worth $250,000. 373 00:29:53,843 --> 00:29:55,283 (ANIMAL CALLS) 374 00:29:57,323 --> 00:29:58,723 (ANIMAL CALLS) 375 00:30:06,683 --> 00:30:07,763 (ANIMALS CALLS) 376 00:30:10,963 --> 00:30:12,123 (ANIMAL CALLS) 377 00:30:17,323 --> 00:30:18,643 (ANIMAL CALLS) 378 00:30:24,243 --> 00:30:26,843 (POSSUM CALLS) Hello. 379 00:30:27,963 --> 00:30:30,923 (POSSUM CALLS) (LAUGHS) 380 00:30:30,923 --> 00:30:32,163 Can you guys see it? 381 00:30:37,763 --> 00:30:38,803 Tree. 382 00:30:57,443 --> 00:30:58,883 So cute. 383 00:31:13,243 --> 00:31:19,123 I'm really happy that I finally worked out who my neighbours were. 384 00:31:19,123 --> 00:31:21,563 (LAUGHS) 385 00:31:21,563 --> 00:31:22,923 It's just nice now, 386 00:31:22,923 --> 00:31:25,163 when I hear them, I'll be able to think of them 387 00:31:25,163 --> 00:31:26,283 and be like, "Oh, yeah. 388 00:31:26,283 --> 00:31:28,283 "It's my little possum family up in the tree, 389 00:31:28,283 --> 00:31:30,443 "having a nibble." (LAUGHS) 390 00:31:39,283 --> 00:31:42,963 I am missing them and I would love to be with them. 391 00:31:44,683 --> 00:31:47,123 But this is what I'm doing right now, 392 00:31:47,123 --> 00:31:50,923 and I just have to keep pushing, just for a little bit longer. 393 00:31:53,763 --> 00:31:55,523 A little bit longer. 394 00:32:07,403 --> 00:32:10,123 (POSSUM CALLS) 395 00:32:14,683 --> 00:32:17,523 (POSSUM CALLS) 396 00:32:20,403 --> 00:32:23,243 There's some little possum noises. 397 00:32:23,243 --> 00:32:24,483 (POSSUM CALLS) 398 00:32:24,483 --> 00:32:26,523 Trees just past the camp fire. 399 00:32:27,563 --> 00:32:30,163 (POSSUM CALLS) 400 00:32:32,803 --> 00:32:34,523 I probably should go and have a check, 401 00:32:34,523 --> 00:32:37,363 because I'm actually feeling hungry. 402 00:32:38,603 --> 00:32:41,883 (POSSUM CALLS) 403 00:32:45,883 --> 00:32:47,363 (WHISPERS) Come here, little critter. 404 00:32:52,843 --> 00:32:54,683 The critters always disappear so quickly, 405 00:32:54,683 --> 00:32:57,403 as soon as you flick your head lamp on. 406 00:33:02,523 --> 00:33:05,163 (YAWNS) Back to bed. 407 00:33:11,443 --> 00:33:12,523 (POSSUM CALLS) 408 00:33:15,843 --> 00:33:17,163 (POSSUM CALLS) 409 00:33:20,523 --> 00:33:22,043 He is just above the tarp. 410 00:33:22,043 --> 00:33:24,803 But I'm not going to get out of bed again, 411 00:33:24,803 --> 00:33:27,323 because last time I did that, he snuck off. 412 00:33:28,603 --> 00:33:29,803 (POSSUM CALLS) 413 00:33:39,563 --> 00:33:41,683 Good morning, everybody. 414 00:33:41,683 --> 00:33:43,803 Last night was interesting. 415 00:33:43,803 --> 00:33:45,803 It hardly rained at all last night. 416 00:33:45,803 --> 00:33:48,243 So the critters were really active. 417 00:33:48,243 --> 00:33:51,683 There's, like, a little glider or a little possum 418 00:33:51,683 --> 00:33:54,283 living around the camp, through the night. 419 00:33:54,283 --> 00:33:57,723 I've had a little bit of success finding some plants to eat, 420 00:33:57,723 --> 00:34:00,723 but it's been a while since I've had some meat 421 00:34:00,723 --> 00:34:03,443 and I won't be able to stay out here much longer 422 00:34:03,443 --> 00:34:06,523 unless I start catching critters and eating them. 423 00:34:06,523 --> 00:34:10,043 So the plan is start trapping possum. 