Ukuhamba ebusuku kusinikeze ithuba lokubuka isibhakabhaka esihle esigcwele izigidi zezinkanyezi, siphelezelwa ngumculo oculwa ngobunyoninco ngamakhulu ezinambuzane kanye namakha athambile ezimbali ezingajwayelekile.
Ngaphakathi kokuhlukahluka okukhulu kwezindawo kanye namathafa amahle aphawula izwe lethu, umbuso waseNayarit ngokungangabazeki uyizwe elinelungelo lobuhle obedlulele nobucebe besiko. Lesi sifunda esihle sibonisa isimemo esihlala njalo kulabo abafuna indawo yenkululeko, kanye namabhishi amahle namakhona acashile.
Sinqume ukuya kwelinye lalawa paradesi elisenkabeni yezimila ezijabulayo nesimo sezulu esishisayo ogwini lwaseNayarit. Indawo yethu, ulwandle lwaseCosta Azul, lapho kunedolobhana elincane lokudoba elibizwa ngokuthi iSan Francisco, elaziwa kangcono izakhamizi zesifunda njengeSan Pancho.
Sihleli esihlabathini, sasijabulela umoya wasolwandle owawusithinta ebusweni, ngenkathi sicabanga ukuthi ukukhanya kwegolide kwelanga ekushoneni kwelanga kuyigqamisa kanjani imibala yemvelo. Kungaleso sizathu-ke phakathi kokuluhlaza okwezihlahla zesundu, okuphuzi kwesihlabathi nokuluhlaza kolwandle, iSan Francisco yasamukela.
Ngemuva nje kwamahora ambalwa sifunde ukuthi kungenzeka ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwethu ukujabulela imisebenzi ehlukahlukene kule ndawo enhle, kanye nezindawo ezithokozisayo eziseduze neSan Francisco.
Kwakungenakwenzeka ukumelana nomqondo wokugibela olwandle lapho kushona ilanga. Imizwelo engapheli esihlangabezana nayo lapho siqhudelana, kuhlanganiswe nobuhle bendawo, umoya ohlanzekile nokuzola okuveza lesi sifunda, kusivumele ukuthi sithole ipharadesi esizithole sikuyo.
Ebusuku, sasihamba ezindleleni eziseduze ngenhloso yokuxegisa imisipha yethu ngemva kohambo lwamahora amabili. Kuzo zonke izinyawo zasebusuku, sibabaza isibhakabhaka esihle esigcwele izigidi zezinkanyezi, zihambisana nesinyathelo ngesinyathelo ngumculo amakhulukhulu ezinambuzane awufaka ngobunyoninco kanye namakha athambile ezimbali ezingajwayelekile. Ngakho-ke, usuku lwethu lokuqala eSan Francisco lwaphela. Ngalobo busuku salala ngaphansi kwethonya lomlingo wendawo.
Ilanga elinobuhlakani emkhathizwe limemezele ukusa. Ngisabobuthongo, siwele idolobha sangena elolini ukuze sifinyelele lapho kuhlangana khona uHighway 200 Tepic-Vallarta. Khona lapho, ngaphansi kwebhuloho eliwela umfula omncane, uhambo lwaqala ngaphakathi kwesihlahla somhlume esiwugqinsi, esakha iqoqo lezimila elingenakunqobeka.
Ngemuva kwemizamo eminingana engaphumelelanga yokulawula i-kayak, sehla ngomfula, silungele ukubhekisisa izilwane zasendaweni.
Endleleni sabona izinyoni ezahlukahlukene ezidla ezingxenyeni eziphakeme kakhulu zemihlume; eminye yayikhipha imisindo ehlukile lapho sidlula, izindwandwe zandiza ngobumhlophe bazo obugqanyiswe esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka; Kamuva, sihambisana nomsindo wama-cicadas, sabona ama-iguana nezimfudu zishisa ilanga kwezinye izingodo eziwele emanzini.
Cishe ihora elilodwa sishibilika emfuleni size sifike echibini elincane, elingenakho ukuxhumana nolwandle, ngoba lihlukaniswe isihlabathi esincane esingeqile kumamitha ayi-15.
Ngemuva kokuhamba ngomkhumbi echibini, sihamba ngomhlaba sibheke olwandle, nezikebhe ezincane emihlane yethu, ukuze siqhubeke nohambo olubheke eCosta Azul.
