In fact, the welcome ceremony at this pier was not arranged by ESPN, but was prepared by the port of Ushuaia and the captain of this cruise ship. The Argentine captain was a white man, typical of the Germans, with a meticulously trimmed beard, wearing a black captain's uniform and a white captain's soft-brimmed hat, which looked no different from the German Navy during World War II, even the cockade and epaulettes were similar, except for a Prinz Eugen parked behind him.

The 50-year-old captain was Wolfgang Adenauer, whose ancestral home was Königsberg, and his family immigrated to Argentina to escape the Allied bombing at the end of World War II. Now he can't go back to his hometown, the name Königsberg is a thing of the past, after the war it became Soviet territory, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it became a Russian enclave, renamed Kaliningrad.

Lao Maozi was ruthless, not only occupied Königsberg, but also cleaned up more than 200,000 local Germans. All the Germans in the west bombarded the Allied-occupied areas, and all the Germans in the east were put on trains and thrown directly into the tundra of Siberia to clear the wasteland, and it is said that more than half of them starved to death and froze to death in a foreign land. So Captain Adenauer became a man who had a homeland and knew where it was, but couldn't find it.

Before the old captain was born, his father worked as a sailor on the docks in Königsberg, and after arriving in Argentina, he continued to be a sailor, and he worked until he was in his 40s before becoming the captain of a cruise line. However, the old sailor was extremely polite to Hong Tao, and he was about to bow down. In his words, he has dealt with the sea all his life. Until now, I have not dared to sail a sailboat alone to cross Cape Horn and Drake Strait in winter. As for Carol and Rada. He deliberately ignored it, in the eyes of an old-school sailor like him. There are female crew members on the ship, not only will it not help, but it also increases the difficulty of sailing, which shows Hong Tao's ability, it is simply no difficulty to create zào difficulties by himself, which is great!

So after overtaking Hong Tao's sailboat and returning to Ushuaia more than an hour early, he approached the port administration and the city government and told him about the Mad Mouse III. Ushuaia was originally a port city. Tourism is its mainstay, and the city government and port administration immediately commissioned the veteran captain to hold a spontaneous welcome ceremony at the pier. In addition to some local citizens, there are also tourists on the cruise ship, who are much more interested in the sailboat than the local citizens.

The welcome ceremony was just the beginning, Ushuaia did not have too high-end hotels, so Captain Adenauer specially let the three of them board his cruise ship and stay directly in the first class cabin of the cruise ship, for which the cruise ship also reserved a small part of the power. to power some of the ship's cabins, entertainment areas and restaurants. This is really polite, Hong Tao thinks it is too embarrassing to let such an old sailor mistake him for some kind of master sailor. But there's no way to explain it, you can't say I've been deceived. No one told me that crossing Cape Horn in winter is the most dangerous time period, and if I knew, my grandson would come to cross it. I, Nima, will come back in a few months, and Cape Horn will not disappear. Why are you rushing to die!

If you are wrong, you will be wrong, the large suite in first class is very comfortable. Air conditioning and bathrooms are all available, and the ship's restaurant also serves five meals for Hong Tao and three people throughout the day. Why five meals? Argentines have more foul problems than the British, and they not only have to drink afternoon tea in the afternoon, but also have to have a snack at night, and they can't sleep after eating one less meal. In addition, most of the ancillary facilities such as the gymnasium, swimming pool, beauty salon, and cinema on the ship can be used for free, of course, only for the three of Hong Tao and the guests they invited, and the others cannot get on board without the consent of the captain.

Hong Tao himself felt embarrassed, it was the first time he accepted this special treatment, and he was not very used to it. As a result, the old captain came again the next day, and very politely invited Hong Tao and the two ladies to attend a cocktail party in the ship's multi-purpose hall in the evening. This time, Hong Tao couldn't refuse, the cocktail party was organized by ESPN Sports TV Network, according to the contract, he must attend, and he has to cooperate!

However, after the reception, Hong Tao's reluctant feelings immediately dissipated, because not only some celebrities from Ushuaia City attended the reception, but also many passengers on the cruise ship, many of whom were young ladies with graceful figures and beautiful makeup, many of whom were from the European continent. Hong Tao suddenly felt that the maca these days didn't seem to be eaten in vain, although he was still tired yesterday and his legs and stomachs were twisting, and now his body seemed to be a little ready to move.

