I am a dormant autumn worm, and as soon as the opportunity is called, I jump up and rush to somewhere in my heart.
In the old mind, how could South Africa be associated with elegance, africa gave people the imagination of primitive, poor, ancient, originally wanted to run to the humanistic film, the result was greatly unexpected. I have to say that this trip to South Africa subverted my impression.
When I boarded my flight from Beijing to Johannesburg, my boundless imagination kept me up all night. Fortunately, the heavens still took care of me, and Air China's little brother also took care of me to watch the sunrise, so a refreshing sunrise slowly unfolded in front of me:
First a bright red appeared under the wings of the blue canopy, and the red gradually expanded, reflecting the rolling clouds, and the clouds changed, one moment it was a rabbit, the next it was a galloping horse, and then it became a lion with its head held high.
The sky was red, the sun was shining, and I was stunned by the window, at this time the plane had crossed the equator and flew to the African continent, and the Africa I set foot on for the second time was still so enthusiastic!
South Africa as I know it is still in Cape Town and Mandela, at most the Cape of Good Hope.
In the blink of an eye, the plane landed at Johannesburg Airport.
Stepping out of the plane, the heat wave rolls, here is the southern hemisphere, the season is the opposite of the hometown climate, it is the middle of summer, think about the bone-chilling chill of the Beijing plane, it is really a double day of ice and fire.
Before leaving the airport, we got on the plane again, this time to Port Elizabeth. It's British Airways: British Airways
Inside the airport, following Hong, we ate a beautiful buffet lunch, keyword: white eating! Because Hong is a VIP, he took us into the VIP lounge, which is actually a place to rest and eat, all kinds of pastries, fruits, drinks are dazzling, there are nearly twenty kinds of beer alone, and there are red and white wines, Hong said you want to drink as you like, and said that you can drink each of these beers, taste a taste, I shouted: Wow, don't get me drunk, that's too wasteful. He laughed, and finally I drank a small bottle of beer, such a VIP treatment, followed by Hong, a sharing suffered twice.
The daytime flight made me snap again, looking down at the colorful land of South Africa from the air, until the azure sea came into view, oh, it was the Indian Ocean.
Out of Elizabeth Airport, it was the afternoon, the surface heat suddenly increased, the sun was hot on the body, and I quickly took out the sunscreen things and used them.
The first car, is Ford, looks very grand, the body is tall and long, open a look, the original pickup truck added a cover, this kind of car later saw a lot, probably this company mainly engaged in this car bar, the back of the tow bucket can hold a lot of luggage, unfortunately the three of us on three boxes, waste of space.
Driving out of Elizabeth City, first go to the supermarket to shop, the car drove by the sea, before I could admire, Hong said, more, the whole road is a coastal landscape avenue.
Elizabeth Harbour gradually fell behind, and the first stop was Tsitsikamma National Park. Hong said that this national park is mainly two hiking routes, and we did not have time, so we had to give up. I hurriedly looked at the Bloukrans Bridge, which was built on the Grand Canyon, and cars drove on it unconsciously, but when I looked around the side, I couldn't help but look awe-struck. The bridge deck is more than 200 meters above the canyon, and under the bridge there is a world-famous bungee jumping place, 216 meters, known as the world's highest bridge bungee jump.
I don't dare try this extreme game, but you might as well watch it. I saw the man first hoisting from the shore to the middle of the bridge with a sling, and then I saw this person fall from the middle of the bridge. I took a picture of the telephoto, and the man fell like a fly, bounced up, fell down again, and finally hung straight down like a dead, and then slowly pulled up. At that time, people were probably almost like death, right? It is said that if you want to jump off the building, you first let him jump on the top, experience the feeling of flying down and dying, and then never want to jump off the building again.
This section of the road is long and knowledgeable. The sign depicting the acacia tree does not mean that there is an acacia tree, but refers to the rest area. Their rest area is a relatively flat field under a large tree with a huge canopy on the side of the road. But there were no facilities such as toilets for eating. In the future, it is necessary to control drinking water all the way, because there is no service area like the one in China.
The first time I learned to drive a right-hand drive car, I read on the Internet that others driving a right-hand drive car still need to go through practice, I was directly on the road, fortunately, there was Hong's guidance on the side, and I slowly got used to it. Their highways are called highways, in fact, they are different from our side, first of all, there is no closure, and there are often cross roads and even passers-by stopping cars. There are usually single lanes, or two-way double lanes, to overtake the need to borrow the opposite lane, this difficulty is obviously not small, more uncomfortable is that you must reach a speed of one hundred yards in your own lane, otherwise the back will be followed by a large string of vehicles, all staring at you with great momentum, at this time the driving will be stressful
Although driving a right drive is a novice, the handling of the car is still quite skilled, although the control of this car is not easy. It was like driving until dusk, and we came to a small bay town called Knysna.
As soon as the car turned into the sea pond, I couldn't help but shout, Oh my God, it's so beautiful!
