 The boys rested after their escape for approximately three months in a small cave they dug by hand from the sea cliff, hunting sea birds for meat, blood, and eggs.Initially desperate for food and water, they found their situation improved when they discovered the ruins of the village of Kolomaile in the island's volcanic crater, following a two-day climb.They revived the remnants of this 19th century habitation, surviving on feral chickens, wild taro, and banana; they captured rainwater for drinking in hollowed-out tree trunks.