01x04 - Bladder Parasite

[bunniefuu]

[Fernando speaking]

Oh.

[Jamie] It's... It's
bark from a gum tree

that's been boiled for an hour.

It doesn't look nice.

I'm gonna drink it because
it's gonna help my diarrhea.

Its taste, can't
really describe,

but it's like barbecue but
not like a mmm, barbecue.

It's like just coal.

It's as if I'm drinking coal.

[James] So I have
reached the watering hole.

First thought was
let's go for a swim

but...

we got monsters in the water.

Hippos are just one of
the biggest man K*llers

in South Africa and
they're getting closer.

[Terra] There is a
snake right there.

It's just too high.

I can't think of any
way to get him down

other than cut the
damn tree down.

I lost him.

That would've given
me a lot of protein.

A lot of protein.

Hopefully that's a good sign
that if I continue to keep looking,

I might find something again.

Just gotta think about right now

that no matter what
happens, I'm not quitting.

[suspenseful music playing]

Man, I don't wanna chop
that tree down for one papaya.

[Terra] Oh, no.

I don't know where it went.

I heard some go over there,
I heard a leaf fall over here.

I overestimated my swing.

And when I hit the tree,
the papaya went flying

and I don't know if it
went flying left or right.

I didn't hear which way it went.

And I have just lost

one of my only food
sources out here.

Wow, I'm already getting winded.

I have no idea where
the hell that thing went.

Not gonna keep getting
hurt over a papaya.

Nope. Not doing it.

[birds chirping]

[James] I seem to be
much more successful

using the basket
and trawling with it.

Found a little one.

I'm gonna mount
that one on the wall.

It's massive.

We need something
bigger than that.

There's not a whole
lot of meat there.

It's a super small fish or...

maybe getting just too
darn small to deal with.

It is very laborious
walking through

the 12 to 18 inches
of mud and water.

I do question whether it's worth

putting that effort into
just catching one small fish.

Not much.

It's good for a mental boost

but there's really not
enough calories there.

It'd be really nice to have

some bigger
successes with my bow.

I'm still waiting for
the impala to show up.

I've only seen water fowl
at the watering hole here

and I'm beginning to wonder

if that second water
body that's on the map

might be attracting
all of the game.

So I'm gonna take my bow

and we'll see what's out there.

[rain pattering]

[Jamie] It's rained all night.

It just continued
raining onto the day

and it doesn't look like it's
going to switch off anytime soon.

Right now, I'm getting soaked

because the roof
hasn't fully finished

and the material is not good.

I need to add more
protection to the shelter.

The only thing that's
keeping me warm is this fire.

So right now, this fire
means everything to me.

I really need to get
more roofing material.

I'm gonna muster every
bit of energy I have.

I'm gonna get out
in that cold rain

and I'm gonna start chopping.

I'm gonna make a
water tight shelter.

Right now, the rain
is just coming hard.

This is a really, really
heavy rain shower.

Come on. Let's go.

A partner right
now would be great.

One of us could
look after the fire

and one of us could
go and get some

building materials for the roof.

But I'm alone.

All I'm thinking right now
while I'm getting this done

is making it to day 21.

And I need to do whatever
I have to do to get there.

My motivation for doing
this exact challenge

is don't do it too
well and through

and I don't want
to leave it at that.

I want to get back and
show that this can be done.

I've got the whole of Scotland
back home watching me.

I'm ready to show
them what I'm made of

and just showing them what
the Scottish people are made of.

That's looking good.

Got a huge overhang now.

I might take that up in time

and it's pretty watertight
from what I can see.

All in all, this is progress.

It's holding up really well.

And it's sort of dry in here.

There's still some
drips here and there

but it is raining so
heavy right now.

But right now, I'm
happy with progress.

[Shanika] Oh.
It's getting hot out.

Oh, the bait and
the hook is gone.

Well, something
was really biting there.

I'm gonna go check
out those other lines.

I am a nature-loving
Black woman.

I'm here to be in
the African bush

in the wilderness
like my ancestors,

naked and free.

