Uma ushiya umgwaqo omkhulu, ubheke emgwaqweni we-asphalt onemizila emibili oholela ogwini olusempumalanga ye-Avalon, lo mgwaqo uvame ukuchitshiyelwa, kangangokuthi akuqiniseki ukuthi umgwaqo unezinhlobo eziningi nezikwele kune-asphalt yokuqala.
Leli yizwe elingenalutho lase-Avalon, elinomuthi owodwa ngaphezu kwamahlombe akho, ovinjwe umoya, ocashe esigodini.
Amachibi nezihlahla ezingenalutho zibekwe njengezindwangu ezinkulu, zifinyelela emkhathizwe nhlangothi zombili, kunelanga futhi kushisa, umhlabathi womile, futhi iphunga lezihlahla nezindawo zokugcina izimbali liyachichima.
Ngipake imoto yami endaweni encane yodaka kanye nogwadule, lapho ngangibona khona ichibi elikhulu elinokuphakama okungazelelwe kwedwala eliseceleni kolunye uhlangothi. Le ndawo ivame ukuba namanzi ajulile kanye neqembu lezinhlanzi ezincane. Iqhele ngekhilomitha elilodwa ukusuka emgwaqweni, kodwa ibanga lapha liyakhanga: akukho lutho emehlweni akho ongalubamba bese ubeka isikali esicacile, kuphela ama-undulation athambile phansi kanye nokungcola okwakhiwa izitshalo ezishaywe umoya.
Ngabe sengihamba ngomzila webhayisikili lasemanzini phakathi kwezitshalo zasemanzini ezicishe zibe buthakathaka. Izilwane ezidla ilanga kuphela ezazisabonakala zimanzi ngokwanele ukuba zisinde, amaqabunga azo anjengezinkanyezi ayekhangwa amaconsi anamathelayo amahle. Izitshalo zomgibeli zaziqinile futhi zibuthakathaka, njengokungathi imvula yayiza ngokushesha. Eceleni komgwaqo omncane, kungazelelwe umhlambi omncane wezinyoni wawuphambi kwami, ukhala futhi uhalalisa, ngesizathu esithile, uhlala ubaleka ngendlela efanayo nami. Iqembu lami lokuzilolonga ngeke lindize lize livele udonga lwedwala phambi kwami.
Ngathatha umugqa, ngaphakamisa futhi ngabamba inhlanzi ephakathi nendawo, ngabe sengihlala onqenqemeni lwedwala, ngakhumula amabhuzu ami namasokisi, ngancika edwaleni, nganyathela emanzini afudumele ansundu. Ngiyakuzwa ukukhala okukhulu nokukhanyayo kwe-Osprey, kodwa angikwazi ukubona umsindo wayo esibhakabhakeni. Kwakukhona umoya emanzini, futhi ngacabanga ngokubhukuda. Ngaphambi kwamehlo ami, izimoto namaloli ngezinye izikhathi zihamba emgwaqweni. Amatshe aphakeme kanye nezindlela zokuhamba ngezinyawo kwenza umgwaqo ube umngcele phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba, ngakho izimoto zihamba ngezinga elithile.
Amachibi nezihlahla ezingenalutho zibekwe njengezindwangu ezinkulu, zifinyelela emkhathizwe nhlangothi zombili, kunelanga futhi kushisa, umhlabathi womile, futhi iphunga lezihlahla nezindawo zokugcina izimbali liyachichima.
Ngakho-ke, ukungena emotweni, ogwini lolwandle, kugeleza emanzini ansundu angajulile futhi abanzi kanye nomfula omncane wamatshe, ogezwa ngamanzi isikhathi eside, ukuze wonke abe nokubukeka okufanayo okufana ne-wax nokuyindilinga. Azikho izinhlanzi eziningi, futhi lapho zikhona, zibhajwe emigodini ejulile, ngaphansi kwamabhange anqunyiwe, amanzi omfula ayagoba futhi asike umhlabathi ngaphansi kwezihlahla, futhi amanzi ageleza ngokushesha emakhoneni aqhubela amatshe phansi komfula. I-Push ukuze yakhe imigoqo namadamu. I-stout yaphuma yalunywa yizimpukane ngamehlo othingo, kodwa nezimpukane zashaya izimpukane ezizungezile ngaphambi kokuluma ngamandla.
Ekhoneni, umsindo wamanzi amaningi agelezayo ubonakala sengathi udla eminye imisindo, ngakho-ke kukhona umsindo omnene wokuwasha wamanzi azulazula phezu kwawo. Ilanga lishisa kakhulu, futhi amatshe omfula emhlane wami ashisa nakakhulu. Akukho ukuphumula usuku lonke.
Russell Wangersky’s column appeared in the SaltWire newspaper and website on the Canadian Atlantic coast. You can contact him at russell.wangersky@thetelegram.com-Twitter: @wangersky.