Chapter 688: Hitchhiking

How can we see that China is strong? The simplest proof is: current Stars and Stripes country visas are valid for ten years. Holders of Stars and Stripes country visas can enter and leave the Stars and Stripes country at will within ten years, and each time can stay for up to half a year. This was unimaginable in the early days. At that time, you had to sign every time you went, and it would be troublesome to die.
When Xiao Peng appeared at the San Francisco International Airport, the person most familiar with him could not recognize him at first glance.
Now he is wearing hiking shoes, wearing big sunglasses, and carrying a big backpack. He is a living image of a travel companion. Xiao Peng watched Stars and Stripes movies all day, and he dared to go out on a ride. He wanted to try it.
The reason why he chose to start from San Francisco was simple. Xiao Peng wanted to walk along the No. 1 Highway in the Star Tangle Country.
Route 1 in the Star Strip is one of the must-see attractions in a lifetime by National Geographic magazine, and it is also the most popular self-driving route in North America.
Different from the desolate and desolate "Star Tiao National Highway" in the impression, Highway One has sunshine all the way to the sea, and the various towns and national parks along the way make it more than just looking at the sea. Some people say that the existence of this highway is to let people understand a truth: sometimes the destination is not so important, and the scenery along the way will make you linger.
If you travel by car on Highway 1, you must walk from north to south, that is, from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Because the highway driving in this direction is close to the coastline, and vice versa, most observation decks on the side of the road cannot be stopped. Xiao Peng has only one thousand dollars in cash in his pocket. Although he was carrying his own American Express card, Xiao Peng committed the crime. Niu Jin has to choose walking and riding on his own. After applying for a Verizon mobile phone card, Xiao Peng immediately moved on.
The reason for applying for a mobile phone card is that the card with the best signal coverage in the Stars and Stripes is currently available. Xiao Peng also counts on it to check Google Maps to find the best pick-up point.
The result is not bad: some things in the Star-Stripe Nation are still not deceiving. Like hitchhiking. Hitchhiking is not common in China, but in Star-Tangled Nation, this seems to be a kind of culture. Xiao Peng stood by the roadside and stopped the car as he walked. It really made him catch a car.
It is a Ford F150 that is very common in Stars and Stripes. People here have a soft spot for pickups. Ford F series, Chevrolet pickups, and Dodge RAM pickups occupy the top three on the sales list. In the life and culture of the Star-Stripe Country, I like to do everything by myself. Whether it is building a house or working in the countryside, you have to do it yourself. In addition, the people of Star-Stripe Country have a love for outdoor sports. Usually, you can pull a speedboat and pick up trucks. Pickup trucks that can carry people, are powerful and even can cross-country, have become the first choice for people in Stars and Stripes to buy cars. This is the opposite of China. Many urban roads in China do not allow pickup trucks to pass, and some areas also restrict the load capacity. So even if the F150 is sold in China, the rear compartment will be covered with a cover, which is not sold as a pickup truck. Otherwise, a reflective strip must be attached to the bottom of the car before it can go on the road.
It was two young men who gave Xiao Peng a ride, both surfers. The taller blond was named Candi, and the shorter brown-haired man was named Jenny. The skin of the two of them was red. One It seems to be often exposed to the sun. After whites are exposed to the sun, their skin color will turn red. Therefore, in the Stars and Stripes, there is also a proprietary insulting vocabulary for whites, which is "red neck", which almost refers to the poor white man. The trunk of their car was loaded with surfboards and the like, and the compartment was full.
Despite this, Xiao Peng was still very enthusiastic about giving him a ride. But their destination is not far away, to surf at Half Moon Bay State Beach near San Francisco.
Jenny is not very talkative, and Candi is a talkative, especially when Xiao Peng takes off his hat and sunglasses, and when he heard that Xiao Peng is a Chinese, Candi talks more: "Wow, Xiao, you It’s the Huaxia people I have ever met with the most spirit of the Stars and Stripes. Have you escaped?"
"What" Xiao Peng widened his eyes and looked at Candi puzzled.
So along the way, Xiao Peng was explaining to Candi that China is not a fascist dictatorship. Not all Chinese people work in sweatshops. Tibet’s history and Tibet have always been an inseparable part of China, not like them. I think it is because China is close to Tibet and actively bullying Tibet.
As for the question that Huaxia people are stealing employment opportunities for the people of Star-Stripe Country in some way, Xiao Peng did not refute it. You Americans are lazy and your boss is unwilling to hire you, so it's our fault?
All in all, Xiao Peng can be regarded as discovering that many Star Stripe people really don't care about other countries at all. Some of Candie's problems make Xiao Peng dumbfounded.
For example, Candi asked him: "Do you have any TV programs similar to "Stars and Stripes Country Idol" in China?" Xiao Peng answered honestly: "Of course, we have." Candi: "That's the only thing you can do. There’s a place to vote, right?" Xiao Peng: "@#?! ¥?!?%"
This is the Stars and Stripes, a group of guys with nostrils and eyes on the top of their heads. . . . . .