I'm communing with
the landscape that I'm in.

So I let the environment
know that I'm here.

I'm a friend.

Aid me in any way possible.

I pray to the fish gods that

the fish are bountiful out here.

Please deliver something
to keep me going.

Just a few minutes
out in the sun

and I'm sweating,

losing water,
getting dehydrated.

The African sun
is definitely no joke.

It is hot as hell out here.

The day is heating
up pretty fast,

so I can't really do
much out in the sun.

And then at night,

I have to retreat back
to my boma for safety.

So right now, there's just
not a lot of hours in the day,

you know, to get food.

I am so hungry.

My belly has been growling.

Um, I've been salivating,
thinking about food.

The fish have not
been producing,

so maybe I need to
consider other options,

make a plan, start
preparing for it.

[Fernando] I'm doing
some practice sh**ting.

I may have to k*ll something
at any given moment.

These are all hammered.

I'm so hungry, so
weak, so fatigued.

I've never had so little
food this far into a challenge.

My previous challenges,

there was always fish
that were easy to get

or fruit that was easy to get

but here in South
Africa, in this area,

it's like sh**t it with
a bow or nothing.

Elephant dung bulls eye.

I feel like I'm just getting
weaker from being out here

but make sure I'm ready in case.

So a herd of impala

just came down to the riverbed

about a quarter mile away.

I need to get within a
certain range with my archery.

Oh.

[geese squawking]

[chanting foreign language]

[geese squawking]

I'm hungry.

Mmm.

I hear the sound of
food right by the water.

Actually, I might need
to make a move on him.

[Shanika] I've been
fishing every day.

It doesn't always
produce results,

so I might as well try
something different.

I could make some
cordage with this.

I need to make
snares for these geese

because they are a
viable food source.

Feels good to get
out of the boma

and go after something
and find some success.

Gonna head back into my boma

and see if I can make
some cordage with this.

The water helps to kind
of soften it up a little bit.

Pretty strong.

It's a simple snare trap.

It's a noose attached to a stick

that's anchored into the ground.

Once they go in that
and then try to move,

it would tighten, keep
them trapped there.

I need to get some bait.

I think these berries would
serve as good bait for the geese.

I know I'm gonna put
them right by the water

where the geese are always at.

So I'll anchor
this in the ground

and put the berries
around the snare.

Geese come and they
try to eat the berries.

Pull it up, put
their neck in here,

try to pull away and
the snare will tighten.

The geese come
here a lot at night

but it would be nice to
catch one with a snare

and have food and have
some peace and quiet.

Last night, it rained all night.

I had a couple of
heavy, heavy showers,

rain was just
pouring in the shelter.

But I just laid here,
just kept stoking the fire.

Today, it's calmer.

There's no rain.

I'm gonna go back to the stream,

see if it's... see if
it's still a stream.

And if it is, I'll
get some water.

There's still a
lot in the stream.

Gonna have a look over there.

Hopefully, I'll find
something to eat

that's gonna sustain me.

It's really steep back here,

especially with all
these rocks and stuff.

Head back and we
check the other site.

Holy [bleep]

Take out my bag.

There's another one.

[Jaime] This is
absolutely amazing

and it's desperately needed.

This would give me enough
energy to keep on going.

I'm gonna use one of
these to wrap up the crabs.

They're good when it
comes to smoking things.

Some good stuff that.

[Jaime] This looks great.

I've got them in the leaf,
tied them up with a bush rope,

put it on the embers

and the smoke and we are lovely.

Those leaves are
really good for smoking.

I kind of, like, got them on
the fire just now on the coals.

Smoked crabs. Best idea.

I open up my little
steamed parcel,

three crabs inside,

and it tastes really nice
when they're smoked,

a bit kind of barbecue,
it's almost like charred,

times is good.

I'm feeling positive
about things now.

The rain's held off

and I hope for the
rest of this challenge

that the weather is in my favor.

Oh, man. This place is awesome.

Hard but awesome.

I feel a little bit beat-up.

