Keep heading west through the fields
1+ pick any edible plants we find
+1 pick up a few rocks too
You decide to go west, away from the town. Elli seems hesitant to follow you at first (her mother is in the town after all) but the horde on the horizon soon convinces her otherwise.
As you traverse the plains and hills you encounter strange fungal creatures battling with the zombies. You leave well-enough alone and ignore them. You also come across a wreckage site, possibly from a plane crash (the destroyed jet-engine leaves little guesswork):
You find a second wreckage on a nearby western road:
Its mostly metal, but there is a MBR vest among the ruins, still in surprisingly good condition. You put in your bag for later use (it contains hard, steel plates, which make movement difficult). But the real prize is an almost-new solar car parked right next to the wreck. Some of its solar panels are broken, and the meter reads "0%" for stored charge, but when you thumb the start button, the engine hums to life:
You want to take it for a spin, but you don't want to waste whatever charge is left on the battery (it's obviously not 0, but it can't be very high). Elli gets in the transparent pod/box in the back (its used as trunk space, but can also hold a passenger). All of the bullshit the world has thrown at you is almost made up for by this car.
What will you do?