How did Alexander Selkirk (Robinson Crusoe) survive on the island? Did he have a cave to hide in?

Question

in other words: are there caves on AS island? thx

Answer 1

I love your question, it was something I was keen to find out myself. It seems yes there are caves on
I have found the following information for you from Wikipedia (I know many people dislike masses of info copied and pasted from Wikipedia - but I think it is fairly reliable):

Selkirk initially stayed on the beach, because he was afraid of sea creatures and was very paranoid about most aspects in his life.
He feared strange inland sounds, which he assumed to be dangerous beasts.
During this period, he camped in a small cave, consumed shellfish for nutrition, surveyed the ocean each day for a possible rescue, and suffered from deep loneliness, depression and regret.
Eventual hordes of noisy sea lions, collecting on the beach for their mating season, drove him into the island's interior.

There, his life became significantly better. A bevy of new food sources became available: wild goats, introduced by earlier sailors, provided meat and milk; uncultivated turnips, cabbage, and pepper berries offered diversity and spice.
Rats, also not native, were an initial problem -- they made a habit of gnawing on Selkirk during the night.
However, by domesticating and living near equally feral cats, he was able to sleep soundly.
Selkirk made extraordinary use of the equipment he took from the ship and that which he later made from island materials. He built two huts out of native Pimento trees and employed his musket and knife to hunt and clean goats.

Ewww rats gnawing on you!!

Footnote:
On 1 January 1966 the island on which Selkirk stayed was officially renamed Robinson Crusoe Island.
At the same moment, the most western island of the Juan Fernández Islands was renamed Alejandro Selkirk Island although Selkirk probably never saw that island.

There is much more on this amazing person and his story (how he managed to be there in itself is odd) at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Selkirk

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Of course I want carebear to come back! How could anyone not? I can understand the need to retreat to his cave every once in a while, though. It's a rough world out here.

Answer 4

I though he built himself a little fort