My trip to 海南岛…

It’s been days from my return on 5^th May. The reason why this journal kept unrecorded is that I’ve been totally and irresistibly tied by广东省大学生商业策划大赛. I didn’t even have time for dinner, let alone the updating. Involving in such a fierce competition is, beyond all doubts, vigor and competence challenged. It’s time-consuming, energy-devastating and consistence-validating. After a couple of sleepless nights, the final scheme is delivered this morning (5.9), at 0:29, right before the DEADLINE 0:30!!! The uploading FTP had been shut down immediately the moment our scheme was delivered. SHEER LUCK!!!

Ok, now comes my trip to Hainan from 5.1 ~ 5.5…

(Members: my aunt Mei and her 2 friends, my cousin Kangta)

THE SHIP TRIP

We set off on 1^st May, went down to Nansha Port and took the椰香公主号to海口. I had heard that it was a cruise, but when I got there, I was shock to find out a better definition – ship, or exactly, cargo ship! It was rather dirty and disgusting up there. Though the room we booked was the 2^nd tourist class, it has nothing more than 4 beds and 5 people would already have reached the capacity limit. No toilet, no lavabos, no windows… There’s no entertainment on the ship. The only thing available is 3 little television sets enveloped by crowds.

If that was not enough to ruin my optimistic trip, then it was the lady’s room gave me the last stroke. Pee is everywhere. The moment I stepped inside, my feet was soaked by that disgusting liquid!!! You can never imagine how hard it was for a squeamish person like me to resign to such situation. And I was gonna stay on it till the next day!

During the 2 days, I hadn’t eaten anything from the ship. The food on ship is not only expensive, but lousy also. When I went into the canteen, I could find nothing suitable to swallow. Worse still, that kind of meal cost even ￥10 per capita! The ice scream worth￥1 on land was 5 times more in value there, not to mention other edible substance. Luckily, the fellows had brought a lot fast food on board. Then we were able to solve the problem without going out.

The fact is, it cost me ￥300 for shipping while ￥450 for flying back. It was never about the money, which if it was, I might partly feel better. My aunt and her friends believed that watching the sunrise on sea would definitely color the trip in more senses than one. The people I traveled with are all very rich and respectable humans, and they’d left their footprints on all the 7 continents. Thus their decision on transportation pales my dissatisfaction thoroughly. I wished I would be awarded by memorizing the unforgettable sunrise. However, it was not the case…

The next morning (2^nd May) I got up by 5:30, following my experienced fellows onto the deck. The wind was terribly strong in the morning, and I could see no clue but tons of clouds. I waited and waited, in great patience. By 7:30 that morning, when people began to gather up for chat, I still observed nothing in the sky. The world had been brighten, and finally I noticed its weakest source behind the cloud. The sunrise was block by thick clouds, and rising was done before I get anything… upset, I went downstairs back to my cabin and went on sleep…

IN HAIKOU

At about 12:30PM, we finally debarked in Haikou. Right in the harbor, we were surrounded by a vast sea of illegitimate bus to Sanya. Thanks to our preparation, we soon got to the legal bus station and began our new journey. While on the bus, I was deeply amused by the beautiful scenery along the road. Three hours later, we reached Sanya.

IN SANYA

to be continued...