Kakadu Day 4: Gungurul, Bukbukluk und Gunlom

Ngemva kokuvuka endaweni esasihlala kuyo amakamu, saqale sadla sasekuseni esikhululekile. Ngemva kwalokho saqoqa izimpahla zethu futhi salibangisa eSandy Billabong futhi. Ngeke ukwazi ukuwabona ngokuqondile usendaweni yokukhempa, kodwa uma sizohlala lapho ubusuku bonke, ngokwemvelo sifuna ukubuka namanzi. Futhi ukuchezuka kwemizuzu eyi-10 bekukufanele ngempela ngoba bekukuhle kakhulu lapho! Konke kwakuthulekile, wawuzwa izinyoni zitshiyoza namanzi egeleza lapho izilwane zinyakaza kuwo. Idyllic kakhulu.

Sabe sesiqhubeka nohambo lwethu silibangise e-Gunlom (kamuva ngalayisha imephu yepaki yesizwe endaweni yoku-1 yebhulogi ye-Kakadu). Sasifuna ukuchitha ubusuku obulandelayo lapho futhi uhambo lwalulude. Bekunabaqaphi abambalwa endleleni ebesifuna ukubathatha nalapho sima khona. Enye kwakunguGungurul, lapho empeleni sasifuna ukuya endlini yangasese kuphela, kodwa sagcina sesihamba ngomzila wokuhamba. Uma usuka egqumeni wawungabona imoto yethu endaweni yokupaka engezansi nangaphesheya kwesigodi soMfula i-Alligator River, i-billabong, inqwaba yamahlathi namatshe. Kuhle kakhulu. Ezansi negquma esikhuphukela kulo kwakukhona enye indlela eya emfuleni. Kodwa kwakunophawu oluyisixwayiso oluthi “Extreme Danger” phambi kwezingwenya. Kuze kube manje besazi kuphela izimpawu ezijwayelekile "Zobungozi". Ngandlela thize asizange silinge ukuhamba endleleni...

Umqaphi olandelayo ohambweni wayebizwa ngeBukbukluk. Ungashayela lapho cishe ngokuqondile ngemoto bese kufanele uhambe amamitha ayi-100 kuphela. Kodwa umbono osuka lapho awuzange uhlabeke umxhwele kangako. Kodwa mhlawumbe ngenxa yokuthi besinemibono eminingi emihle ngaphambilini :D

Kwabe sekuyiwa kuGunlom. Umgwaqo walapho awuvalwanga futhi, kodwa ngokombono usafaneleka ezimotweni ezingama-2WD. Yingakho besicabanga ukuthi nakanjani imoto yethu izokwenza kahle. Ngeshwa, lokho bekukude necala. Kwaze kwabuhlungu!! Kuyakhathaza kakhulu ukushayela njenge-37 km. Kusithathe isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora kulo mzila uwodwa! Kodwa ekugcineni safika lapho. Sapaka enkampini, sapakisha izingubo zethu zokugeza nesiphuzo saqonda empophomeni. Kodwa kwakungekuningi ngempela okusele kwempophoma ngokwayo. Lokho kwakumane kuwukudlala nje. Kunedamu elikhulu esitezi lapho ungabhukuda khona kodwa lapho kungabonwa khona nezingwenya. Kodwa lokho akubanga njalo isikhathi eside futhi abantu abaningi bayabhukuda lapho. Kodwa asizange silokothe sikwenze lokho, noma kwakungadingeki, ngoba sithole ithiphu elihle eSikhungweni Sezivakashi: hamba uye phezulu futhi ubhukude emachibini phezulu empophomeni. Kuyaziwa ukuthi izingwenya azikwazi ukukhuphuka kahle yingakho amanzi angenhla engenazingwenya.

Ngakho sakhuphuka. Kwase kukhandla ngempela ngoba indlela yayiwumqansa impela. Yenyukela lapho phezu kwentaba nethafa. Futhi impophoma ingamamitha angu-85 ukuphakama. Kodwa lapho sifika phezulu, saba nombono omangalisayo ngempela. Kwase kuntambama nelanga selishonile. Lokho kwabeka yonke into ekukhanyeni okukhethekile. Emuhle lapho. Sabe sesehla kancane emachibini okugeza futhi lapho sifika khona sabona ukuthi kuwufanele ngempela umzamo. Kwakufana nechibi elingapheli! Lowo mbono!! Amanzi aqabulayo! kumnandi. Awukwazi ngempela ukuchaza le ndawo, kufanele ngempela uvumele izithombe zikhulume...

Ngemva kwesikhashana phezulu lapho sabe sesibuyela emuva ngoba sifuna ukuphindela phansi lingakashoni ilanga. Emuva emakamu, unogada wasilanda imali, salungiselela inkambu yethu ebusuku futhi senza isidlo sakusihlwa. Bekukhona ipasta enesosi katamatisi :D Besingaphinda siyidle ngakusasa ukuze sidle isidlo sasemini. Ngemva kwesidlo sasemini lolo suku aluzange lube luhle kangako ngenxa yamagwababa ayisiphukuphuku...

Sabasa nomlilo omncane, kodwa kulokhu sasingenazo izinkuni ezingaka futhi ngeshwa umlilo awuzange uvuthe isikhathi eside kangako. Kodwa kwakukuhle nokho. Ngenkathi sigeza izitsha sibe nengxoxo emnandi nombhangqwana osuka eFrance kodwa oseneminyaka engu-2 usebenzela iDeloitte eSydney futhi useholidini eNorthern Territory. Kuyahlekisa ukuthi uhlangana nabantu abanjani ezindaweni ezahlukene.

Kwakukuhle ngale ndawo yokukhempa: Cishe babengekho omiyane! Kwakwehlukile eDarwin nasezinsukwini ezedlule futhi ngangilunywe ngokuphelele naphezu kokufutha njalo ngomuthi oxosha omiyane. Manje imilenze yami yayingase ilulame ingaphinde ilunywe.

Sabe sesilala embhedeni wethu onethezekile wemoto ngemva kwalolu suku olukhulu :)