Chapter 176: The Terrifying Mountains and Forests
Zhuo Yang and Koko's pilgrimage has been going on for seven days, and they entered Spain three days ago. In the past three days, they walked less than 60 kilometers, crossing two small peaks about 200 meters above sea level on the way. Nearly half of the total trip was 150 kilometers smaller, a little slower than the two expected, but not much slower, only a day later than the itinerary strategy made by Kou Ko in advance.
Since the blisters on her feet three days ago, they have not camped in the wilderness, but have chosen a slightly better hotel every day. Every night, Zhuo Yang will scald her feet, and then massage and relax, a very gentle and good man.
Virtually every town and village along the pilgrimage trail has a shelter for hikers, who can sleep in clean beds for a small fee. Wild camping is still not very safe, and the temperature difference between day and night in the Iberian Peninsula in summer is very romantic, but not very comfortable. Besides, people who love cleanliness always need to take a bath.
The shelter guarantees only the most basic accommodation, similar to Chinese hostels, and even more rudimentary than hostels, providing only mattresses and no blankets and bedding. The rooms are crowded with high and low shelf beds, toilets and bathrooms, and all rooms are shared by men and women. Although it is simple, it is very neat and sheltered from the wind and rain.
Zhuo Yang and Kou Kokou didn't have to save this money, although the hotel where they stayed along the way was not luxurious, but after all, they guaranteed their private space, and they didn't have to listen to the wolf howling in the wild or the snoring of strangers in the shelter.
After seven days, Coco has fully adapted to hiking, and the outdoor hiking shoes on her feet have also been completed. Coupled with Zhuo Yang's careful care every night, the soles of her feet were no longer blistered. There is no problem with Coco's physical fitness, she is as happy as a lark every day, walking and chattering.
Halfway through the pilgrimage route, the World Cup in the southern hemisphere is coming to an end, and the winner will be decided tonight.
Along the way, Zhuo Yang almost broke off with football, he did not take the initiative to inquire about football or the World Cup, and he did not read the newspaper when he passed by villages and towns, and the relevant information was obtained by others calling and chatting.
Germany failed to complete the great revival, losing 1-0 to Spain in the semi-finals, with captain Puyol scoring the only goal of the game from a corner kick in the second half. After hearing about it from his grandfather, Zhuo Yang laughed at him very much. Aunt Pu is only 178 years old, are you embarrassed to let him be on top?
Grandpa complained: I was staring at that Busquets, Khedira was blocked by Pique.
Zhuo Yang said: Is anyone else dead? Is Piggy dead? Friedrich?
Grandpa: They're not dead, they're alive, but Germany is dead!
Messi said on the phone: "It's not unusual for Germany to lose, since Italy in 1990, Zhuo Yang have you found that as long as anyone wins Argentina, they will definitely be eliminated in the next round." We Argentina are not so easy to win, huh! ”
"You're still proud! This shows that you Argentina are haunted by grievances, and you have to wait if you want to win the championship, maybe you have to wait for my Chinese team to help you break this game. Quack quack ......"
"Zhuo Yang, you stinky ......, why is my life so bitter......"
After Argentina lost 0:4 to Germany in the quarterfinals, Messi, who did not score a goal this summer, did not dare to return to Argentina and hid directly at his home by the sea in Barcelona. The pro-Barcelona media have since swarmed to exonerate Messi, with clear intentions to protect him.
In fact, compared to Argentina and Rosario, Catalonia and Barcelona are more like Messi's hometowns, and everyone here will love him unconditionally.
Spain reached the World Cup final for the first time in history, and the excitement of Pique's phone call made Zhuo Yang almost drop his phone. Pique said that if Spain won the championship, he would treat Zhuo Yang to ten more meals, and there was no cap on each meal.
Zhuo Yang said: "That's good! Well, if you end up with a historic runner-up, how about I treat you to ten meals? ”
"Zhuo Yang, you won't have a chance, I'll have a guest for these ten tons."
From Zhuo Yang's heart, he prefers Spain to lose the final, because the other side is the Netherlands, which has his brother and eliminated China. The Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 and looked like they were more champions than Spain, who came from a 1-0 economic victory, and if the Netherlands won the title, the Chinese team would feel good and almost won the world title.
The Netherlands won the championship, and Zhuo Yang didn't need to see a group of triumphant people in Gamble Sports City.
In the final of the third and fourth places that ended yesterday, Germany defeated Uruguay 3-2 in the battle of the two losers. There are only one game left in the World Cup, with four men scoring five goals, with Villa and Sneijder winning the tournament's top scorer if they don't explode tomorrow. The final of modern football has never been a good occasion for shooters to explode, especially if Zhuo Yang did not participate in this final.
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The path on the hill was bumpy, but it was wide enough, not the kind of sheep gut path, which could be stretched out by four or five people walking side by side. Out of the mountains and forests, Zhuo Yang and Koko's destination today is the small bay town of Pontevedra.
July to September is the busiest season for the pilgrimage route, but this year there are many fewer people on the road because of the World Cup. There are also some East Asians walking on this road, and the day before yesterday, Zhuo Yang also met a South Korean family of five walking in good spirits.
There are few Japanese, and even fewer Chinese, and Zhuo Yang may be the only Chinese on this road this summer. First, Christians are far from the mainstream in China, and second, China is so big that if you want to hike, you may not be able to cover even half of it in two lifetimes. Therefore, China's really keen hikers are basically not willing to go far away. But then again, the hiking culture on the trail, and all the facilities and institutions built specifically for hikers, is also lacking in the country.
Because of the people's beliefs, Koreans are very receptive to the Christian pilgrimage route, and a few years ago, a Korean writer wrote a best-selling suspense, similar to the style of "Tomb Robbery Notes", in which the story takes place around several pilgrimage routes, thus making the San Diego pilgrimage road a hot spot in South Korea.
The slope of the mountain road is very gentle, and Zhuo Yang is walking while telling the story in "Notes on Tomb Robbery" to Kou Kokou, who is talking about the Qinling Sacred Tree at this time. The story is very scary, and there is no one around, and the sunlight shining through the trees makes the atmosphere a little tense.
Zhuo Yang was creating an atmosphere looking for an opportunity to scare Koukou, and then took the opportunity to steal two kisses from her, but suddenly realized that something was wrong.
A mountain bike sped down behind them, the trail was not narrow, but the bike was straight towards the middle of the road.