The next day, the weather went back to a windy day as much as the day they left Koror. The wind was so strong that the tent was likely to be blown away. Michael moved the tent deeperinto the jungle. It's clear that they can't go to the island to look for Banana today. After eating the rest of the fish of last night for breakfast, Michael went out to find a place to build his hut, as previously planned. Miyoko decided to start writing a new textbook to teach the Japanese language. Miyoko put out paper, pencils and reference books on a long table made by Leo. The wind was so strong that she had to put weights all over on the paper.

    Miyoko first carefully examined the top of the palm trees standing nearby. When she issitting and working, a heavy coconut fruitcoming down on her will be a bad omen. Leo, the owner of the island, is a cautious business person, so the palm trees around the table were cleanly out of fruits. If one asks to Palauans, it seems that coconuts rarely fall on the human head, but it seems that there are many cases ofa near-miss. As long as there is no guarantee,one should still be careful.

    Miyoko tried to concentrate on her work, but she was worried about Banana.  She talked to Banana in her mind, "What are you doing,Banana?” 

    Banana hasn't eaten for four days since the day of departure. He must be hungry. He must be thirsty. Did he find the pool of water? Does heeat insects? Banana didn't try to eat insects such as cockroaches when he was at home. Palauan cockroaches are quite large. Miyoko did not like the cockroaches. Banana always ignoredcockroaches even if one passed by the tip of his nose.  Maybe cockroaches are not tasty. Now he may be hungry and eating roaches. There are probably also mice on that island. Does Banana eat mice? Miyoko has had many cats in her life, but some of them did not catch mice. Even if Banana eats a mouse, are there enough mice to keep Banana alive? Or maybe Banana is dead by now?  Miyoko shook her head and told herself not to think about Banana’s unfortunate turn in life.

    On that day, Miyoko did a lot of work. In the afternoon, Miyoko became a little hungry. While on the island, they decided to eat two meals a day, only in the morning and at evening. Preparing meals is a lot of work. Since there is no refrigerator, food will soon get spoiled. They ate delicious fish with rice at breakfast. For breakfast, they brew and drink tea made witha very small portable burner brought by Michael. Tonight they will have a campfire and will be baking taro.  They will be in trouble if the wind doesn't settle enough to make a fire. But,where and what is Michael doing, anyway? Miyokohasn't seen him at all since morning. Miyoko decided to go see what Michael was doing.

    Miyoko started walking in the direction where Michael walked in the morning. Miyoko walked to where the beach and the jungle meet. Eventually, she found two brand new deep holes dug in the sand. Are these holes for erecting pillars?  They are very deep holes. It would have been difficult to dig such holes straight into the sand. How did he do it? Miyoko looked around for Michael, but the branches of the nearby shrubs were just swaying in the strong wind, and there was no sign of Michael. He may be looking for building materials far away. This is the outskirts of a sandy beach which gently arcs like a fan. There is a huge rock protruding from a rocky mountain into the sea. On the day they came to the island, Miyoko waded into the water up to her chest sea to see the other side of the giant rock. The other side was a mangrove forest. What kind of wood does Michael want to use to build the hut? The palm tree stands straight into the sky, but one needs some sort of saw to cut it.  Most of the trees in the jungle are not high enough. Larger trees grow in the jungle, but the trunk is crooked and it will be difficult to find a straight part that could be a pillar of a hut. Come to think of it, Miyoko realized that she doesn't really know how Michael intends to build a hut. 

    Miyoko went into the jungle thinking, "Now, let me collect the twigs and palm nuts for cooking fire.” Coconuts that have fallen from trees are often half buried in the sand and have roots and sprouts. The coconut is a slightly oblong-shaped ball, very large and heavy.  When one breaks from the tree, it is protected by a thick fibrous outer layer, and a hard spherical core larger than a tennis ball at the center. When the coconuts are young, Miyoko's favorite delicious juice comes from this core. As the fruit gradually ripens, the juice dries into a thick, cheese-like white substance that sticks to the inner wall of the core. People use a tool to finely scrape this white part and use it in various dishes or even as a skin cream. As the fruit becomes even more ripened and ready to sprout roots, this white part becomes hard, dry and fibrous with roots growing from one of the end.  

    Eventually, Michael returns to Miyoko, who is collecting materials for bonfire and placing them under Leo's table, as if she were a squirrel preparing for hibernation and storing nuts. 

    "I saw holes dug in the sand. Did you find a tree to make a pillar?" Miyoko asked.

    "Yeah, I found a straight mangrove tree today and cut out one."

    "Hmm, was it hard to cut?" Miyoko asked.  Michael shrugged silently.  Mangroves are hard wood, so cutting even thin wood would have been hard work with Michael's small hatchet.

    "And I've planted some pepper and okra seeds, because we need vitamin C" said Michael. Miyoko didn't know that Michael even brought the vegetable seeds.

    The two rinsed themselves with a bucket full of shower before starting the bonfire.

    On that day, the dinner was only taro baked on a small bonfire, avoiding strong winds. The wind did not subside even at night, and clouds covered the sky. Miyoko can't see the starry sky that was so beautiful last night. Isn't it possible to go look for Banana tomorrow in this condition? Miyoko fell asleep with the feeling of anxiety and sadness.