424 00:34:11,523 --> 00:34:13,443 I think I'm going to build 425 00:34:13,443 --> 00:34:16,003 a kind of box trap with a flap door. 426 00:34:17,243 --> 00:34:18,443 The sun's out. 427 00:34:18,443 --> 00:34:21,283 I think there's total blue skies, from what I can see. 428 00:34:21,283 --> 00:34:24,243 So let's go for it. 429 00:34:24,243 --> 00:34:27,523 £ Possum trapping today. £ 430 00:34:32,323 --> 00:34:35,243 I feel my experiences as a vet will make a big difference 431 00:34:35,243 --> 00:34:36,803 to my survival in the wild. 432 00:34:36,803 --> 00:34:38,043 I know a lot about animals, their environments, 433 00:34:38,043 --> 00:34:39,443 I know a lot about animals, their environments, 434 00:34:39,443 --> 00:34:41,563 their temperaments, their personalities, 435 00:34:41,563 --> 00:34:43,203 their usual routines. 436 00:34:45,403 --> 00:34:47,643 If any critters want to come down to the cove, 437 00:34:47,643 --> 00:34:50,043 whether it's a possum for a drink, 438 00:34:50,043 --> 00:34:53,683 or to graze on some of that mossy stuff down there, 439 00:34:53,683 --> 00:34:57,323 they're going to come past here, which is super open, 440 00:34:57,323 --> 00:35:00,963 and they're just going to go straight down this path. 441 00:35:00,963 --> 00:35:04,243 So we might just put the possum trap 442 00:35:04,243 --> 00:35:06,203 about there, I reckon. 443 00:35:07,643 --> 00:35:09,163 I've trapped feral cats 444 00:35:09,163 --> 00:35:11,963 in the conservation area of my place a few times. 445 00:35:11,963 --> 00:35:14,123 I've trapped cattle before. 446 00:35:14,123 --> 00:35:15,563 I've trapped pigs. 447 00:35:15,563 --> 00:35:18,883 So I'm confident that I can do vastly better 448 00:35:18,883 --> 00:35:20,683 than the average person. 449 00:35:22,683 --> 00:35:25,483 I'm really looking forward to using my extra knowledge 450 00:35:25,483 --> 00:35:27,163 and trapping skills to make a difference 451 00:35:27,163 --> 00:35:28,923 and really get ahead in the game. 452 00:35:31,923 --> 00:35:35,763 Time for a bit of a break, before I make a mistake, 453 00:35:35,763 --> 00:35:38,323 holding the axe the wrong way up, or something. 454 00:35:39,443 --> 00:35:41,483 But it's coming together 455 00:35:41,483 --> 00:35:44,803 and I'm pretty sure it's going to work, which is great. 456 00:35:49,523 --> 00:35:50,843 I think on the whole, 457 00:35:50,843 --> 00:35:53,603 I feel like I'm doing really well out here. 458 00:35:53,603 --> 00:35:56,163 Guess the only thing I dislike... 459 00:35:58,283 --> 00:35:59,803 ..not having my family around. 460 00:36:02,923 --> 00:36:06,083 It'd be nice to have a date that this finished on, 461 00:36:06,083 --> 00:36:09,723 to know that after 40 days or 60 days... 462 00:36:10,923 --> 00:36:13,203 ..your family were going to be back with you. 463 00:36:13,203 --> 00:36:14,603 It's hard not knowing. 