Speaking in public, Hong Tao was not very good at it, and after simply saying a few nonsense that had been discussed with the two reporters in advance, Hong Tao got into the crowd, where there were more young women, he deliberately walked around, and then smiled, held a pen, kept signing autographs for them, and chatted with them by the way. Through this short contact, Hong Tao can determine which is the lady, which is the lady, and which is the lady, as for the language, this is not a problem, some things are like sports, which are common in the world.

"Let's go dance with those gentlemen, don't wait for him, I'm afraid you won't find him on the boat tonight." Radha looked at the flood waves scurrying around in the crowd, shook his head helplessly, put down his wine glass, and pulled Carol towards several of the officers on the cruise ship. Instead of waiting stupidly here, it is better to have fun by yourself, as long as there is no excessive behavior, Hong Tao will not interfere with their freedom. Even if there is, Hong Tao will not interfere, he will directly kick you out and give you back your freedom.

"I'm starting to hate him again now! Won't he respect and respect the lady? I have to hook up with those women in front of us!" Carol didn't have any contact with Hong Tao before, and he didn't know much about Hong Tao, until he got on the boat, he gradually discovered some of Hong Tao's habits, and then after he was rescued from the brink of death, he really fell in love with him, and the feeling of attention and non-attention was different.

"You just pray he won't take them back to the suite...... Leave him alone, let's go dance!" Radha has to be seen by Carroll, these problems she has encountered before, the only option is to ignore, it is useless to resist, unless you really want to cut off Hong Tao, you can only pretend not to see.

Radha guessed correctly, and Hong Tao disappeared that night, and did not return until noon the next day. This time, however, he slept without returning, but took Radha and Carol to the city of Ushuaia, and took a tour of the tourist train. As for what he had done last night, he didn't say a word, as if he had slept honestly in the cabin last night.

In fact, Hong Tao really has nothing to say, the Danish girl last night he can't remember what the name of the person is, let alone any follow-up of the child or not, the contract is not a contract, it is completely happy with each other and how can it be in the morning and twilight, chatting and chatting about her hotel bed, and getting up in the morning and lingering for a while, now she may be on the train to the north of Tierra del Fuego. Hong Tao also couldn't understand why a big girl studying medicine had nothing to do to travel so far alone, what was there to play alone? But this question could be left and asked slowly, because she left Hong Tao's home address and phone number, and when Hong Tao arrived in Europe, she could go to her to discuss this matter.

Ushuaia doesn't really have much to do other than the air is fresh and spotlessly clean. The city's origins are very similar to those in Australia, with the purpose of deporting the most heinous prisoners, and the city centre still retains the prison built in the early 20th century, but has been converted into a museum with exhibits about the sea, history and the Battle of the Malvinas Islands.

The Argentines seem to be very disgusted with the British, and in the museum Hong Tao also saw some small facts about Tierra del Fuego, one of which is very interesting. Before the white landings of Tierra del Fuego in the 19th century, the original inhabitants of the island, known as the Yahgan, were small in canoes and roamed the waters between the islands, feeding on sea lions and other seafood. Darwin had been here as well, and he had a record of the Yakan people, and he wrote: The difference between these savages and civilized men is greater than that between wild and domesticated animals!

The British captain of the same ship did not seem to agree with Darwin, who felt that it was the environment that created the barbarism of the Yagans, and that if the environment had changed, they would have been civilized. So he forcibly abducted a little boy from Yagan, brought him back to England, and named him Jeremy Beaton. The little boy lived in England for about two years, and was again brought back to Tierra del Fuego by the captain, but the little boy chose to stay and live with his kindred, with no attachment to the more advanced and civilized Britain. Unfortunately, there are very few people left in this race at present, and it is estimated that in a few decades, when the last Yagan dies, they will be history.

In fact, 90% of the tourists who come here are heading for Antarctica, and Captain Adenauer's cruise ship is used for this. In the summer, there will be more tourists, and there will be three such cruise ships constantly plying between Ushuaia and King George Island, taking people from all over the world to see the scenery of the Antarctic continent, and by the way, you can also visit the scientific research stations of various countries in Antarctica. (To be continued......)

PS: PS: Recommend a relatively niche new book, The Legend of the Reborn Horse King, ISBN: 3531634, I generally don't recommend it, you have to have a feature to push.