That Bagger is simply an animal. When he was in Skagway, he was wearing a short-sleeved shirt. Now here, he can soak in hot water for so long without any problem. Hong Tao estimates that people like this will never catch a cold.
For a cold, his body has adapted to all temperatures from zero to 60 degrees. Of course, viral influenza is still inevitable. That thing does not depend on physical fitness, but only on antibodies. Who gets the flu more often?
The immunity is strong.
It sounds very comfortable to soak in an outdoor hot spring at minus 40 degrees, but in fact it is not comfortable at all. Whoever wants to soak in a hot spring for a second time is a fool! You can't shrink your whole body into the water, at least your head must be exposed.
Well, when the little wind blows, the ears, nose, and lips
Including the face, it is all raw and sore. You can only dive your head into the water from time to time to relieve it, but if your head with water is exposed again, it will be blown into ice by the cold wind in a few seconds.
You can hear the ice cracking on your face when you laugh.
The most pitiful person is Irene. Both Hong Tao and Bagge have short hair, so it doesn't matter if it freezes. But Irene still wears a ponytail. Her long hair will freeze every time she comes out of the water.
It is made into different shapes, sometimes like a shovel, sometimes like a piece of wood carving, when you knock it on it, it makes a banging sound!
In the end, Hong Tao and Irene only lasted less than half an hour before they could no longer stand the cycle of cold, hot, cold, hot. No matter how thick-skinned Hong Tao was, he felt like he was about to get frostbite.
The two of them didn't care whether Bug wanted to leave or not, they climbed out of the hot spring and ran towards the tractor in a hurry.
"There is a backpack on the car seat! There is a bath towel in it. Dry yourself before putting on clothes, otherwise it will be very cold! There is also hot coffee in the thermos." Bag was still sitting near the hot spring mouth, his whole body red.
, while watching two naked people running naked on the snow, he shouted to them.
"How is it? Does it feel good? You should soak in it for a while. The hot springs here can cure diseases and are very effective against rheumatism. Inuit old people come here to soak for an hour every few days. They never suffer from rheumatism."
A few minutes later, Bug ran back like a big monkey, wiping himself with a bath towel while continuing to fool around.
"I lift it so much that I'm going to get rheumatism if I continue soaking in it. Now it's like there's a lack of lubricant in the joints of my bones. They make a creaking sound every time I move." Hong Tao and Irene were in their own cold-proof clothes at this time.
They were shivering, but their faces were much rosier, but they still felt a little cold.
"Okay, it's up to you. Let's go back and change cars. Do you want to play on snowmobiles?" Bage spread his hands indifferently and put on his clothes. Only then did Hong Tao realize that this guy was wearing a cold-proof suit.
Wearing only a thin layer of autumn clothes, it’s really irritating!
In comparison, Hong Tao still prefers snowmobiles. The rear wheels of this kind of motorcycles are tracks, and the front wheels are turned into a pair of short sleds. As soon as you accelerator, it will jump up, which is very exciting. Especially in the snow.
If you pass through a relatively deep place at high speed, there will be a few kicks behind the car.
The meter-high snow waves were very fun. Until it was getting dark, Hong Tao and Irene were still having fun driving snowmobiles on the slopes of the mountain. Bagge had probably had enough of this kind of thing, so he went for a two-hour run at 1 o'clock.
There is no point in being in a circle, just huddled in a tractor smoking a cigarette and drinking coffee.
When it got completely dark, Barger announced that all activities during the day were over. The dark night of Alaska's winter had arrived. It was just after 3:30 pm. The weather was still good. If it snowed heavily, it would be dark at 2 o'clock.
It's dark.
The three of them returned to the pastor's house and started preparing dinner together. Hong Tao couldn't help but make his best dumplings, which undoubtedly fooled Bag and the pastor and his wife. Although there were no fresh leeks for filling,
But the dumplings stuffed with scallions and reindeer meat also taste good, just a little bit spicy. After all, reindeer meat is not as fat as pork, so it is okay to eat.
After dinner, there was only one last program left, watching the Aurora.
Let’s not talk about the principle of aurora here. Hong Tao doesn’t quite understand it. Anyway, he knows that it is caused by the earth’s magnetic field. As for why it can only be seen at the two poles of the earth, it is probably because the earth’s two poles have strong magnetism.
There are many places on earth where you can see the aurora, such as Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Greenland in Northern Europe, Canada, Alaska in North America and Siberia in Asia. But overall, Alaska is the most suitable place. There are many reasons.
Simple, the transportation here is convenient, simple life services can be provided, and there is no light pollution in the city.
Although Greenland and northern Siberia are closer to the Arctic Circle, they are sparsely populated and have a harsher climate. It is difficult for ordinary people to survive there without the support of professionals and professional equipment. In places like Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland, the weather
The changes are too complicated. It often rains or snows, or it is very cloudy. There are not many days when you can see the aurora every year. Even if you do, the quality cannot be guaranteed.
