Uvamise ukufunda emaphephandabeni ngezigameko ezenzeka ezindaweni ocabanga ukuthi uzobe ukhululekile kuzo. Uya nomndeni wakho nabangane niye ebhishi elithuthukiswe ukuthi libe lihle kakhulu futhi nijabulele i-ambiance elikunikezayo. Umcabango wokuthi izilwane ezizingelayo zicathamela lapho empeleni ukude kakhulu nasemqondweni wakho.
Leyo nkululeko engakhula nginayo, engabonisa yona kwabanye, enganginomuzwa wokuthi iyingxenye yezibusiso zomhlaba wami yaphela lapho mhla zingama-31 kuZibandlela wezi-2009, uSuku Lonyaka Omdala, ngishaywa ngihlose ukudlwengula ngasePigeon Point. I-Swallows eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Swallows.
zNgangishiye umndeni wami nabathwebuli bezithombe ehhotela ngase ngehlela ogwini lolwandle ukuyoshutha amanye amavidiyo ochungechunge oluzayo lwe-eco-tourism/conservation kumabonakude.
Bonke babejwayele eminyakeni edlule ukuthi nginyamalale nekhamera yami ekuseni kakhulu lapho wonke umuntu elele. Uthola izithombe ezinhle kakhulu zemvelo ekuseni kakhulu nantambama.
Ngalolo suku ekuseni, ngahlala emotweni yami, amafasitela avuliwe nezicabha zihluthulelwe, ngibukele njengoba abagijimi bedlula, kudlula onogada, futhi kudlula ezinye izimoto ezimbili noma ezintathu. Ngo-6.30 ekuseni njengoba ngithatha ikhamera yami esihlalweni esingaphambili futhi ngivula umnyango ukuze ngithuke, le ndoda yagxumela emnyango wami futhi yanamathela insimbi eyingozi kunazo zonke engake ngayibona emphinjeni wami. Ubude nokuqina kwaleyo blade kungenze ngaba buthakathaka ngaso leso sikhathi. Ngicabanga ukuthi inhliziyo yami yayeka ukushaya imizuzwana embalwa.
Wathi, 'Unganyakazi, unganyakazi,' ngezwi elisongelayo njengoba ngiphuma ekushaqekeni kwami kokuqala. Wabe esengiyala ukuba ngiphume emotweni, 'Phuma, phuma!'
Ngaqala ngamncenga ukuthi angangibulali, athathe noma yini, yonke into. Ikhamera yami, ucingo, isikhwama semali konke kwakubonakala futhi kufinyeleleka kodwa yena wagxila kimi kuphela.
Waqhubeka wacindezela ummese emphinjeni wangiyalela ukuba ngiphume, 'Awu uthi phuma manje!' kuleso sigameko esingaqondakali saseTobagonian. Ukuphila kwami konke kwakhanya phambi kwami njengoba ngehla kancane emotweni. Izingane zami zazingazi nokuthi ngikuphi futhi zizoyithatha kanjani le nto uma le ndoda ingibulele futhi isidumbu sami savela ngemuva kwezinsuku. Lokhu angeke kwenzeke kimi. Cha, hhayi kule ndawo enhle ekhanyiswe ilanga lapho abantu abaningi besanda kudlula khona. Kodwa kwakwenzeka.
Le ndoda yabe isingihlohla insimbi emhlane yangiyala ukuba ngisuke emotweni ngehle ngomgwaqo. Wangibamba ingalo yesokunxele ngesandla sokunxele kuyilapho ummese ewubeke endaweni encane emhlane ngakwesokudla. Ngikwazile ukubheka emuva emotweni yami ngilindele ukuthi mhlawumbe ngibone abanye abantu besilisa beyiphanga, kodwa akekho omunye. Ngayibuka kahle le ndoda ngesikhathi ihamba nami. Ukubona ubuso bakhe obungenalutho kanye naleyo blade manje kugxilile enkumbulweni yami kuze kube phakade.
Ungiphoqe ukuthi ngihambe amafidi angamakhulu amabili ezansi nomgwaqo. Ngazama ukuma phakathi nomgwaqo ngesaba ukuthi angase angifake olwandle ngenkani kwesokudla noma ehlathini elingakwesobunxele sami. Ukwesaba kwami kwakungelona iqiniso.