Being alone, there's no
one else there with you.

This is you in your own mind

battling your own demons,

battling your own,
like, self-doubt.

[sighs]

It makes it, in some
ways, more purer but wow.

I definitely see how
like solitary confinement

is a punishment
or a t*rture method

because you can go crazy.

I think the mental component

when you're
alone is so critical.

It always is in this challenge,

being mentally strong,

but even more so
when you're by yourself.

I do feel really tired.

Okay.

It's like I'm moving
in slow motion.

Wow.

I'm super fatigued.

I haven't quite had the
food that I was hoping for.

I haven't really caught a break

with the large game
hunting to be honest

but my experience helps a lot.

Like I know this
feeling of fatigue

and it doesn't...
I'm not panicking.

I'm like, okay. I'm
hungry, I'm tired. It's okay.

It feels very familiar.

The small victories
really help take my mind

off of my family and
my wife and my kids.

All right. Here it goes.

Not bad. I ate the whole thing.

Bones, skull, brain, guts.

A thousand more of
those, I'll be good as new.

Up, up, up.

Up.

I think I'm beginning
to kind of shift gears

towards hunting small
animals around here.

Um, at this point,
I have to, like,

diversify my food options.

[James] I'm seeing
a lot of tracks,

big and small.

I just passed a
larger animal trail

coming down into this wash.

I'm at a water hole where
there's no large game

but there's another
body of water on the map.

I'm gonna go see if that's
where all the big game is.

I'm tracking the water to
see where it's coming from.

I'm visualizing a
nice, big pool of water

with a rock ledge

and the water is
gonna be nice and clear

and I go in there
and take a bath.

Actually, I think we got
a clearing in the trees.

Oh, yeah. There it is.

Wow.

That's much bigger
than where I'm at.

What a water source.

You know, why would anybody wanna
come to my mud hole when you got this?

[James] And we've got
monsters in the water.

I only saw him for a second
but I'm thinking hippos.

There they are.

Two of them.

Hippos are mean.

I think hippos k*ll more people

in South Africa
than anything else.

Three.

And it's heading right this way.

[James] Well, I have reached
the second watering hole.

They're definitely hippos.

I think hippos k*ll more people

in South Africa
than anything else.

I'm guessing they're
curious or territorial

because they're getting closer.

[James] I'm watching
the hippos go under again

and they come up 50 yards closer

and I do not wanna
get in their territory

and make them uncomfortable.

If this is where all the
game animals are going,

this might be
where I need to hunt.

But dang, since that is
where everything else is going,

it means the bigger predators
are gonna be there too.

I'm not thinking I'm very
welcome in that body of water.

Well, I'm gonna
start heading back.

It took probably a
good hour to get here.

My plans are to kind of
back off the main body

and hit some of the creek

that's coming out
the base of the lake.

There's lots of reed
growing in there,

lots of activity from animals.

That'll be a good place
to set up a hide and hunt,

so that's a little bit closer

but maybe not right
in the hippos' backyard.

[birds chirping]

So the monkeys
have been running riot

at the papaya
trees this morning.

So I'm gonna walk
over and take a look.

I finished four crabs

but I really need to
up my sugar levels.

I could feel them dropping.

This looks interesting.

A papaya.

I think the monkeys have
been dropping papaya.

Yeah.

Wow. Look at that right there.

That's huge.

It's got some mold on
it but that looks tasty.

Look at the size of that.

It's huge, ain't it?

I just hope it's nice inside.

It should be.

I'm gonna crack
this open right now.

You're not supposed
to eat the seeds.

It can cause stomach
irritations, bowel irritations.

It's like a melon.

Just absolutely amazing.

Half of the fruit is
foaming, almost mushy.

And the other half is juicy.

Definitely it tastes
more of sugar.

It feels cold in my mouth.

It's full of juice

and this is exactly
what I've been needing.

I'm never gonna take
fruit for granted again.

[Fernando] Huh.

I see some frogs
in this pond here.

I'm losing weight.
I'm getting weak.

