Ngaba ungathanda ukuchitha iveki ungene iPuerto Rico? Njani malunga nentloko ukuya kwisiqithi iparadesi Vieques ukwazi iilwandle zayo? Sikulungiselele uluhlu kunye olona lwandle lubalaseleyo yale ndawo intle kangaka. Qwalasela…
Ngaphambi kokuba sikwazise kwiilwandle, kufuneka sikuxelele ukuba kwi Vieques Zonke iilwandle zinamagama ama-2, elinye ngesiNgesi elinye ngesiSpanish. Emva kokucacisa oku, masazi ulwandle lokuqala kwindlela yethu: Ilanga bay o Isithunzi. Olona lwandle lundwendwelweyo noludumileyo kwesi siqithi. Uya kukuvuyela ukwazi ukuba olu lwandle lunazo zonke iinkonzo zokuchitha ixesha elimnandi. Kubalulekile ukuba uqaphele indawo yokupaka iimoto, izindlu zangasese, iishawa, iifowuni, inkampu, iitoti zenkunkuma kunye nemithombo yamanzi. Unxweme ngokwalo lumile ngendlela egobileyo apho imbonakalo yomhlaba isibonisa isanti, imithi yesundu kunye nolwandle.
photo mboleko: UCharles Dietlein
Okwesibini masihambe siye kwi Unxweme lwaseCaracas o Ulwandle olubomvu. Lunxweme olusandula ukuvulelwa uluntu njengoko iindlela zangaphambili zokuqhushumisa ezazisenziwa eMelika bezisenziwa apha. Oko kwavulelwa uluntu ukuba Unxweme lwaseCaracas Ibe yimpumelelo engathethekiyo njengoko isanti yayo emhlophe ngokudibeneyo namanzi aluhlaza iyonwabisa ngokwenene emehlweni. Ikwamkelwa njenge Indawo ekuyiwa kuyo ngokutyibilika emanzini nokuntywila.
Lixesha lokuba uye Manuelhere o Ulwandle oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Lunxweme olude nolubanzi, olunesanti ethambileyo. Kubalulekile ukukhankanya ukuba unokumisa imoto yakho apha, ukuba indawo yokupaka ayizalanga kuba incinci. Unxweme alwaziwa kakuhle ngabakhenkethi, nangona kunjalo abo bathanda ukuntywila emanzini abayi kuthandabuza ukuchitha usuku olumnandi apha.
Kwinxalenye yasentshona Vieques Siza kuyifumana Ulwandle oluhlaza o Ulwandle oluhlaza, ibizwa njalo kuba ijikelezwe yimangrove. Ngale ndlela uyakuqaphela ukuba lulwandle olukhethekileyo kubahambi kunye nabathandi bembonakalo yomhlaba. Lunxweme oluncinci kwaye lodwa ukuze ukonwabele ukuthula kunye noxolo olilangazelelayo. Amagqabi ashinyeneyo naluhlaza azokukhapha kuhambo lwakho njengoko unokuzifumana uwedwa elunxwemeni okanye kwinkampani yeqabane lakho. Ewe kunjalo, sicebisa ukuba uphephe ukuhlala kude kutshone ilanga kuba ulwandle luya lubhudlwa ngumoya kwaye nesanti ibhabha ikujikelezile, ibe imeko engathandekiyo.