Alaska also has the right latitude, the right climate, and little light pollution. It is globally recognized as the first choice place to see the aurora. Fairbanks is also known as the City of Aurora, with more than 200 days of clear skies every year.
The best time to watch the aurora is winter, when the humidity in the air is the lowest and the transparency is the highest, so the flood comes at the right time.
However, although it gets dark here after 3 p.m., you still have to wait a long time to see the aurora. According to the pastor and his wife, generally around 22 p.m. is when the aurora activity is most frequent, and it can last until 3 a.m.
, at 4 o'clock, if you want to see the most beautiful aurora, wait until late at night.
But it was just after 6 o'clock after dinner, and he couldn't just sleep and get up again, so Hong Tao came up with an idea to kill time. Everyone played cards together, and it couldn't be in vain, it had to make some noise!
The pastor and his wife don't care about gambling at all. They both left their homes and careers to come to this hellish place to spread the gospel. God will definitely not care about it so much. If you are not satisfied, you can change it! Who cares?
You can still come and do this job!
Hong Tao wasn't very good at playing the kind of Texas Hold'em poker that Americans play, so he started to teach Bag and the priest how to play Upgrade. He and Bag were on the same team, and Irene and the priest were on the same team. This was more fair, and Irene was a little bit better at Upgrade than Hong Tao.
times, and I remember the cards very clearly, just like memorizing the legal provisions.
Priest and Bugg are also very interested in this kind of team combat gameplay. Americans and Chinese have different habits. They are keen on communication, combination, and collaboration between people. They feel that the victory of team combat is higher.
On personal heroism.
The two groups started playing at 2. Irene and Pastor had already reached 10. Hong Tao and Bag had just passed 5. The main troublemaker here was Bag. Every time it was his turn to play cards, this gang leader was always anxious.
He showed his main card first, no matter how many main cards he had, he used it
In other words, you must have the initiative. As a result, he and Hong Tao often have more masters than each other. In the end, Irene is allowed to deduct enough points from the bottom belt. If not for Hong Tao, he can still be the master.
If you control the situation a little bit, you probably won't be able to get past 2.
The pastor's wife did not participate in the card game. She was responsible for serving tea and water for everyone, and then sat behind her husband to make suggestions. After the game, Hong Tao and Bage each lost 20 US dollars, but Bage did not give up.
He led everyone to start the second game. In the end, he still refused to change and always lost every time he played. Fortunately, Hong Tao got a few good hands of cards and the two sides remained deadlocked at 5.
"Aurora is coming, stop playing, Aurora is coming!" Just as Bagger picked up the cards again, the pastor's wife suddenly leaned on the window and shouted.
"Oh, let's go watch the aurora!" When Hong Tao heard the news, he threw the cards in his hand on the table, took three steps in two steps and ran upstairs to get the camera. He didn't want to play with this stubborn Bug.
Sorry, my lungs are about to explode. It’s time to break up now!
"Oh! Finish this fight! Aurora will be here all night, don't worry about it now!" As the saying goes, the more bad the cards are, the greater the addiction to the basket. Bagger was still studying how to deduct the cards. When he saw Hong Tao running away,
Don't give up yet.
"Don't play, don't play! Bug, your card-playing skills are much worse than your airplane-flying skills." Irene also threw away the cards, and while putting on her coat, she squeezed Bug.
"It's not just my fault, it's mainly a matter of coordination. I'm thinking about how to better communicate between two people, so that even if the cards are not very good, the chance of winning will be great." Bage didn't move at all.
He guessed that Aurora was tired of looking at it, so he grabbed Hong Tao's card, then looked at Irene's card, and started studying it with the priest.
"Communication is nonsense! If we can communicate, wouldn't it be cheating? Think about it for yourself, we're going out!" Hong Tao ran downstairs with the camera in his arms. He happened to hear Bage's words, curled his lips and gave him a sentence, and then
He put on his coat and took Irene with him to go out. The pastor and his wife definitely didn't want to see this.
"Hey, wait a minute, your camera will get frozen if you go out like this. You have to wrap it in your clothes. Take my clothes. Remember! Take it out when you take a photo, and leave it there for 10 seconds at most. Then
Put it in your clothes and wrap it up!" Bage saw Hong Tao holding the camera and quickly warned him while throwing his cold-weather clothes over.
"Hey, I met a good person, otherwise this trip would have been expensive!" Hong Tao looked at the Leica m8 camera in his hand, and quickly thanked God that he had met a good person. He and Wang Jian should go to get this camera
I bought it when I was participating in a fishing competition in Germany. It also cost nearly 10,000 euros along with a Summi x25mm lens. If it broke, I would have to take it back to Germany to have it repaired, which would be a loss! (To be continued...)