464 00:36:23,123 --> 00:36:28,003 I mean, I'm happy to stay out here, you know, but the longer I'm away, 465 00:36:28,003 --> 00:36:29,403 the harder it is on them. 466 00:36:37,363 --> 00:36:41,843 Dear God, watch over my family in my absence. 467 00:36:42,963 --> 00:36:46,043 Keep them safe and happy. 468 00:36:46,043 --> 00:36:47,603 Amen. 469 00:37:08,003 --> 00:37:11,683 So, I just figured out why this thing sunk. 470 00:37:12,763 --> 00:37:15,923 The water is leaking in just here. 471 00:37:15,923 --> 00:37:18,203 I don't know if you can see that. 472 00:37:19,403 --> 00:37:21,603 So these folds, I just need to pull these folds 473 00:37:21,603 --> 00:37:23,523 up to the same height as the water level. 474 00:37:23,523 --> 00:37:25,083 So I can fix that. 475 00:37:30,683 --> 00:37:32,923 Oh, that's a lot better. 476 00:37:34,363 --> 00:37:37,283 It's an easier job than I expected. 477 00:37:42,323 --> 00:37:46,683 Alright, I'm just about to attempt kayak expedition number two. 478 00:37:46,683 --> 00:37:49,283 Hopefully with no sinking this time. 479 00:37:50,683 --> 00:37:51,923 Wish me luck. (LAUGHS) 480 00:38:44,963 --> 00:38:46,403 It's beautiful. 481 00:38:46,403 --> 00:38:48,443 Absolutely beautiful out here. 482 00:38:50,643 --> 00:38:55,323 As soon as you just hit the water, it's just quiet, peaceful. 483 00:38:56,443 --> 00:38:58,083 There's no water coming in. 484 00:38:58,083 --> 00:39:00,203 It's dry on the bottom. 485 00:39:00,203 --> 00:39:03,323 Like, that is a massive achievement. 486 00:39:03,323 --> 00:39:05,123 It's bloody great. 487 00:39:06,363 --> 00:39:07,843 Bloody great. 488 00:39:11,963 --> 00:39:17,563 Yeah, this is the biggest highlight of my journey so far, out here. 489 00:39:25,643 --> 00:39:29,003 Just saw a little ripple on the water there. 490 00:39:29,003 --> 00:39:31,003 So, I'm going to do a little bit of fishing. 491 00:39:32,203 --> 00:39:33,563 OK. 492 00:39:35,403 --> 00:39:38,043 Super-duper whiz-bang diving lure, check. 493 00:39:38,043 --> 00:39:38,523 Super-duper whiz-bang diving lure, check. 494 00:39:46,123 --> 00:39:48,323 Probably quite deep underneath me here. 495 00:39:51,123 --> 00:39:52,443 You know what'll happen? 496 00:39:52,443 --> 00:39:54,243 I'll hook a fish and I'll get so excited 497 00:39:54,243 --> 00:39:56,363 I'll pull my fishing rod up, and I'll fall in. 498 00:40:07,643 --> 00:40:09,643 (SIGHS) 499 00:40:09,643 --> 00:40:11,883 This paddle already weighs a ton. 500 00:40:14,483 --> 00:40:17,163 Yeah, due to the weight of the paddle, 501 00:40:17,163 --> 00:40:20,683 it is using more energy than I was expecting. 502 00:40:20,683 --> 00:40:24,123 Plus I'm doing a constant sit-up, the whole time. 503 00:40:24,123 --> 00:40:27,283 Because my seating position's not great. 504 00:40:27,283 --> 00:40:33,523 My stomach muscles are burning, absolutely burning right now. 505 00:40:33,523 --> 00:40:35,003 (EXHALES) 506 00:40:37,083 --> 00:40:39,723 Come on, fish. It's not that hard. 507 00:40:39,723 --> 00:40:43,363 Just swim up to it, open your mouth, bite down. 508 00:40:44,523 --> 00:40:45,763 Come to papa. 509 00:40:53,043 --> 00:40:54,163 Alright. 