I'm not quite getting
the food that I need.

So to keep my energy going,

I'm gonna have to,
like, switch gears

and have to look
for smaller things.

This water is really gross.

It just smells
like a porta-potty.

But I just... I gotta do it.

Frogs are absolutely
on the menu.

At this point,
everything's on the menu.

Caught a frog.

Yeah.

At the very least now, I
know I have a meal today,

which is a really
big deal in survival.

Commence roasting froggy.

Oh, boy.

I am not thrilled
about this at all.

It just came from nasty water.

Dude's ripped.

I'm gonna do it.

You can't pass up a free meal.

Don't wanna overdo it.

Okay.

Bon appetit.

That's not bad.

That is not bad.

It tastes like a fishy chicken.

Hmm.

Which you can't
complain out here.

Hmm, hmm, hmm.

Way better than I
thought it was gonna be.

African small game
may be the ticket

to getting me, uh,
through the finish line.

[crickets chirping]

[grunting]

[James] I, like, hear something

grunting from up the creek bed.

It sounded like a hippo...

trampling brush, small trees,

and slowly walking this way.

[tense music playing]

[James] Hippos
are very dangerous.

They're known
to k*ll more people

than anything else
in South Africa.

But then, I just know
there's nothing I can do.

So it was, kind of,
uh, lay down and go,

"Okay. Well, if it's
gonna come and get me,

it's gonna come and get me.

I can't do a lot."

Maybe throw an
extra log on the fire

and build it up a little bit.

Oh, my gosh.

Good night.

[crickets chirping]

[Jamie] [groans]

[bleep]

I've got stomach cramp.

[crickets chirping]

[groans]

[bleep]

[James] [groans]

[bleep]

I've got stomach cramp.

[groans]

[bleep]

And it is starting to head out.

So I got up and I pushed
and unload the diarrhea,

it just came straight out.

[groans] This is disgusting.

I don't know what's happening.

[birds chirping]

[James] Last night
was absolutely horrible.

I've been having diarrhea

and I'm losing
fluids in the process.

It could be game over

so I need to get
something done about this.

So I remember an old trick

if I was to take a
chunk from a gum tree.

And this looks like
one in right now.

This seems to be a gum tree.

I've read out that it's...

That it can be quite bitter.

But I'm gonna drink it

and hopefully it
sorts the issue out,

boil it in water.

And if I drink that,

it should take
the diarrhea away.

It should fix it completely.

Just take it out of the pot
and set that to the side.

That is pure black, like tar.

I can't even see the bottom.

And it looks disgusting.

And I suppose the
taste is really bitter.

It's taste,

I can only describe
it as a barbeque.

But not like a, "Hmm. Barbeque."

But it goes off...

It's like just coal, as
if I'm drinking coal.

[James] It's not for big
doorknob and key but it works.

Had some animal
activity last night.

I could hear it
but couldn't see it.

Oh, my gosh.

It sounded like a hippo.

And by this time,

I'm guessing that they've left.

I guess we know what time it is,

it's to collect firewood time.

[Shanika] All right.
Let's see if this, um,

line pulled anything in.

[birds chirping]

Nothing.

I can see my snare from here,

it hasn't gotten a
geese or anything.

Yeah, I'm a little frustrated,
you know, I'm hungry.

I really need the food,
I need the calories,

you know, to get by and survive.

But I got to remain hopeful
that I might get some food.

You know, it's that hope
that keeps me going.

I feel like it's important to
connect with my ancestors

and, you know, seeking
clarity and guidance

on this journey, and
if I can really make it.

I have put my friend up there.

I call him the ancient one.

He's an ancestor of this land

and sitting with me
as I sleep here at night,

he's watching over me.

I have the ancient one
and grandfather fire.

I feel like grandfather
fire is my best companion.

He keeps me warm.

Fire represents the spirit.

So by keeping him
going, I keep my self going.

Oh, I almost forgot.

I have this one here,
the warthog's tusk.

My representation of strength.

So today I'm gonna make
sure to call on my ancestors

and all the forces
that be to help me out.

