If you want to go to Somalia, a country like Somalia that is plagued by pirates, there are probably only three ways to choose.

The first method is the simplest, you don't even need to apply for a visa, you can board a plane first, fly to Yemen, which is only a line away from Somalia, arrive at Sana'a, the capital airport of Yemen, take a long-distance bus to Al Mukala, and then transfer to the plane of "Africa Express" airline, and fly to the relatively stable seaport city of Bossaso.

Unfortunately, Yemen is now stuck in a quagmire and has closed all visa lanes, as the road into Somalia has been impassable for a long time.

The second option is to fly to Djibouti on the west coast of the Gulf of Aden in northeastern Africa and then fly to Bossaso.

This route carefully avoids the most war-torn areas of Somalia, is by far the safest path, for their own safety, the vast majority of people who must enter Somalia for various reasons, will choose the second route, so that the price of air tickets is like China's inflation soaring, from Djiboutan to Bossaso is only a few hundred kilometers, only an hour by plane, but the ticket price is more than 2,000 US dollars, it can be said that it is dark to grandma's house, even so, it is still difficult to find a ticket.

The third route requires flying to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and then connecting from Nairobi to Mogadishu, a city in southern Somalia. Mogadishu is a city that is still at war, foreigners can be shot or kidnapped by terrorists as soon as they step out of the airport, and it is often difficult for them to move around the city without hiring a team of bodyguards with loaded guns, but for war correspondents who specialize in danger and piracy, the third route is undoubtedly the best option.

Sikong Bowen's travel plan for herself is quite crazy, she will enter Mogadiga with Shi Shaoying, and then take a car or boat along the coast of the Indian Ocean, all the way north, until they enter Karakate, the home of the three major Somali pirates, and then find a way to establish a relatively friendly relationship with the pirates there, and after obtaining their consent, take some precious real photos, if she can find a pirate leader to dig out some little-known secrets from the other party's mouth, her trip will be considered a complete achievement. Can be victorious. But if the murderer is Tai Sui, the pirates turn their faces and don't recognize people, and raise their weapons to them, it will rain and the mother will get married, and Sikong Bowen will try to make himself die a little more calmly.

"Shi Shaoying, if we both hang up in Somalia, I owe you a life, and I will be your wife in the next life to pay off the debt." Even Sikong Bowen himself couldn't tell whether she was joking, or making a serious promise to Shi Shaoying: "Even if you are a junior for the rest of your life." ”

With Sikong Bowen's "promise", the plane of the two men crossed the seemingly boundless Indian Ocean, entered the equatorial sky over North Africa, opened the sun visor, and looked down at the ground several thousand meters above the ground through the string window. That is the world-famous "Great Rift Valley", which is more than 200 kilometers wide and 2,000 meters deep, and is equivalent to one-sixth of the circumference of the earth!

This rift valley caused by strong crustal movements 30 million years ago is one of the birthplaces of the oldest human civilization, as early as 3.5 million years ago, there were humans who were able to walk upright, and it is a land with a glorious ancient civilization. The first stopover of their trip, Kenya, is located next to the Great Rift Valley, which is full of ghostly texture.

As the world's only city-level pristine ecological park, Kenya's capital, Nairobi, receives more than two million visitors a year, and it already has all the characteristics of a modern city. The capital airport is magnificently built, in the rest area of the booth, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and other famous cars under the lights to show their delicate lines, the airport staff no matter what the situation, before smiling, showing the white teeth that they can go to shoot toothpaste commercials, at the same time to show the quality of a world tourist city.

The tour guide waved a small red flag in his hand, gathered all the tour members, and began to introduce the bustling and beautiful city in front of the tour group members: "Nairobi is located in the south-central part of Kenya, with a population of 2 million, it is the most prosperous metropolis in the whole of East Africa. In the local language, 'Nairobi' means cold water, and after more than a decade of development, this beautiful city with an average annual temperature of only 17 degrees Celsius has developed into a world-famous summer resort. The most distinctive thing is that this modern city is surrounded by large areas of virgin forest, making it the only city-level safari park in the world. ”

Shi Shaoying and Sikong Bowen, who walked out of the airport, looked at each other and smiled as they listened to the tour guide's explanation, and walked to the hotel they had booked in advance through the Internet.

