仔，你17歲，大個啦，等我話你知一個秘密，一個同你爸爸家明有關嘅秘密...
18年前，有一對電波夫婦決定環遊世界旅行去，到了南美 - 亞根廷布宜諾斯艾利斯，跳足三個月tango, 學會幾句Español, 再次出發尋找剌激，往南極進發。在2000美元一位的貨船，與8000美元一位的豪華團之間，電波公選了前者，到了南極貨船放下兩人，說晩上便會回來，那知，它一去不返。電波公窮一身絶學，也找不到吃的，那些海豹、企鵝、鯨魚、南極磷蝦、鰭魚、冰鯖魚、海蜘蛛、珊瑚、海星、海蝸牛、南極百吉卡蚊蚋全不見影縱，是極地冰雪溶化了帶來環境改變嗎？與此同時，電波妻發現自己有了身孕，饑寒交迫之下，看著電波公的手臂，想起肥美的肉排...情急之下，只好...
醒了....
Last night I had a Christmas party with the GA crew. The crew I have been with on the boat called GA since 2006. They were very excited about our world trip, also having concern such as medical insurance, the difference between pickpocket and robbery (as the later can claim insurance), transportation, food, money, work and living place after the trip etc. To them we are doing a very bold move, to me they have too many worries. A typical Hong-konger certainly has a lot of worries about such a trip with concern about what next and money. I shared a view that if next year is the end of the world, would there be difference between facing it next to the Iguazu Fall and facing it in your office with piles of work around you. I regretted not going further talking about Jesus's coming at anytime. My point at that time was to challenge their lifeviews. I sensed that they did have some reflection about "would we do that ?". They also suggested many ways of earning money along the way. They are very creative, such as writing Chinese calligraphy of sale (I should buy brush and ink, which are easier to carry than electrical egg pie machine), merchandising local products and selling online etc. They were excited, also mixed an atmosphere of missing and nostalgia.
(watching Maria doing belaying in climbing exam at the moment, kind of distracted now)
Another information I got is the trip from South America in Antarctica. The cheapest way is to wait in the port for budget seat, and that still cost USD5000 per person for a 20 days trip. It is so expensive and we may not go there.
Finally, I won the lucky draw of 3 sunscreen lip balms, which should be enough for use in these 2 years.
It was a good farewell gathering. I left 2 race shirts for Arthur for my successors, don't know if we shall take the same boat when we are back. When I said in a humorous tone that we shall not be back (who knows, but with an idea that we may settle somewhere), they were very worried, with implication that we shall lose our lives somewhere. Why do HK people so pessimistic ? No matter what, they are good people and friends of mine
Thanks to GA and crew for these years of good sailing.