510 00:40:56,043 --> 00:41:01,563 Now I'm just going to look at my surroundings closely 511 00:41:01,563 --> 00:41:03,083 for recce purposes. 512 00:41:04,123 --> 00:41:06,483 So, there's two things I really need. 513 00:41:06,483 --> 00:41:08,083 One is to scope out 514 00:41:08,083 --> 00:41:12,043 some new animal habitat, specifically possums. 515 00:41:12,043 --> 00:41:16,563 And second, different vegetation that I can choose from. 516 00:41:16,563 --> 00:41:20,723 Because this place is very low on edible plants. 517 00:41:23,363 --> 00:41:26,523 Almost looks like an island there. 518 00:41:26,523 --> 00:41:28,203 Is that an island? 519 00:41:29,443 --> 00:41:31,323 Pine trees on it. 520 00:41:32,683 --> 00:41:34,083 I think I'm going to jump out. 521 00:41:36,523 --> 00:41:37,803 Look for resources. 522 00:41:48,083 --> 00:41:49,763 Jeez, it's slippery. 523 00:41:57,763 --> 00:41:59,123 Cute little island. 524 00:42:00,283 --> 00:42:01,243 But... 525 00:42:02,243 --> 00:42:04,843 I think the extra grass here is 'cause, 526 00:42:04,843 --> 00:42:07,363 no animals to come out here and graze it. 527 00:42:08,403 --> 00:42:10,203 So that's a bit disappointing. 528 00:42:13,003 --> 00:42:15,643 It's bloody barren as, around here. 529 00:42:17,963 --> 00:42:22,283 There's absolutely no sign of food at all. 530 00:42:26,483 --> 00:42:31,243 Time to scurry away with my tail between my legs. 531 00:42:35,923 --> 00:42:39,043 VOICEOVER: Alone Australia is brought to you by Kia 532 00:42:39,043 --> 00:42:41,723 Experience the ultimate human endurance 533 00:42:41,723 --> 00:42:46,403 as 10 contestant battle to survive alone in the Tasmanian wilderness, 534 00:42:46,403 --> 00:42:49,683 with the winner taking home a prize worth $250,000. 535 00:43:12,963 --> 00:43:14,723 Good morning, everyone. 536 00:43:14,723 --> 00:43:19,163 Today is day 11 and there's a blue sky 537 00:43:19,163 --> 00:43:22,283 and the sun is out and it's going to be marvellous. 538 00:43:23,283 --> 00:43:26,523 How's that for waking up the neighbours, bright and early? 539 00:43:26,523 --> 00:43:28,283 (GROANS) 540 00:43:30,803 --> 00:43:33,243 You know, obviously, yesterday I had that panic attack 541 00:43:33,243 --> 00:43:37,283 and I could've just gone, "No, that's it, I'm out of here." 542 00:43:37,283 --> 00:43:42,323 But I have learned that it does go and it gets better. 543 00:43:42,323 --> 00:43:45,483 So we're still here. We're still cracking on. 544 00:43:50,283 --> 00:43:51,923 Oh, you know what? It's moving. 545 00:43:54,003 --> 00:43:55,243 The line's moving. 546 00:43:57,003 --> 00:43:59,443 OK, relax. 547 00:43:59,443 --> 00:44:01,963 Don't stuff this up. 548 00:44:11,323 --> 00:44:12,723 I can see it. 549 00:44:18,043 --> 00:44:19,563 There's the bait. 550 00:44:21,003 --> 00:44:23,083 It's a fish. 551 00:44:23,083 --> 00:44:25,683 It's a bloody... Oh, what a jump! 552 00:44:25,683 --> 00:44:27,963 Oh, he's really keen, this one. 553 00:44:31,963 --> 00:44:33,403 Come on, come on, come on. 554 00:44:33,403 --> 00:44:35,643 Oh, no, me rod's too long. 555 00:44:35,643 --> 00:44:37,803 Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on. 556 00:44:37,803 --> 00:44:39,683 No, no, no, no. 557 00:44:41,843 --> 00:44:43,723 Yes, yes, yes, yes. 558 00:44:43,723 --> 00:44:46,323 Oh, stop. Stop. Don't lose it. 559 00:44:46,323 --> 00:44:50,963 (LAUGHS) Yeah! 560 00:44:50,963 --> 00:44:53,163 Yeah! 561 00:44:54,683 --> 00:44:56,603 Wow, what a start to the day. 562 00:44:56,603 --> 00:44:59,483 Day 11. Whoo-hoo. 563 00:44:59,483 --> 00:45:02,563 We're having trout for breakfast. 