Ngaleso sikhathi esasihamba nabo kwakungamacilicane athile ayendiza cishe eqa amanzi. Yize kwakungekho ukuvuvukala okukhulu, sanquma ukuphuma amamitha ambalwa siye olwandle ukuze sigwedle kalula, sabe sesibuyela osebeni ukuyophumula futhi sithathe idiphu efanelekile. Amanzi abukeka njengesibuko esikhulu futhi bekunzima ukumelana nomqondo wokuphola, ngoba yize bekungelona ihora lelanga elikhulu, ukushisa bekuqala ukusikhathala.
Cishe cishe emini sibuyela ehhotela ukuthola amandla kabusha, usuku lonke esilichitha emabhishi aseduze neSan Francisco.
Ngosuku lwesithathu, ngo-7 ekuseni, sahamba ngesikebhe sangaphandle sihamba nabashayeli bamabhanoyi ababheke ePunta Mita. Cishe ihora elilodwa sihamba ngasogwini, izithombe ezingavamile zazihamba nathi endleleni.
Ama-surfers ehla endaweni lapho amagagasi ayemakhulu khona, futhi saqhubeka esikebheni saya ogwini, futhi sahamba sigudla ulwandle, endaweni enolaka, siwela izindawo ezinamadwala namakhorali. Kuleyo ndawo asitholi, nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, ama-palapas noma abantu.
Lapho sifika ebhishi lapho abagibeli benza khona izimangaliso zabo ezinhle, abanye babo babenza izivivinyo zokuzifudumeza, ngakho-ke saba nethuba lokuxoxa isikhashana futhi sabona ukuthi kubo lo msebenzi uyindlela yokuphila, okuyinto ngaphezu kokuzivocavoca umzimba umzimba wabo ubagcwalisa ngomuzwa obashukumisayo ukuthi bahlale befuna izindawo lapho kunamagagasi amakhulu.
Ngemuva kokudla isidlo sasemini esincane, sibuyela esikebheni bese siya eziQhingini zaseMarietas. Uhambo luthathe imizuzu engama-40 kuphela futhi saba nethuba lokubabaza amaqembu amahlengethwa kude. Ngokungazelelwe, eduze kwesikebhe, kwavela i-manta ray enkulu emnyama enesisu esimhlophe "endiza" emanzini, ngemuva kokuphaphalaza kabili noma kathathu yangena emanzini futhi "nge-dive" enomsindo. Umuntu obephethe isikebhe uphawule ukuthi isilwane esilingana nalo singaba nesisindo esingamakhilogremu angama-500.
Cishe ngehora lokuqala ntambama besivele siseMarietas. Kulezi ziqhingi ezincane ezinamadwala, ezingenalo nhlobo uhlaza, kunezinhlobonhlobo eziningi zezinyoni zasolwandle. Enye yezinto ezikhangayo kule ndawo kungaba umkhuba wokuntywila endaweni encane yamadwala, kepha uma ungenayo imishini efanelekile yalo msebenzi, ngosizo lwamaphiko kanye ne-snorkel ungabonga umhlaba omuhle wezilwane ozungeze imifula.
Ngosuku lwesine lokuhlala eSan Francisco usuku lokubuya lwalusondela, imiqondo yethu, yaliphika leli qiniso, ngakho-ke sanquma ukuthi lapho sihamba sizokhathala ngokweqile.
Lapho sihamba sanquma ukuthatha uhambo ngomhlaba, sihamba ngezindlela ezithile phakathi kwezihlahla eziningi zikakhukhunathi nezindawo eziminyene zohlaza olusogwini. Simboza umzila ngezinyawo nangebhayisikili, sihlala sigudle njalo ukubabaza izindawo zasebukhosini ngaso sonke isikhathi ezazakhelwe ulwandle oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, kwesinye isikhathi okwakuchoboza izindawo ezinamadwala noma ezishelele nje esihlabathini.
Silele ogwini oluhle nolude lweCosta Azul, sibheka indawo ezungezile bese siwajabulela amanzi avela kukakhukhunathi asikwe ikakhulukazi thina. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukubalekela ubuhle baleli pharadesi ogwini lwaseNayarit. ISan Francisco nolwandle lwaseCosta Azul basinikeza ilungelo lokuhlangana nezimbali nezilwane zaleso sifunda esingajwayelekile kuzo zonke izinyathelo.
UMA UYA ESAN FRANCISCO
Ukusuka eTepic thatha umgwaqo omkhulu ongunombolo 76 ubheke eSan Blas. Uma ufika enhlanganweni nomgwaqo omkhulu ongunombolo 200, thatha isihloko esifanayo ngaseningizimu uze ufike edolobheni laseSan Francisco.
Ukusuka ePuerto Vallarta, ulwandle lwaseCosta Azul ngamakhilomitha angama-40 ukuya enyakatho.