[Terra] My body is
starting to eat itself rapidly

to keep up with
everything I've been doing.

Definitely not thriving
the way I was supposed to.

Something's got to change.

Or I don't know
how I can stay here.

I think my daughter is, like,
90% of what I think about.

I do these challenges
a lot for her.

Do you know what's
going on with me?

I am going to Mexico.

All right.

[Terra] So tell me
what you think?

Um, I think it's really cool

and I'm really excited.

[Terra] She's an wholesome child

that everybody wishes for.

I'm gonna miss you.

Every time she sees me

complete one of these,

I'm hoping that she's seeing

something that she
can still accomplish.

So I'm gonna go to the river

and see if I can find
something in there,

mussels, shrimp, something.

I got to find something.

This is gonna be
my little wrist strap,

uh, that I'm actually
going to my ankle with.

I'm gonna tether it to the pot.

That way, no matter what,

I don't lose my pot
while I'm out there.

And I've got free
rein of both hands,

the pot can float along
while I'm doing my thing

and I can just pull it in

each time I need to
put something in it.

[Terra] There's, like, a
lot of sand and small rocks.

[laughs]

[bleep]

[laughs] I immediately
find a shrimp.

I've reached down
literally in the same spot.

[laughs]

And I pick up another
shrimp right off the bat.

If I feel a shrimp,
I try to grab it.

The problem is,
uh, they wiggle a lot.

[laughs]

The actual goal is first five
and then further with ten.

[Terra] I ended up getting
a total of five shrimp.

I just lost the lid to my pot.

[birds chirping]

They start making noises,

so I... So I started
copying them.

So I feel like
sound of the jungle.

I will speak to
the frogs, right?

And they'll speak back.

[makes sound]

[frogs croaking]

[Jamie] I see a monkey,
a spider monkey.

[mimics monkey noises]

Just looking
straight into my face.

[mimics monkey noises]

We've been talking.

I've been moving
trees about as well.

I've never experienced
a monkey like that

in the wilderness
before, only as a...

[Jamie mimics monkey noises]

that's a story to tell
when I get back home.

[Terra] Oh...

I just lost the lid to my
pot and everything in it.

Somehow in the current,

the latch popped open...

and I lost everything.

I lost the shrimp,
I lost the lid.

I don't know if it was just
the pressure of the water

going on across the pot

that made the lid come off.

There's no shrimp.

There's nothing but water.

But after everything
I put into this today,

it's probably the most
disheartening thing

that's happened on
either of my challenges.

All of that work,
all of that time,

for nothing.

Everything is gone.

I haven't had one true
win this whole challenge.

[birds chirping]

[Shanika] I did my
meditation already.

I wanna check my lines.

I don't know how...

how many more days I
can continue without food,

so hopefully I get
some success today.

Ancestors, I'm asking you
to help me get some fish.

This was the last line
I put out yesterday.

Oh, whoa.

Oh [bleep]

Oh, my God.

It's a catfish.

You don't even know how
happy I am to have this fish.

I needed this win
more than I can say.

This has made my
day so much better.

Let me use some of
this catfish guts for bait.

And I wanna get this
line back out there

since it was so productive.

[Shanika] ♪ I am strong ♪

♪ My body is healthy ♪

♪ I have vitality ♪

♪ Healing energy
Flows through me ♪

This catfish is over a foot long

and I'm so grateful

because I needed
something substantial

to really get my energy
up and to keep me going

and this fish is it.

Some good-looking meat.

Time to get roasted.

Smells pretty good.

Hmm.

Just had my delicious
fire roasted catfish,

still pretty stuffed.

And let's save these for later.

[birds chirping]

[Terra] I keep
thinking, you know,

when the going gets
tough, the tough get going,

but I've been going,

and going, and going, and going,

and going, and going.

Y'all, I am so exhausted.

I'm losing weight,
I can feel my ribs.

Do I just start
cooking random plants

and hope they don't k*ll me?

I literally don't know what
else to do at this point.

I have done everything.