Chapter seven hundred and sixty second entering the water
Canoes are popular all over the world.
The birthplace of rowing can also be found in many parts of the world, from Bolivia to Mongolia, from New Zealand to North America.
Ancient canoes have been discovered in the Ganges River Basin in India and the Nile River Basin in ancient Egypt. On the banks of the Euphrates River in ancient Babylon, the tomb of an Arab king was unearthed, which contained a small silver canoe and an oar. It is estimated that
It has a history of six thousand years.
The Indians in North America used deerskin and birch bark, the Egyptians used papyrus, and the Borneans used wood and other materials to build rowing boats.
A Maori war rowing boat on display in New Zealand is 117 meters long and can carry more than 80 people.
In North America, canoes were even more common at that time, and the locals used canoes with outriggers to discover the Bonicia Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Today, local people still widely use such small boats.
Even the Inuit people in the Arctic Circle have their own canoes.
They assembled a boat-shaped frame from driftwood and whale bones, covered it with sealskin and sewed it with gut and whale blubber.
The thin and slender, impermeable waterproof cover is designed to protect people from spray, rain, snow and cold.
Among them, the best quality canoes can be used to hunt mammals, water birds and reindeer in the sea, and they are quite quiet to use.
This kind of raft is called "KAYAK", which is Eskimo language and means "people boat".
Until modern times, canoeists still build traditional Eskimo canoes, but they no longer use sealskin and use synthetic fiber cloth instead.
In the Melanesian Islands in the South Pacific, people on the islands even have a special coming-of-age ceremony. If all the teenagers in the tribe want to become real Melanesian men, they must go out to sea alone in a canoe and catch a shark with their bare hands.
"So, it is not impossible to cross Point Nemo in a canoe. It can even be said to be very promising."
Bi Fang held up the torch and burned it against the palm trees.
He applied wet mud to the parts that were not to be dug out, and then used fire to grill the parts that were not coated with wet mud. After they became coke-like, he then used tools to chop and chisel, so that the loose coke layer was quickly removed.
After repeating this many times, you can achieve a more ideal shape.
Today is already the third day, and the first palm tree that was made can even be seen as the prototype of a canoe.
Around him, many onlookers have gathered.
An interesting thing even happened during this time. After cutting down the palm trees on the first day, the manager of the adventure resort invited him to stay and opened the most luxurious suite. He was still a little puzzled why he was so enthusiastic and turned around to look at
Managers from several other hotels also came over.
They all claimed that as long as Bifang goes to their place to make a canoe, he will give him a VIP card and stay for free.
As long as you agree, someone will come over immediately and drag the two trees away.
The manager of the adventure resort was anxious, but fortunately Bifang did not agree.
Bi Fang felt a little guilty about cutting down other people's trees and then going to other people's places to build canoes, so he could only decline.
In the evening, Bi Fang grilled meat in front of the bonfire, sprinkled the ingredients provided by the resort for free, and distributed them to everyone. It was considered a small bonfire party.
However, there is no prey at all on the island. There are only relatively abundant fish in the nearby ocean. It is difficult for a clever woman to survive without rice, so meat is also provided by the resort.
It has to be said that Easter Island is indeed a tourist destination. No wonder so many people spend a lot of money and fly thousands of miles and several days to come here.
There is no lighting on the island except for the small town, and it is located deep in the South Pacific, so the starry sky is very magnificent. Bifang even saw nearly a hundred stars in the constellation Orion!
[It’s so beautiful. My computer screen wallpaper used to be the statues of Easter Island gods. I didn’t expect the real scene to be even more beautiful]
[Unfortunately no money][Plus one]
[It doesn’t matter, everyone crowdfunds for me, I will go on the trip for you, and I will send you some photos (dog head) when the time comes]
The day was not bad either. Bi Fang didn’t just go canoeing, but went around on a dune motorcycle several times.
There are several nice beaches on the island, with white sand, coconut shadows and blue water. Not far away, there are stone statues standing quietly on the hillside.
And because Easter Island is isolated in the South Pacific, it has unique diving conditions.
There is no pollution on the island, there are few plankton on the sea, and the underwater visibility is ridiculously good, even reaching an astonishing 60 meters.
On the fifth day, the first canoe was about to take shape, and it looked almost completely different from the original tree.
Bi Fang squatted down and gently slid his fingers across the hull, feeling for any unevenness.
"Palm trees are very special. The fiber layer of their outer shell is very hard, but the material inside is relatively loose. Even without burning, normal iron tools can be scraped clean directly."
"On the one hand, fire roasting removes the internal moisture and eliminates the need for subsequent sun drying. It also makes the hull harder, waterproof and lighter."
"We have to bake it again later to make the hull completely black, then it will be considered complete."
After confirming the sealing, Bi Fang set up the hull, ran into the woods with an axe, cut down a tree, divided it into several sections, and propped the hull open to prevent it from being tanned and deformed later.
Then put the palm leaves into it and ignite it completely.
"The amount of fuel needs to be controlled empirically to ensure that all the palm leaves are burned without igniting the hull and that the tanning process can be completed."
This small boat is not big, only more than four meters and less than five meters in length.
"A boat that is too long is difficult to control, and it is easy to roll over if it encounters a storm. A length of more than four meters is just right."
To explain briefly, the flames also quickly extinguished.
Today's canoes are much lighter in weight, and Bifang can drag them by himself, tapping the hull with his knuckles and making a hard sound.
"The sound quality sounds good, but I don't know what will happen after it is put into the water."
To test the quality of a ship, it ultimately depends on whether it can be launched into the water and its carrying capacity.
Laying the rolling logs, Bi Fang dragged the canoe back to the beach little by little. Many tourists who got the news all put down their work and felt that they were watching the excitement on the shore.
After dragging the hull to the shore and looking at the rolling waves, Bi Fang wiped the sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath, and pushed the hull closer to the water a little bit under the nervous gazes of everyone.
The beach deformed under the advancement of the hull, and the sand spread to both sides under the squeeze, leaving a long trace.
Everyone was getting more and more nervous, and they couldn't help but clenched their fists. [It's coming, the big one is coming] [This time it's really big]
[Go in, go in!] [Go in at such a big age?]
The bow of the ship first touches the sea water, followed by the hull and stern. Under the buoyancy of the sea water, it floats on the sea little by little.
Bi Fang breathed a long sigh of relief. Everything went well. Warm cheers broke out on the shore.
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