What happened when a couple in Hangzhou took their 4-year-old son across South America for 4 and a half months?

On March 20 17, Metropolitan Express reported that Xu Chenghua, 35, from Liaoning, was nicknamed "Lao Ji" because he loved to play extreme sports. He has made dozens of outdoor expeditions to Tibet and Xinjiang. His wife, Xiao Zhu, also met and fell in love during the trip, and his son was pregnant during a trip to Africa, so he was named Xiao Simba, hoping that he could be as strong as the lion king. The picture shows Lao Ji arriving at the South Pole with his wife and 4-year-old son Simba.

Lao Ji engaged in dozens of outdoor activities at home and abroad, and finally took kayaking and kayaking as his favorite. Lao Ji said that these two sports have a high demand for water, and Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou is the best place in China. So in 20 15, Lao Ji settled in Qiandao Lake and founded a kayak club after riding a motorcycle around the world with his family and returning to the North Pole.

My son Simba likes animals very much. In 20 15, when Simba was two and a half years old, Lao Ji took him on a three-wheeled motorcycle for 180 days and went to the North Pole to see the furry polar bear through 12 countries. Soon, Simba proposed to go to the South Pole to see penguins. So, on 2065438+016543810.2, 2006, after making full preparations and plans, Lao Ji's family set off from Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou and embarked on a trip to the South Pole via South America.

After flying to South America, they set off from Ecuador, the northernmost part of South America, all the way south, passing through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and other countries, and traveled all over South America. In the meantime, they traveled all over the Galapagos Islands, Amazon forest, Inca ancient road, Easter Island, the mirror of the sky and other places by motorcycle, car and boat. The picture shows Simba playing with an elephant turtle in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.

Fishing piranhas in the Amazon forest.

2065438+On February 20th, 2007, after their trip in ushuaia, a small city in South America (the southernmost city in the world), they finished their trip to South America and prepared to board a boat for the South Pole. Lao Ji said that there are many tourists who have been to the Antarctic, but most of them have not crossed the Antarctic circle. The Antarctic Circle is a latitude circle of 66 34' south latitude. Geographically and scientifically, only by crossing the Antarctic circle can we really reach the South Pole. Lao Ji said that at present, only a few capable adventure ships in the world operate adventure routes crossing the Antarctic circle, but these companies and insurance companies have a rule that children under 10 are not allowed because of safety. GeExpedition Adventure Boat Company contacted by Lao Ji finally made an exception and let them board the adventure boat after learning that their family was completing a trip across South America to the South Pole and planned to shoot a documentary.

On February 2 1 day, a family boarded the research ship, 134 passengers came from all over the world. The per capita price of various cabins on board ranges from 70,000 to 1.300 yuan (RMB). Generally, triple rooms and quadruple rooms are the most popular. After a day and a half, the research ship crossed the Drake Strait, which is famous for its wild waves, and reached the Antarctic Peninsula.

On February 26th, with the countdown of the radio station "5, 4, 3, 2, 1", the research ship crossed the Antarctic Circle, and the whole ship was boiling. After more than four months' travel, Lao Ji's family finally reached the South Pole. "We are more excited than anyone on board, because we have walked for too long and reached the South Pole with difficulty." Four-year-old Simba also became the smallest China person to reach the South Pole. "Simba is undoubtedly the smallest China person to reach the South Pole." Lao Ji said, "Is it the smallest in the world? I dare not say yet. Several adventure ship companies have verified that the youngest foreign country to go to the Antarctic circle is 7 years old. " They spent four days in the Antarctic circle, and the whole journey to the South Pole took 16 days.

Lao Ji said that during the five-month journey, they spent about 600,000 yuan, of which the biggest expense was a boat ticket to and from Antarctica, and three people spent 220,000 yuan. Lao Ji thinks it is worth spending.

"In my eyes, the only thing a child has to do in childhood is to play. The biggest task of parents is to accompany, to lead and to grow together. There is no shortcut to any place worth going, so is travel, and so is raising a baby. " Lao Ji said: "I hope our story can inspire China's parents to accompany their children to grow up."

In the next few days, Lao Ji's family will continue to visit Iguazu Falls in Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. After the Rio adventure, they will return to Hangzhou on March 23rd.