Due to the war, flights from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to Mogadishu, Somalia, are only available once a week. Shi Shaoying and Sikong Bowen stayed in Nairobi for four full days before finally boarding a tattered "Douglas" airliner that should have been eliminated a long time ago on a fairly sunny weekend.

According to Shi Shaoying's judgment, this is 32 meters long, 35 meters wingspan, nearly 9 meters high, and the four propeller engine paddle planes are erected outside, obviously domineering and exposed, because the service time is too long, and the maintenance is not good, so the rusty play on the fuselage may be the legendary McDonnell Douglas DC-6 airliner!

Shi Shaoying was able to recognize this airliner because the DC-6 was originally designed for military use, and after the end of World War II, Douglas changed it to civil aviation.

The most glorious years of this kind of aircraft, which once shined during the Second World War and dropped a large number of paratroopers to enemy positions, were from 1946 to 1958, but as early as 30 years ago, due to internal financial problems, the company was reorganized into "McDonnell Douglas" and officially announced the cessation of production of all lines.

In other words, the passenger plane shown in front of them has at least 30 years of history!

Looking at the patent leather that shook in the wind on the outer cabin of the plane, as well as the yellow-brown rust dotted all over the fuselage, the thought of flying it at an altitude of several thousand meters without a parachute made even a bold figure like Shi Shaoying feel a thrill.

As soon as he walked on the ladder of the passenger plane, there was a burst of "squeak" and "squeak" under the feet of Shi Shaoying, as if he was overwhelmed by the metal moan, fortunately, Shi Shaoying was not in a panic and was able to do it, he stretched out his hands and pressed the escalator guardrail, and with a strong support, he crossed the last few steps, and flew directly into the cabin with the beautiful action of a milk swallow throwing into the forest.

As Shi Shaoying, a man weighing more than 100 pounds, flew down, Shi Shaoying could clearly feel that this behemoth was obviously sinking, and then there was a chaotic sound of "bang" in the cabin, and the back of an aviation chair that looked as stable as Mount Tai actually lay down directly.

Everyone's eyes fell on Shi Shaoying, looking at the back of the aviation chair that collapsed, Shi Shaoying raised his hands and shouted: "It's none of my business, I haven't touched it." ”

Sikong Bowen, who is still accustomed to seeing wind and waves from south to north, is more calm, she quietly passed by Shi Shaoying, and walked to the last row of the tail of the plane, where the aviation chair is close to the cabin, even if it is in disrepair, it is impossible for the back of the chair to collapse. She sat on it in a big way, and enjoyed the treatment of a sleeper at the price of a soft seat.

Seeing that Shi Shaoying was still standing there stupidly, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, "Now that the state-level airlines have already banned flights to Somalia, and the ones who dare to direct planes to drill into the war-torn areas of Somalia are all private small airlines that usually lack passengers and can only seek wealth and danger." Think about the buses that run only once a day in remote mountainous areas in China, and they are essentially no different. ”

Shi Shaoying couldn't help but be dumbfounded, the old antique plane in front of him was similar to those buses that had long passed the scrapping period, but were still active in the mountains of China. The problem is that if the car breaks down halfway, you can still get down and wait for the next day's car, if you really don't want to wait, you can also start the "Eleventh" and walk home, if the plane breaks down in mid-air, even if he has three heads and six arms, there is no way to take Sikong Bowen to change planes halfway, or simply fly to the destination with open arms, right? !

The back of the aviation chair can be pushed down, and the seat belt has long disappeared in the long river of history, but Sikong Bowen is definitely an expert who has been in a hundred battles, watching her fix herself on a chair with a climbing rope with a smile, Shi Shaoying stretched out a thumbs up to Sikong Bowen with a smile: "High, really high." ”

Of the plane's four engines, only three are still functioning, but not bad, at least three, not one. The long propeller blades are faster and faster, making a rumbling roar, Sikong Bowen at this time, has presciently taken out an mp3, put the root of the ear into the ear, she listened to the song, and chewed gum in her mouth, which is said to protect the ear.

The Douglas airliner roared and sprinted on the runway under the impetus of three engines, and finally, this Douglas airliner actually flew up!

Shi Shaoying sat in the last row of the plane by the window, letting Sikong Bowen use his thighs as the most comfortable pillow, he just stared wide-eyed and stared out of the window. It's not that he likes to enjoy the unchanging scenery outside, and if the plane does fly over the sea and suddenly loses control and falls headlong, he can at least know that the closest island to where the plane fell is.

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