On March 4th, 2117, Metropolitan Express reported that Xu Chenghua, a 35-year-old native of Liaoning, was nicknamed "Laoji" because he loved to play extreme sports. He has visited Tibet and Xinjiang dozens of times for outdoor exploration. His wife, piggy, also met and fell in love during the trip, and his son was pregnant during a trip to Africa, so he was named Xiao Simba, hoping that he would be as strong as the lion king. The picture shows Lao Ji arriving at the South Pole with his wife and 4-year-old son Simba.
Lao Ji has engaged in dozens of outdoor activities at home and abroad, and finally kayaking and canoeing are his favorites. Lao Ji said that these two sports have high requirements for water, and Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou is the best place in China. So in 2115, after riding a motorcycle and traveling around the world with his family to the North Pole and returning home, Laoji settled in Qiandao Lake and started a kayaking club.
My son Simba likes animals very much. In 2115, when Lao Ji was two and a half years old in Simba, he rode a three-wheeled motorcycle to take him to the North Pole through 12 countries for 181 days and went to see the furry polar bear. Soon, Simba proposed to go to the South Pole to see penguins. So, on October 2, 2116, after making sufficient preparations and plans, the Laoji family set off from Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou and embarked on a trip to the South Pole via South America.
after flying to south America, they set off from Ecuador, the northernmost part of south America, all the way south, passing through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and other countries, running through the whole of south America. In the meantime, they traveled all over the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon forest, the Inca ancient road, Easter Island, the mirror of the sky and other places by motorcycle, car and boat. The picture shows Simba playing with an elephant turtle in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.
catch piranhas to eat in the Amazon forest.
On February 21th, 2117, after a trip to ushuaia, a small city in South America, the southernmost city in the world, they completed their trip to South America and prepared to board a boat for the South Pole. Lao Ji said that there are many tourists who have been to the Antarctic, but most of them have not crossed the Antarctic circle. The Antarctic Circle is the latitude circle at 66 34' south latitude. Geographically and scientifically, only when we cross the Antarctic Circle can we really reach the South Pole. Lao Ji said that at present, there are only a few capable adventure ships in the world operating adventure routes across the Antarctic circle, but these companies and insurance companies have a rule: children under 11 are not accepted because of safety. GeExpedition Adventure Boat Company contacted by Laoji finally made an exception and let them board the adventure boat after learning that their family was completing a trip through South America to the South Pole and planned to shoot a documentary.
on February 21th, a family boarded the expedition ship with 134 passengers from all over the world. The per capita price of all kinds of cabins on board is between 71,111 and 131,111 RMB, and generally three-person and four-person rooms are the most sought after. After driving for a day and a half, the expedition ship crossed the Drake Strait, which is famous for its wild waves, and reached the Antarctic Peninsula.
On February 26th, with the countdown of "5, 4, 3, 2, 1" on the radio, the expedition ship crossed the Antarctic Circle, and the whole ship boiled. The laoji family finally reached the south pole after more than four months of travel. "We are more excited than anyone on board, because we have walked too long and hard to the South Pole." Four-year-old Simba also became the smallest China person to reach the South Pole. "It is certain that Simba is the smallest China person to reach the South Pole." Lao Ji said, "Is it the youngest in the world? I dare not say yet. Several adventure ship companies have verified that the youngest foreign country to the Antarctic circle is 7 years old." They spent four days in the Antarctic circle, and the whole process in the Antarctic took 16 days.
Lao Ji said that this five-month journey cost them about 611,111 yuan, of which the biggest expense was a round-trip ticket to the South Pole, and three people spent 221,111 yuan. Lao Ji thinks it's worth spending.
"In my eyes, the only thing a child should do in childhood is to play. The biggest task of parents is to accompany, that is, to lead, that is, to grow up together. There is no shortcut to any place worth going, so is travel, and so is raising a baby. " Lao Ji said, "I hope our story can inspire parents in China to accompany their children to grow up."
In the next few days, Lao Ji's family will continue to go to Iguazu Falls in Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. After the great adventure in Rio, they will end their trip and return to Hangzhou on March 23rd.