The Columbus Friendship is about fifteen or sixteen meters long, and it is the largest among sailing ships, which is generally between two and twenty-two meters.

This ship is powered by a spinnaker, which is a sail that can rotate back and forth, which can rotate back and forth, and is easy to operate.

The spinnaker is not as useful as the sail when it is downwind, but it is very capable of sailing when upwind and is a true hydrodynamic propulsion device, which is the first choice for all long-distance sailboats.

Seeing that Qin Shiou and the others were curious about the sailboat, Celia invited them to visit the ship, explained to them the various parts of the ship, and introduced some small stories that happened on the ship.

When Qin Shiou got on the boat, he found out that there was a ragdoll cat on the boat, Celia picked it up and said, "This is the little guy we adopted when we were in Japan, its name is Nanako, isn't it cute?" ”

After visiting the sailboat, a group of people went ashore, but the Ragdoll cat appeared and encountered the tiger leopard and two little bullies surrounded and suppressed, the cat and dog really could not meet, the little ones saw the Ragdoll cat immediately energetic, and tried every possible way to get it.

The Ragdoll cat has also seen strong winds and waves, although it looks cute, but the combat effectiveness is quite explosive, a jump actually jumped on the back of the tiger, the tiger struggled hard and was stunned to get rid of it.

Qin Shiou whistled, and the tiger and leopard were honest, and quickly sat down with a well-behaved appearance.

Celia picked up the Ragdoll and said, "Nanako has a strong balance, and even in the wind and waves, she can crawl freely on the mast. It's amazing. ”

It happened to be evening, so Qin Shiou invited the two of them to dinner. Anyway, if you want to entertain Mao Weilong's family, it is not a matter to add two more people.

Garcia and Celia excused themselves and didn't insist. However, Garcia said that he came to cook, and introduced himself that he had learned a lot of special dishes from various countries on the way around the world, and invited Qin Shiou and others to taste them.

Celia chatted with the group and introduced themselves by the way.

"We both used to work in Barcelona, which is a beautiful city, but we worked all day, and we talked about houses, cars and money, and finally one day we were tired of this kind of life and decided to quit our jobs and go to the world."

"At first we were scared. Because we don't have a lot of money, we are all working-class, and sailing around the world on a sailboat can only be a dream. But after this dream was born, we couldn't stop its growth, and finally one day, both of us couldn't help it, and we had to go around the world! ”

"Later, we sold our house and car and borrowed money from some friends. That's when I bought the Columbus Friendship. Thankfully, we all have a wonderful group of friends who supported us when we came up with our dream of traveling around the world. They all trusted us to lend us their deposits. ”

"Isn't it silly that we started our circumnavigation journey from Spain?"

"Nope. It's fantastic, you guys are amazing! Winnie said sincerely. I used to have such a dream, but I never put it into action. To be honest, I envy both of you very much. ”

Liu Shuyan also showed yearning on her face, and said: "Traveling around the world, although you may suffer a lot, it is indeed a beautiful thing." ”

Qin Shiou asked while making fried fish, "What about your expenses on the road?" ”

"We are not rich children who travel around the world, we have only completed two-thirds of the world trip, but it has taken us two and a half years, and a lot of time is working on the road. For example, we know Chinese because we learned it when we were working in a hotel in Xiamen. Celia laughed.

Qin Shiou really admired them.

He also had the dream of traveling around the world, how many of the current urban white-collar workers have not had such a dream? But how many of them actually did it? After all, everyone has to support their families and be responsible for their parents and families, and many dreams are just dreams and will never become a reality.

Wang Lei and Yao Lili, who were sitting on the side and listening, showed yearning on their faces, the two glanced at each other, and then shook their hands.

Qin Shiou couldn't understand what it meant when he saw them like this? Apparently impressed by Celia and Garcia, he hurriedly asked, "Hey, Celia, you must have encountered a lot of difficulties on the way, right?" It's not easy to sail a sailboat at sea. ”

He didn't want to break the dream of Wang Lei and the others, but wanted to sue them, this matter is by no means as beautiful as it sounds, there are too many things to consider!

"Of course, we've had too many bitterness." "For example, it took us a month before we set off to learn how to use emergency buoys, satellite navigation systems, VHF radios, etc., and of course, how to operate a sailboat and get RYA certification, which was not easy." ”

"In addition, we often have to climb a 20-metre-high mast to inspect the canvas, which requires people who are not afraid of heights to do."

Winnie looked at Qin Shiou and smiled helplessly: "It's over, if we want to travel around the world, then I have to do this job." ”

"Any other trouble?" Wang Lei asked.

Selia looked at him with a smile and said, "Actually, there are many more, such as understanding medical knowledge, knowing what medicines to prepare, what vaccines to prepare for each place you go, and even preparing small surgical tools." ”

"Also, you can't eat fish all the time at sea, you have to buy dozens of kilograms of flour and make homemade pastry. You can't carry fresh milk on board, so you have to make your own cheese before you go to sea, and it's too expensive. ”

"Convenience is also a big problem on board, there are no flush toilets on board; Bathing in fresh water on board is also a problem, and there are many more, and if I list them all, it will take two days to do it. ”

After listening to Selia's words, Wang Lei and Yao Lili hesitated.

Traveling around the world, Celia's vision is different from ordinary people, at least her ability to recognize people is very powerful, she can see the reverie of Wang Lei and the two, and also see that the two are not the kind of adventurers full of wildness, if they are encouraged to go to sea, it is to send them to death.

So Selia hurriedly said: "There is one more thing that has not been said, and that is the wind and waves on the sea!" For example, a few days ago we encountered a terrible tropical cyclone off the coast of New York, and if we hadn't arrived in time, our ship would have sunk to the bottom of the sea! And there are so many such situations that we have to fight the waves almost every day, and we have to have a chance to shake hands with death once a week! ”

At this time, the tiger and the leopard jumped up, looked at the door alertly, and then a Toyota Camry drove in.

Qin Shiou nodded as soon as he saw that it was Hamley's car, and the tiger and leopard lay down again, staring fiercely at the ragdoll cat.

The Ragdoll looked contemptuous, sample, have you ever seen the Pacific Ocean? Ever seen the Indian Ocean? Do you know that Chinese don't eat cat meat but eat dog meat? Do you dare to fight with the old lady with this knowledge? Funny! (To be continued......)