Umhle uAbel Tasman NP

Isikhitshane esinqumlayo sisuka eWellington sisiya ePicton yayiluqhushumbo olupheleleyo. Imozulu yayintle kwaye nemibala yolwandle yayimana itshintsha, nkqu namahlengesi ayesikhapha. Sandula ke saqhubeka sihamba ngenqwelo-mafutha sinqumla kwiindawo zewayini nakwimiyezo.

Ndifike ndasiwa kwi chalet yam ndabethwa ngumbono. Ulwandle lwaluphambi kwam nolwandle olubanzi. Indawo ilungile kwi-Abel Tasman NP kwaye apha unokunyuka, i-kayak, ukukhwela ihashe, i-snorkel, njl. Ndakhetha ukuhamba. Kwakunokwenzeka ukwenza ukhenketho olwahlukeneyo, ubude obahlukeneyo.

Ngosuku lokuqala ndandifuna ukuvuka kwakusasa, kodwa andizange ndikwazi. Ndandingekalungeli de kube yintsimbi ye-9:30 kusasa, ngoko kwakufuneka ndizibekele usukelo lwam ngendlela eyahlukileyo. Ndahamba ukusuka ekuqaleni kweNP ukuya e-Anchorage, malunga neeyure ze-4. Uhambo lwaluyahlukahlukana, amahlathi anemvula, iingxangxasi, iibhulorho kunye neelwandle ezintle ezinesanti. Ndifike eAnchorage ndathathwa yitaxi yamanzi ndabuyela elalini.

Ngosuku lwesibini nam ndandifuna ukuvuka kwangethuba, ngelishwa andizange ndiphumelele. Ngo 10.00 am ndayalela itaxi yamanzi yandisa eOnetahuti yaphinda yandithatha eBark Bay. Kwakhona yanqumla kumahlathi ashinyeneyo ukuya kutsho kumanxweme amhlophe. Ithe xa ifika itaxi yasemanzini ndaqale ndacinga ukuba ayindim, besele bebaninzi abantu abaphethe iikayak zabo. Ndiye ndabuza ukuba undilindile na wathi ukuba igama lam ndinguMarlis, ewe. Ndakhwela kodwa ndandingasenandawo ngenxa yeekayak ezininzi kunye nabakhweli. UFred, umphathi wathi ndinokuma phambi kwakhe. Ndathi ewe, kodwa ke ndifuna ukuqhuba isikhephe. Wathi ke akuba kufuphi nolwandle, wandivumela ukuba ndiqhube iphenyane. Oko kwakukuhle, kodwa kwakungekho lula njengoko unokucinga. Ngelishwa, uvuyo aluzange luhlale ixesha elide kangako yaye waphinda wathatha indawo yam.

Ndandiyithanda le paki yesizwe, kwakukho iinketho ezininzi kwaye ubuhle buyamangalisa.