At this time, it is the most beautiful time of light, the orange-yellow warm light shines obliquely on the sea, this sea is not a rough Indian Ocean, but a lagoon connected to the Indian Ocean, the quiet blue is serenely bathed in the warm sun, and the mast of the sailboat pulls the slender shadow, a beautiful picture. I wanted very, very, very much to jump out of the car and follow the sun, but I could only regretfully watch it all slip away from me.
When the car stopped, Hong and Lin went to the restaurant to order food first, and I flew to the riverside on the side of the restaurant, and the rows of villas on the riverside were all white people on vacation, which was very lively at this time, and the restaurant was also full and crowded. Hong did a lot of homework for the trip, choosing to have dinner here because the restaurant is extremely famous, and the town of Knysna is famous on the Garden Route because of the beauty and food, but for me, the scenery is the best choice, and if I can shoot recklessly, I would rather not eat.
They also took good care of me and waited until they ordered a good meal before WeChat called me to dinner. The most famous dish here is oysters. Lynn must have asked me to eat one, and I began to resolutely not eat it, because I had been poisoned twice when I ate this thing, vomited up and down in the middle of the night, almost collapsed, and almost passed. I've never tasted it again. But I couldn't stand the world's top delicious name, tasted the smallest one, and smiled and said, you have to be ready to take me to the hospital at night. It turned out to be a night of nothing.
Just after eating, they were still checking out, and I slipped away to see the scene again. Alas, twenty minutes of gold passed like this.
Although the next few days are also picturesque, Knysna has a unique view, with harbors, still lakes, sailboats, flocks of birds, and a sunset in place, which is not available everywhere.
The car came dark to a quiet town, Georgetown.
I felt that the country I came to was not like South Africa, but very much like Europe. Each town is very European. The house is only two or three storeys and is exquisite and clean. The house is covered with small flower floor tiles, round doors, and even the sofa is a traditional European long-backed wooden chair, plaid cotton cushions, warm and literary.
The bed was extremely clean and soft, and it was as if you would sink into it and sleep peacefully overnight. I woke up early the next day, afraid to wake up Lynn, and crept out the door.
It's cold in Georgetown in the early morning, and I thought it would be almost the same as wearing long sleeves in the summer, but even if I put that thin down jacket on, it wouldn't get hot.
He didn't go far, the main one didn't dare to go far, he wasn't familiar with life, he couldn't even call for help when he encountered danger, how dare he go too far?
Sometimes I wonder if I am too timid, Chinese there are already many people who go around the world, and some women dare to go out alone, and their English is worse than mine. Lynn gave me a bunch of examples, but I was still worried and struggled.
Walking along, the sun came out, there were occasional cars coming and going, and some people came out to run and ride, and the light and shadow were beautiful. People passing by were watching me, and oh, it turned out I had become a part of town.
The breakfast abroad was really beautiful. A variety of fruits, crunchy croissants, plain yogurt, piping hot coffee, these are my favorites, plus omelettes and grilled mushrooms, as well as some local specialties that are very supportive every time.
After breakfast, we hit the road again, and soon came to the gate of a country called Wilderness National Park. We didn't go into the park, parked our car and headed for the curb, where there were little train tracks, very cute and very feeling, stretching forward and bending into the mountains. It's great to take portraits of the railroad tracks in the sun, I secretly thought about it. We ran along the railroad tracks to the bridge, and on both sides of the bridge were blue lakes, very blue and blue, and there were kayaks rowing on the lake, and those Europeans were shirtless, naked and muscular, swinging their slurries, splashing in an arc in the sun, a pleasing scene.
Europeans can play! This tranquil valley, this blue sky and white clouds under the lake, the lake is dotted with small villas, this fresh and intoxicating air. They paddle with their family or friends, completely immerse themselves in nature, and forget about the chaotic world.
Maybe everyone's pleasure point is different, there will be a very hilarious dinner, or a battle of wits at the table, it is also a great enjoyment. But I appreciate this kind of harmonious coexistence with nature, the enjoyment of the unity of nature and man, and what could be more pleasing to the body and mind?
Leaving this poetic valley, the car drives on the vast African grassland, the road stretches straight to the end of the sky, there are few cars on the road, and the speed of one hundred yards per hour is small Kaes. On both sides were private pastures with herds of cattle, sheep, horses, and ostriches, leisurely pacing and grazing on the grass. The road is undulating from time to time, and when it is upwards, it seems to be inserted into the clouds, which is called the heavenly road; when it is leaning down, it is overlooking the earth, and the heart is full of heroic spirit. A small car suddenly has heaven and earth.
On the far skyline, there is occasionally a lonely tree, like an umbrella, that is, an African acacia tree, imagine if there will be lions or cheetahs resting under the trees?
I even thought, far away from the world, just drive all the way.
The opposite side of the speeding vehicle reminds me to pay attention to the distance, a thin yellow line separates the two lanes, because the right drive has just been opened, the right car distance is not easy to grasp, the vehicle rendezvous often unconsciously leans to the left, but sometimes there are pedestrians on the left, the width is extremely limited, the other side is fast, with a whistle over a little is not exaggerated, so there will always be some tension.
Driving to Mossel Bay, an intoxicating blue suddenly comes into view, sweeping away the drowsiness and tension of the journey. (To be continued)