tenth year of teaching

Chapter 249 Cape Town
The three centers of South Africa are politics, economy, and culture. The coastal city of Cape Town coexists with economy and beauty.

Dabei took a week's leave and flew mother and son to Cape Town. At this time, the CEO was also outside and had not yet returned.The short flight took only two hours, and the family landed at CPT.A local Chinese tour guide hired in advance came to pick us up. In early summer, I was surprised that there were Chinese people everywhere. Dabei corrected that they should be Chinese. They had moved their families to Africa as early as the 90s and [-]s and had settled there for decades.

Cape Town combines the ruggedness of Africa and the charm of the coast. The intersection of the tall Table Mountain with the Atlantic and Indian Oceans creates a unique scene.

I rented an independent apartment along the coast. After leaving the room, I walked down the path and arrived at the beach in less than 10 minutes.Huge waves lapped at the shore, and among the lawns along the coast were various children's play equipment, and the stones rushed forward with a cry of surprise.

Seagulls and seabirds surround you, throwing out bread, and they will always gather and never leave.Occasionally, I would meet a black child going out for physical education class. He would run past him chirping and smile with his white teeth.Keep walking, the huge rocks under the embankment are covered with various shellfish, and the standing water birds look at you curiously.

About a hundred meters out, there will be a shallow beach. Go down the steps and you will find shells of various shapes, colors and sizes scattered among them.Picking up stones one after another: "Give this to my grandpa, give this to my grandpa, and give that to my grandpa..."

"You seem to be homesick, right?" Dabei stood behind him.

"Well, my dad spends a lot of time at home. I didn't think about it before. Maybe after being out for a long time, I still think about it." Chu Xia explained, "The children should be smaller."

"Let's go out and play tomorrow. There are a lot of fun places here." Dabei looked at his son fondly.

"What's there? Dad." Shitou put down the shell in his hand and was curious.

"There's all kinds of animals, gorilla, Gorilla - oooooooooo."

The days spent together as a family are always particularly warm. Sitting on the beach in early summer, enjoying the cool and moist sea breeze, with the endless sea in the distance, the depression in my heart gradually disappears.

There were a few homeless people lying under the rocks in the distance. Chu Xia looked at the shells on the ground under his feet and said to Dabei: "Both of them will disappear in China."

"what?"

Chu Xia pointed at the homeless man in the distance with his mouth full, "The shells on the seaside have long been made into various handicrafts and sold. How can there be a homeless man sleeping on the shells?"

Dabei smiled, "You, typical Chinese thinking. People here get their salary at the end of the month, and they earn it when they run out of money after playing for ten days. They advocate timely enjoyment, and you can't understand the happiness of a homeless person." .”

After resting the next day, the Chinese tour guide took them to visit the famous scenic spot, The Cape of Good Hope. Before reaching the top, they were tired and fell asleep playing with rocks, but in order to let the children stand at the Cape of Good Hope and take a look at the intersection of the two oceans, The father carried the child all the way up the mountain.

No matter how high the mountain is, it takes several hours to climb it. There are tourists from all over the quiet stone road with different skin colors but the same smile.On the seaside at the foot of the mountain are huge sea thorns half a meter thick.The breeze is blowing, spring is approaching in South Africa, and the air is filled with attractive fragrance.

There are many tourists on the top of the mountain. At the intersection of the two oceans, a line of white waves rolls straight forward. At both ends of the intersection are oceans of different shades that will never merge together.

"That sign was still some distance away from BJ before, but it has been removed now."

"why?"

"It seems that this government is still not close to China."

A wooden signboard under the mountaintop lighthouse hangs arrows pointing to cities in different countries, including LONDON 9623KM, NEW YORK 12541KM, AMSTERDAM 9635KM, RIO DE JANEIRO 6055KM, and SYDNEY 11642KM.
I walked around in early summer and saw that at the joint where the sign had been removed, the long-lasting sea breeze had caused the metal buckle to become rusty.

Shitou woke up and kept asking about the way down the mountain.

"Dad, the house over there has a roof made of grass. Why?"

"Dad, there are gorillas on the roadside."

"Dad, why are the colors of the sea different?"

"Dad, why are they called the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean?"

"dad……"

Everything was so wonderful about a week's holiday in Cape Town.Driving along the coast, you will see hollow rock walls above your head, half-covering the road. During the rainy season, rain will fall along the road.Huge waves hit the sea surface on one side of the mountain bay, and around the corner is a quiet bay. White-skinned beauties are walking on the beach in bikinis, no matter whether it is winter or summer.

There is a parking lot along the coast. There is a transparent glass room next to the parking space, which is said to be the resident's own elevator.It turns out that there are multi-story independent houses along the cliff.Many Europeans and Americans buy houses and settle here, and many celebrities come here for vacation.

Victoria Harbor, Seal Bay... I walked through the scenery and felt the slow pace of life. The passers-by were all leisurely. Occasionally, I stopped to watch a street performer on the street. The performers painted with metallic luster thought they were statues, but they didn't touch them very much. It started to move.

We had planned to see tropical penguins, but we were delayed because we discovered a small sea paradise.The tour guide still insisted on taking everyone up to have a look. When we walked along the wooden path, we discovered that the only difference between opening and closing the door was whether we could get up close to the penguins on the beach.As you walk along the outside of the island, little penguins tilt their heads at you curiously on the side of the fence.

Welcome to Boulders really embodies the most kind welcome. The stones are running around excitedly. Everything is so novel.On the way back, we stopped for a quick meal at a beachside bar. We went down the steps and saw various sea creatures on the beach. A transparent creature about the size of a human head attracted Shitou's attention.

When the tour guide came down from the meal, he saw it and carefully packed it in a bag. He said it was jellyfish and could be eaten cold when he went home.There is a sculpture of a domestic dog on the beach. The tour guide said that it was a loyal protector of its owner. It told a touching story. After its death, the locals built a statue to commemorate it.

On the last day, we bid farewell to the tour guide, and the family took a red coastal sightseeing bus and walked into a private bird paradise. The paradise built with the goal of protecting birds already accommodates thousands of species of birds.

The stones on the balcony are filled with collected shells of various colors. Looking at the tanned little things, I am filled with joy in early summer.Until the return trip, everything was going very well. Before boarding the plane, Dabei made a phone call with a dark face and got into a quarrel in the noisy lobby.

"MD, she uses the company's car and funds when she goes out. I go out to spend my own money, do you still want her to tell me?" Dabei blushed with anger, "Hurry up and send me a car to pick me up. You also know that the public security in Johannesburg is not good. , No matter what the problem is, we’ll talk about it after we go back. My wife and kids are still there, and it doesn’t matter what the hell happens to me. If anything happens to my wife and kids, I want her to pay with her life! MD.”

Chu Xia was frightened when she heard this. She grabbed Da Bei's clothes and whispered comfort, not knowing what happened.

(End of this chapter)