Shenhao UP Lord

Chapter 315 Ice and Snow Paradise
From the moment you enter Drake, you can see a variety of seabirds. These seabirds are very interesting. The bigger the wind and waves, the happier they are.

When you go to Antarctica, you will encounter white sheath-billed gulls, which are all white except for their pale pink beaks. They are particularly beautiful, but they are keen on eating shit.They usually live near penguin gatherings and look for incompletely digested krill and fish in penguin excrement.

This kind of bird is a bit wicked. Sometimes when the penguin's parents are feeding the little penguin, it will suddenly fly over and stretch out its feet from the side to kick the little penguin.

The little penguin is clumsy. When it kicks like that, the food will fall to the ground. Neither the big penguin nor the little penguin can pick up the food, but can only look at the food on the ground with regret.At this time, the White Sheathbill appeared on the stage, picked up the food swaggeringly, and ate it happily.

Almost all Antarctic tourism companies are members of the International Association of Antarctic Tourism Organizations, and everyone strictly abides by the treaties for the protection of Antarctic wildlife, plants, and landforms. Therefore, the animals in Antarctica have been well protected over the years, and basically they are not too much for humans. defense.

When we landed two years ago, I was sitting on the beach, and baby elephant seals would often look me up and down, and if they saw that I was not moving, they would squirm towards me, lie on my lap, and treat me as another a seal.When it looked up at me, its eyes were big, round, and watery, making it completely irresistible.

Later, because zoologists discovered that this kind of interaction with humans might affect the behavior of seals, all people who landed were required to leave when the seals approached.

Every time the baby seals are close to me, I have to avoid them, they will look at me like a puppy, as if to say that we are not friends?why do you avoid me
In addition, at a landing point near the Weddell Sea, there are Adélie penguins all over the mountains.This kind of penguin looks very unique, the whole head is black, only a small white eye circle, each one looks like a drama queen.They don't seem to care about you, but in fact they have been quietly watching your every move.

Once when I was resting on a small boat, a goose jumped out of the water with a plop, and the whole goose jumped into the boat.After it came in, it was still angry, as if the boat belonged to it, and kept yelling at me.

Later I stood up, and when I got a little farther away from it, it stopped barking, as if it said okay, you leave, and I don't care about you.

When you observe a large group of penguins, you can see various dramas in their penguin society-for example, throwing stones at each other, quarreling with each other, fighting each other when they can't fight...

I also saw a penguin baby who was already as big as its mother, and was still begging for nothing to burrow under its mother's belly to keep warm.I can imagine the scene of an adult still eating at home.

I have been in contact for a long time, and I found that every penguin, or every animal, has its own personality and behavior, which is very fun.

Among the many animals, I personally prefer the humpback whale. It is very exciting for me to see a whale, especially when it is very close to the boat. In intuitive comparison, this giant in the sea The sudden appearance of the beast will give people a feeling of both excitement and fear.

The lines on the tail of humpback whales are like human fingerprints, and you can identify a whale by its tail.There is a website called Happy Whale where you can look up the whale you saw.

If you are the first person to spot it, you can also name it, and the website will send you a message telling you where the whale appears every time someone else sees it.

This is a wonderful connection between you and a whale!

The other night I was drinking and chatting on deck with a lady in her 70s who had come to Antarctica alone.Suddenly, [-] or [-] whales appeared around us. The big whale led the little whale. The little whale was alive and kicking, and the water boiled all of a sudden!
Just like a child, the baby whale is very excited to show off its newly learned skills. It jumps up, flicks its tail, and turns. Suddenly, several whales snort, dive together, and move forward together...

We both stared blankly, and the lady suddenly started crying.At that time, I felt that cameras were superfluous, and we just stood there and watched silently.

Zweig wrote a biography called "The Great Tragedy" in "When the Stars of Mankind Shine", which tells about the 12-year race between the British explorer Scott and the Norwegian Amundsen team to conquer the South Pole.

The protagonist of this story, Scott, arrived at the South Pole five weeks later than his opponent, because he encountered consecutive bad weather and finally died.

This story is a particularly famous chapter in the history of Antarctic exploration. Although Scott failed, he also became one of the most famous explorers in history because of his story and courage.

It just so happened that when I was working on the ship, there was a fellow explorer named Scott. After chatting with him a few times, I found out that he was the grandson of the famous Scott.

When we were working together, whenever he had the opportunity to go out, he would suddenly become very excited as long as he stood in the boat and saw the sea water and glaciers.Once he drove a boat for six or seven hours. When he came back, he was frozen, but his eyes were still shining, and he felt like he had been injected with chicken blood.

Like him, many people in our industry have some family heritage, and they have the adventurous spirit inherited from generation to generation.

After taking this job, I'm often asked, "What's your real job?"

This is my real job!
A point that my colleagues and I agree with is that if you do something and open your eyes every morning, it doesn’t mean that you can’t wait, why are you doing it?

For the past three years, Antarctica has been my home, office, and paradise.Every time I go to Antarctica, I see ice and snow, sea breeze, and smell of penguins. I feel very cordial, as if I have returned home.There is an old saying that peace of mind is home, and I think Antarctica is where I feel at ease.

Ding Xu was also excited, imagine standing in front of a huge iceberg six stories high, so close to whales that you can hear them breathing, and of course parading with penguins.

Get the chance to follow in the footsteps of famous explorers while creating your own unique experiences to remember for the rest of your life.

It's hard not to be thrilled, even emotional, as you sail alongside icebergs and get up close to this spectacular stretch of white land, a fitting reward for conquering the Drake Passage.

Notice as you enter the attraction that there aren't many sounds other than the hum of the waves and your fellow passengers.

This is a perfect moment, whether you want to cheer along with other passengers or have a moment of quiet reflection.Grab the binoculars, zoom in with your camera or just stare: Antarctica is a stunning sight.

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