Whenever a snowflake leaves the sky, it turns and turns to say Good-by!

Rescue
Selkirk's long-awaited deliverance came on 2 February 1709 by way of the Duke a privateering ship piloted by William Dampier. Life on the island

Selkirk remained at first along the shoreline. He would rather be left on Juan Fernández he declared than continue in a leaky vessel.

Alexander Selkirk (1676 – 13 December 1721) also known as Alexander Selcraig was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway after being marooned on an uninhabited island in the Southern Pacific. By the time he was rescued he had become adept at hunting and making use of the resources found on the island.