564 00:45:02,563 --> 00:45:04,523 I'm going to soup this whole thing. 565 00:45:07,203 --> 00:45:12,563 It's crazy. Like, one minute it's just super insanely tough 566 00:45:12,563 --> 00:45:16,763 and challenging and pushes you to your limits. 567 00:45:19,843 --> 00:45:21,083 Looking real good. 568 00:45:21,083 --> 00:45:26,603 And then the next minute, it's just absolute paradise. 569 00:45:28,963 --> 00:45:31,603 Look at that. (LAUGHS) 570 00:45:34,843 --> 00:45:37,083 (HUMS) 571 00:45:40,243 --> 00:45:41,243 (SPITS) Bones. 572 00:45:42,843 --> 00:45:44,283 (SPITS) 573 00:45:46,363 --> 00:45:47,763 I'm happy today. 574 00:45:49,723 --> 00:45:52,003 I really am. 575 00:45:52,003 --> 00:45:52,963 So good. 576 00:45:58,443 --> 00:46:00,603 But, thinking about home a lot. 577 00:46:02,083 --> 00:46:05,603 Yeah, I guess, just missing the old life, a little bit. 578 00:46:07,763 --> 00:46:10,763 It's funny how the mind can change so quickly. 579 00:46:12,323 --> 00:46:13,963 Start thinking about home a little bit, 580 00:46:13,963 --> 00:46:17,523 and then you're like, "Yeah." 581 00:46:19,283 --> 00:46:22,363 But then at another moment you're like, "Yeah, I'm going to win this. 582 00:46:22,363 --> 00:46:24,323 "I'm going to stay for, like, 100 days." 583 00:46:27,003 --> 00:46:29,483 It's hard to control the mind. 584 00:46:31,843 --> 00:46:33,483 The highs are incredible, 585 00:46:33,483 --> 00:46:36,963 but I'm not very good at managing those massive lows. 586 00:46:58,563 --> 00:47:01,723 Alright, it's time for a final troll... 587 00:47:04,763 --> 00:47:06,243 ..on the way home. 588 00:47:13,683 --> 00:47:16,963 Oh, well, that trip wasn't a roaring success, really. 589 00:47:19,003 --> 00:47:21,883 I've been working my butt off a whole range of different ways, 590 00:47:21,883 --> 00:47:25,363 and really haven't brought in a decent mouthful of food. 591 00:47:25,363 --> 00:47:28,363 Through the gap, here. 592 00:47:28,363 --> 00:47:31,763 When even the kayak, yes, I get to fish, 593 00:47:31,763 --> 00:47:33,603 but I'm burning calories when I fish, 594 00:47:33,603 --> 00:47:35,043 and it's not producing any fish. 595 00:47:35,043 --> 00:47:36,603 (SIGHS) Come on. 596 00:47:37,803 --> 00:47:42,443 So I'm actually wondering whether to change strategy... 597 00:47:44,723 --> 00:47:48,043 ..and just switch to who can starve the longest 598 00:47:48,043 --> 00:47:49,963 and not burn calories. 599 00:47:49,963 --> 00:47:50,043 Just be extremely stingy with what calories I burn. 600 00:47:50,043 --> 00:47:53,723 Just be extremely stingy with what calories I burn. 601 00:48:00,243 --> 00:48:02,043 Let's get this out of the way, shall we? 602 00:48:20,163 --> 00:48:23,403 When I found out this was going to be in Tasmania, 603 00:48:23,403 --> 00:48:25,683 my biggest fear was it was going to be like this, 604 00:48:25,683 --> 00:48:27,123 a starvation competition. 