Xiao Peng did not go to Half Moon Bay State Beach with Kandy and the others, but went to the Pigeon Point Lighthouse not far from it. When he got off the bus, Xiao Peng took a group photo with the two of them. He wanted to record what he saw and heard along the way. Keep it as a memory.
After breaking up with the two, Xiao Peng came to the Pigeon Point Lighthouse.
Pigeon Point is the tallest lighthouse on the Pacific coast of the Star Striped Nation and is still in use today. A white lighthouse and a small white wooden house stand alone on the cape.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse is an ancient lighthouse.
It was established in 1872. Or use the ancient kerosene lamp and lens to indicate. The light on the lighthouse has a total of 984 lenses, 24 cow glasses, and a total weight of four tons! And all the lenses are made in Paris, France. When in use, it flashes a white light every ten seconds, visible for 24 miles! The light source here used animal oil in the first time, later changed to kerosene, and later changed to electricity, now it has become an automatic beacon. But for more than a hundred years, no matter how advanced technology is, this lighthouse has been in use.
It is a pity that when Xiao Peng came, the place was closed to the public due to natural damage. It turned out that this place was free to visit.
After Xiao Peng left a lot of photos here, he did not take a car to continue on the road, but continued along the coast towards Banyue Bay. There is a bay between the two, through the bay, you can directly see the side of Half Moon Bay.
But even though it looked close, it was really not close to walk. It was nearly five kilometers away, but Xiao Peng was not in a hurry, wandering around with a backpack on his back, and soon came to Half Moon Bay State Beach.
In other words, the coastline here is really beautiful, but unlike the coastline of Qindao where Xiao Peng's family is located, it is windy and waved. After all, the Star-Spangled Nation is not like China. There is no continental shelf sea like the Yellow Sea to buffer the wind and waves. The strong winds and waves in the Pacific are directly on the face. Because of this, along the coastline of California, there are scattered small towns that are especially suitable for surfing. The wind and waves here are indeed heavy.
Xiao Peng had just arrived here and saw a group of people staring at the coastline with nervous expressions. There were men and women. Xiao Peng saw that Jenny was also standing there, but the expression on his face became more anxious. Xiao Peng followed their gazes, there was nothing special, there were people surfing in the distant sea.
"Jenny, what are you looking at?" Xiao Peng walked over and asked.
Jenny looked at Xiao Peng: "Oh, Xiao, it! Candi is surfing with people now!"
Xiao Peng shrugged: "Then it's better than chanting, why are you so nervous? Seeing that your nervous expression has changed. Don't you all say that you are a surfer? What are you afraid of. I think the Stars and Stripes like competition." He was still upset about the dispute between Lulu and Kandy on the China issue.
"Shit competition!" Jenny was anxious: "This is a surf duel! Oh my God, this stupid Candi."
Xiao Peng was taken aback: "Surfing duel? What does this mean? What happened to you here?"
Jenny was probably also nervous and explained to Xiao Peng: "Candy quarreled with'Dogtail' Simpson. Two people used their own surfboards as a bet. They both went to the same huge wave at the same time. It is very dangerous here. Big. The three basic safety rules for surfing are: first, don’t face the direction of the incoming wave at any time, second, don’t be in the wave break area, which is the range of the white waves, and third, be with other People keep a certain distance! But look at Candi, who is in the break zone now, and is so close to Simpson, it’s very dangerous."
Jenny really seems to be too nervous. He who didn't talk much along the way, now he talks desperately, as if talking can calm his emotions: "Xiao, you Chinese don’t understand if you don’t play surfing, like they are now If you miss the big wave you are going to conquer, the consequences are very dangerous. Falling from the big wave feels like falling off a three-story building, and then you will feel engulfed by a waterfall, and it feels like crossing a mountain and an overwhelming sea If you fall into the water in a deep sea area like this, the most dangerous thing is that your hands and feet will be restrained. The whole person is pulled by the surfboard like a puppet to pull his legs. After all, all surfers wear ankle ropes to link the ankles and the surfboard. This can use the buoyancy of the surfboard to save people's lives, but it also brings danger. When being dragged around the seabed, the body may undergo many crazy twists: the surfboard may hit people! The belt may be damaged! It may even entangle people's feet! The end result is likely to be to rush people into deeper waters. Many surfers will be injured or even killed!"
Special, who said that Chinese people do not understand surfing? Do you believe me when I started witchcraft to abuse you all?
But seeing that Jenny was so nervous, Xiao Peng comforted him: "Jenny, don't worry, isn't Candi a surfer? He must be confident to challenge such big waves."
"Bullshit, my Huaxia brother! I have known him for so many years. I don't know his level anymore? He has never rushed through such a high wave. He is really looking for death. He is confident? He has a hell. Confident!" Jenny scolded.
Xiao Peng asked puzzledly: "Since surfing is so dangerous, why do you still surf?"
When Jenny heard this question, his face was full of pride: "This is a fashionable extreme sport, the pursuit of this kind of thrill between life and death, this is not what you conservative Chinese people can understand... .Oh Shet!"
When Jenny was chatting with Xiao Peng, he still didn't forget to stare at the coast. Before he could finish his words, Candi was swallowed by the huge waves. . . . . .