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A GREAT PEAL of thunder rumbled outside.
We went back to the cave entrance where we found the rest of the team taking shelter. The beach and the bay had vanished in a curtain of rain. Water tumbled off the rock above us, over the cave entrance in between the rock wall and the soggy remains of the canvas shelter.
We had nothing to eat, but Evi found some dried fish and a couple of cans. Thayu and Nicha weren’t sure of the coding of the contents—which turned out to be Mirani beans. Those were really bland, but better than nothing. We found a water heater that still had a bit of charge and made something that resembled soup from the dried fish and beans. It tasted terrible, but it was warm and filling.
Deyu and Veyada walked out to the point in an attempt to get the Pengali to come in
