When the cruise ship came back, I heard that a kayak overturned, and both of them fell into the sea, but they were safely salvaged and there was no danger to their lives. At dinner, I learned that it was Mr. Liu Huadong from our group, a native of Taiwan Province Province.
Canoeing is a self-funded project with strict registration. Ask if you can swim first, even if you have long thought that someone might fall into the sea. Before boarding the boat, after a short training, two strangers who could not row were put on board. When we first signed up, many of us were eager to try, but as soon as we heard that there was no coach to accompany us, we immediately quit and didn't dare to take any risks.
According to Liu Huadong, it was originally resigned, but it was added two days later for some reason. It seems that kayaking is the doom he must experience. It seems that some things are arranged by God, so it is better to follow them if you can't hide.
People in Taiwan Province Province who are in the same boat like taking pictures. After boarding the boat, they kept patting left and right. Liu Huadong is responsible for rowing wholeheartedly. Unexpectedly, at a bend, compatriots in Taiwan Province Province suddenly tended to take pictures on the side of the bend, and the narrow kayak lost its balance and swung over suddenly, detaining them under the boat.
Two coaches of the expedition hurriedly rowed to rescue them, let them come out from the downstream of the detained boat, and helped them turn the canoe with another kayaker. The tourist who helped them was kyle johnson, a global traveler.
Then they climbed up slowly, both of them were wearing wet and heavy clothes, and they were rescued with great difficulty. At this point, they have been immersed in cold seawater for nearly 10 minutes.
I asked Hua Dong how he felt. Are Jack and Ruth on the Titanic shaking their teeth in the sea? Hua Dong said with a smile, "The water in Antarctica is very cold and salty, but fortunately it is clean."
That night, the most exciting scene of the trip to the South Pole went viral on the cruise ship. The unique story of 452 tourists capsizing and falling into the water in kayaking is said to be the first rowing and falling into the water since the opening of Antarctic tourism. Is this going to be recorded in the history of Antarctic tourism, Liu Huadong, and you are so glad you came? Is this the rhythm that the sky will drop to the people of Sri Lanka? Let's work together, freeze their skin, have a unique experience, set a precedent, and the trip to Antarctica will be special.
After being successfully rescued from the boat, Liu Huadong rowed for nearly 1 hour in wet clothes. It is really "patience, harvest what he can't do", a real soldier and an absolute revolutionary soldier.
Underwood Bay, infested by seals.
The floating ice on the sea surface is a comfort zone and playground for seals. Most of the seals on the ice floes lie lazily. When the boat came, it was no wonder that they continued to lie on their side. The curious agent poked his head out, his small eyes were going round and round, and his round body was as smooth as oil.
Seal, key words:
Lazy, anytime, anywhere, the seals you see are lying on the ice floes or on the beach, sunbathing or sleeping lazily, moving occasionally, as laborious and clumsy as a big oil drum.
On the first day of landing on Half Moon Island, I heard that there was a seal on the beach. Everyone ran cheerfully and waited abruptly for more than half an hour, but they didn't wake up.
Those quiet and gentle glaciers are inhabited by seals and penguins in twos and threes or in groups. Watching them stay in the sun, I don't think the petty bourgeoisie life that literary youth yearn for most is like this. Seals and penguins live a poetic life without teachers.
Sometimes, we can see the picture of seals and penguins living in peace on the same ice floe. In fact, seals are natural enemies of penguins. Penguins are often eaten by seals underwater, and it is cruel to eat penguins.
Once on a glacier, I saw a seal full of blood. At first, I thought it was injured and found a mess of feathers around the seal. I don't know whether penguins or seabirds are poisoned.
However, seals that move slowly on sea ice pose no danger to flexible penguins. They can only watch penguins play around them and do nothing.
Although seals are tough to eat these small animals, they are weak in the eyes of killer whales.
In the morning, I watched a documentary "Frozen Planet" in the conference room on the fifth floor, which just shows that there are no four seasons in summer at the poles of the earth, whether it is the Antarctic or the Arctic, there are only winter and summer. Summer in Antarctica is 10 to March 165438+, and summer in the Arctic is from May to September. At both ends of the world, winter is dead, only in the short summer, those.
Summer is a time when animals thrive. They are busy hunting and having children, and the battle for survival never stops.
Humpback whales arrived at the South Pole from the equator 6000 kilometers away to catch a grand and rich feast. Seals on sea ice are the most delicious food for whales.
The film truly recorded a thrilling scene of how a killer whale team hunted seals. The cleverness and strategy among them simply make human beings sigh. Black whales, also known as killer whales, are located at the top of the marine food chain.
On this day, they found a seal lying on the ice floe, and immediately three or five killer whales got together, as if discussing a battle plan. Killer whales smash the sea ice together and then take down the seals that fall into the sea, which is not what we imagined.
This is our human thinking. Black whales are not that stupid. They hit the ice with their heads abruptly, which is equivalent to holding an egg and touching a stone. Knock it out if you don't break your head.
Black whales gather together and set off waves again and again on the edge of the ice floe. Instead of breaking the sea ice, they tilt the sea ice, drag the seals into the sea and create a whirlpool. The degree of intelligence is staggering.
As expected, they finally joined forces to lift the seal into the water. This is their skillful hunting skills, and they rarely miss. Finally, killer whales are like a game. Instead of easily putting the frightened seal under the bag, they let the seal escape again and again. They continued to make fun of each other until the game was over.
This team consciousness of killer whales is a classic of workplace management. Careful planning, effective methods, consistent implementation, perfect results, and finally * * * enjoyed the benefits and dividends.
So whales eat seals and seals eat penguins, which is a natural law. There is no civilization in Antarctic territory. If you are not strong, you may become someone else's dish.