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Chapter 765 Entering the Water

Canoes can be said to be blooming all over the world.

The birthplace of rowboats can also be found in many parts of the world, from Bolivia to Mongolia, and from New Zealand to North America.

Ancient canoes have been found in the Ganges River Valley of India and the Nile River Valley of ancient Egypt, and the tomb of an Arabian king was unearthed on the banks of the Euphrates River in Babylon, in which there was a small silver canoe and a paddle. It has a history of six thousand years.

The Indians in North America used buckskin and birch bark to make rowboats, the Egyptians used papyrus, and the Borneans used wood and other materials to make rowing boats.

A Maori rowboat exhibited in New Zealand used for war is 117 meters long and can carry more than 80 people.

In North America, when canoes were more common, locals discovered the Polynesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean using canoes with outriggers. Today, the local people also widely use this kind of boat.

Even the Inuit in the Arctic Circle have their own canoe.

They assembled the ship-shaped skeleton out of driftwood and whalebone, covered it with sealskin and stitched it with gut and blubber.

The appearance is thin and slender, and the waterproof cover is designed to protect people from spray, spray, rain, snow and cold.

The best quality canoes can be used to hunt mammals, water birds and caribou in the sea, and they are quite quiet to use.

This kind of raft is called "KAYAK", which means "person boat" in Eskimo language.

Even in modern times, canoeists still make traditional Eskimo canoes, but instead of using sealskin, they use synthetic fiber cloth.

In the Melanesian Islands in the South Pacific, people on the island even have a special coming-of-age ceremony. If all teenagers in the tribe want to become real Melanesian men, they must go out to sea alone in a canoe to catch a shark with their bare hands.

"Therefore, it is not impossible to cross Point Nemo with a canoe, and it can even be said that there is great hope."

Bi Fang held a torch and roasted palm trees.

He coated the parts not to be dug out with wet mud, and then grilled the parts that were not coated with wet mud with fire. After they were charred, he chopped them with tools, so that the loose coke layer was quickly removed.

After repeating this many times, it can be made into a more ideal shape.

Today is the third day, and the first palm tree can even be seen as the prototype of a canoe.

Beside him, many onlookers had already gathered.

An interesting thing even happened in the middle. 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. Managers from several other hotels also ran over.

They all claimed that as long as Bi Fang went to make canoes with them, he would give him a VIP card and stay for free.

As long as you agree, someone will come over and drag the two trees away immediately.

The manager of the adventure resort was impatient, but fortunately, Bi Fang did not agree.

After cutting down other people's trees and building a canoe at someone else's place, Bi Fang felt a little guilty and could only decline.

In the evening, Bi Fang grilled meat in front of the bonfire, sprinkled the discarded ingredients from the resort for free, and distributed it to everyone. It was a small bonfire party.

It's just that there is no prey on the island at all, only the nearby ocean is rich in fish, and it is difficult for a smart woman to cook without rice, so the meat is also sent by the resort.

I have to say that Easter Island is worthy of being a tourist attraction. No wonder so many people spend a lot of money and fly thousands of miles to come here for several days.

The island has no lighting except for the small town, and it is in the depths of the South Pacific Ocean, so the starry sky is very magnificent. Bi Fang even saw nearly a hundred stars in the constellation of Orion!

[Beautiful, my computer screen wallpaper used to be the statue of the gods on Easter Island, I didn't expect the real scene to be more beautiful]

【Unfortunately no money】

【plus one】

[It’s okay, everyone crowdfunding for me, I will travel there for you, and I will send you some photos (dog head) when the time comes]

The daytime was not bad, Bi Fang was not all making canoes, but driving a sand motorcycle for several laps.

There are several good beaches on the island, white sand, coconut shadows, blue sea water, and there are hillsides and stone statues standing quietly not far away.

And because Easter Island is isolated in the South Pacific Ocean, the diving conditions are unique.

There is no pollution on the island, and there are few plankton on the sea. The underwater visibility is ridiculously good, even reaching an astonishing 60 meters.

On the fifth day, the first canoe was about to take shape, looking almost completely different from the original trees.

Bi Fang squatted down, and gently slid his fingers across the hull, feeling for any unevenness.

"The palm tree is very special. Its outer shell fiber layer is very hard, but the inner material is relatively loose. Even without fire, normal iron can be scraped clean directly."

"It's just that the fire roasting removes the internal moisture on the one hand, eliminating the need to dry it in the sun, and it can also make the hull harder, waterproof and lighter."

"After a while, it will be baked again to make the hull completely black, and the production will be considered complete."

After confirming the airtightness, Bi Fang set up the hull, ran to the woods with an axe, cut down a tree, divided it into several sections, and propped the hull apart to prevent it from being deformed by tanning later.

Palm fronds are then placed in it and fully ignited.

"The amount of fuel needs to be grasped empirically. It is necessary to ensure that the hull will not be ignited when all the palm leaves are burned, and the tanning process can be completed."

This small boat is not big, only about four meters in length.

"A boat that is too long is not easy to control, and it is easy to roll over if it encounters a storm. The length of four meters is just right."

To explain briefly, the flames are also quickly extinguished.

The current canoe is much lighter, and Bi Fang can drag it by himself, knocking on the hull with his knuckles, making a bang bang sound.

"The sound quality sounds good, but I don't know what will happen after going into the water."

To test the quality of a ship, it ultimately depends on whether it can be launched into the water and what the load capacity is.

Covered with 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 the beach was lively.

Dragging the hull to the shore, looking at the rolling waves, Bi Fang wiped the sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath, and under the tense eyes of everyone, pushed the hull and approached the sea a little bit.

The beach is deformed under the advancing of the hull, and the sand spreads to both sides under the extrusion, leaving a long trace.

Everyone's mood became more and more tense, and they couldn't help clenching their fists.

【It's coming, the big one is coming】

【This is 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, a little bit floats on the sea surface.

Bi Fang let out a long sigh of relief.

all the best.

There were enthusiastic cheers on the shore.