Chapter 419 A Group Voyage (1/2)

Chapter 419: A Group Voyage

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Page was a well-known town. All the local residents of Flagstaff knew about it.

Li Du told Sophie that he would be leaving for Page and Sophie took the initiative to give him an introduction of the famous town.

There were many tourist attractions in northeast Arizona, such as Lake Powell, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and so on, with Page town being the place of convergence of these tourist attractions. The economy of the town was fairly well-developed, but there were no tourist attractions in the town. It was a place where visitors rested and recharged themselves.

Having heard from Sophie the various tourist attractions, Li Du said, ”Wait for my postcards, then.”

Sophie was excited by the thought of receiving more postcards. Last time, she had received postcards of the Cathedral and of Forest Park, which were very beautiful and precious. The postcards had been carefully kept by her.

The auction would be held on September 18th, which was a historic day for the Chinese, and Li Du always remembered the date. They embarked on their journey two days in prior to the day of the auction.

Before leaving for Page, Li Du and Hans told Turis and the other treasure hunters about the auction and asked if they wanted to come along too. The group of treasure hunters immediately agreed, and when they set off for Page on September 16th, the convoy of big trucks appeared on the highway again.

Hans did a count and noticed that this round, they had 36 treasure hunters from Flagstaff joining them in their voyage to Page.

They were driving in the northeast direction; at noon they turned onto Highway 89. They just needed to keep driving straight now and they could reach the town of Page.

Li Du noticed that Hans had prepared a lot of daily necessities for the trip and asked curiously, ”What's with the pots, pans, and box of tissues? And these tents, hunting knives, and even a hacksaw. What are you up to?”

Hans replied gleefully, ”Since we're going to Page, we must make a trip to the Hopi Tribe. We might be able to exchange something good with them.”

”Hopi Tribe?” Li Du asked.

”Yes, the Hopi are descended from the Ancient Pueblo People. They are sort of similar to the Amish, as they have little contact with the outsiders and they are self-sufficient. They also like to barter trade with people from the outside world, just like the Amish.”

”Their settlement is very close to Page?”

Hans shrugged. ”Not really that near. They're staying in Old Oraibi. Definitely worth making a trip there, that's probably the oldest settlement in North America.”

There were a lot of people and cars at the scenic tourist spots. They didn't go visit the tourist attractions; the convoy headed straight to the town first.

Page was a small town with clean and tidy streets. There were shops, restaurants, and many goods were readily available. There was also a cinema and a theater club. It was simply a smaller version of Flagstaff.

Hans told him that most of the tourists treated Page as a transfer station for going to Lake Powell, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, the National Park or State Park and other places of interests.

However, Li Du felt that it was more than that. Although Page town did not have spectacular landscapes or scenery to offer, it was particularly elegant, clean, and chic. In his opinion, many people would like this type of scenery—he liked it a lot.

They encountered a lot of RVs on the road as well as some trucks. Hans had been in contact with other treasure hunters via the car radio.

In this way, when they met trucks on the road, the treasure hunters would communicate and disclose the identity of the truck owners: many of them were treasure hunters in Arizona. It was apparent they were also coming for the auction at Glen Canyon Storage.

On the way, Hans made a reservation for their accommodations. There were a lot of chain hotels along Highway 89. He made the reservation at a place called ”The Lake Powell Hotel.”