605 00:48:28,483 --> 00:48:31,683 And that's why I did everything I could to put weight on. 606 00:48:32,763 --> 00:48:36,443 And there's a good chance that that will be the biggest thing 607 00:48:36,443 --> 00:48:40,363 I could have done to win this. 608 00:48:40,363 --> 00:48:42,723 It's not about giving up, it's about... 609 00:48:42,723 --> 00:48:46,283 You got to be smart here. Like, you got to look at what's available. 610 00:48:46,283 --> 00:48:50,083 At the moment, there's jack shit available. So... 611 00:48:52,883 --> 00:48:57,123 ..the smarter move, on a scale of frenzied activity, 612 00:48:57,123 --> 00:48:59,043 get as much food as you can, 613 00:48:59,043 --> 00:49:01,763 to sit there and do absolutely nothing, 614 00:49:01,763 --> 00:49:04,323 at the moment, for me, 615 00:49:04,323 --> 00:49:06,643 I'd probably have an extra kilo or two 616 00:49:06,643 --> 00:49:08,043 if I'd sat there and done nothing. 617 00:49:08,043 --> 00:49:11,963 Now, obviously that wouldn't have worked because I needed to find out 618 00:49:11,963 --> 00:49:14,363 that there's nothing out there that I can eat. 619 00:49:14,363 --> 00:49:18,963 So... But 'cause I'm rapidly coming to that conclusion, 620 00:49:18,963 --> 00:49:21,723 then I'm going to go down to this end of the scale, 621 00:49:21,723 --> 00:49:25,963 which is minimise energy expenditure. 622 00:49:47,683 --> 00:49:48,803 Um... 623 00:49:50,843 --> 00:49:52,883 End of day 11 today. 624 00:49:54,363 --> 00:49:56,163 And... 625 00:49:56,163 --> 00:50:01,843 ..I've learned a lot, really, a lot about myself, so far. 626 00:50:05,163 --> 00:50:09,163 A lot about what my mind needs. 627 00:50:10,523 --> 00:50:15,123 As much as I love peace and quiet and being alone... 628 00:50:16,843 --> 00:50:19,243 ..I just don't have enough distractions 629 00:50:19,243 --> 00:50:23,043 to keep my thoughts at bay. 630 00:50:23,043 --> 00:50:25,723 Stop my mind from wandering off. 631 00:50:28,523 --> 00:50:32,003 Give myself a rule that... 632 00:50:33,723 --> 00:50:36,483 ..if you're going to tap, you tap in the morning. 633 00:50:37,963 --> 00:50:43,163 So I'm just going to see what the morning holds, 634 00:50:43,163 --> 00:50:45,243 see what happens throughout the night. 635 00:50:49,883 --> 00:50:53,323 I just want to leave this place on a good note, 636 00:50:53,323 --> 00:50:57,763 with a big smile, and not go down into a deep, dark hole. 637 00:51:07,083 --> 00:51:09,563 Morning! 638 00:51:09,563 --> 00:51:11,523 There's no way I can eat that. 639 00:51:13,043 --> 00:51:16,283 Yeah, baby. An eel. Oh, now I've got to eat it. 640 00:51:19,683 --> 00:51:22,523 If it gets infected, it could be the end. 641 00:51:22,523 --> 00:51:24,723 My knife's out. 642 00:51:24,723 --> 00:51:26,603 Shit! Fuck! 643 00:51:28,043 --> 00:51:29,323 Fuck. 644 00:51:29,323 --> 00:51:31,963 Captions by Red Bee Media (c) SBS Australia 2023