I wonder if she ran out of water purification and, fearful of getting sick, just stopped drinking? And you are right, even "free spirits" need to leave a plan of some sort. A lot of unanswered questions. But she was equipped and got out alive despite an unforseen occurence (the river rising). All in all I think she did pretty well.
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