I-Sleeping Lion (noma i-Kicker's Rock ngesiNgisi) iyisiqhingi esingahlali muntu esingamakhilomitha ambalwa ukusuka eziqhingini zaseSan Cristóbal, eGalapagos Islands National Park (e-Ecuador). Yindawo evikeleke ngokuphelele lapho kungavunyelwe ukubopha, ukulala noma ukwenza noma imuphi umsebenzi, ukuntywila kuphela nokuzula edwaleni kuvunyelwe.
Kuyinto eyakheke kakhulu edwaleni lomsuka wentaba-mlilo eyakhiwe iziqhingana ezimbili ezinkulu ezihlukaniswe ukuguguleka kolwandle, ngasinye sawo sifinyelela ngaphezu kwamamitha ayi-100 ngaphezu kolwandle futhi esinye siyikhulu ngaphansi kolwandle. Izindonga ezimbili ezimile mpo edwaleni ngalinye kanye nomsele omncane maphakathi lapho amanzi olwandle azungeza khona.
Lokhu kuhlelwa okuhlukile kwesiqhingi kukwenze kwaba ngenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokutshuza eziQhingini zaseGalapagos nasemhlabeni. Eduzane neKicker's Rock kuhlala zonke izinhlobo zamakhorali nezinhlobo zasolwandle ezinjengezimfudu, oshaka be-hammerhead, oshaka abuluhlaza, izingonyama zolwandle, ...
Ungafika kanjani eLeón Dormido?
Ukuba isiqhingi nokuvikelwa ngumthetho wamapaki kazwelonke e-Ecuador, ingafinyelelwa kuphela ngolwandle. Ukufinyelela eGalapagos, kufanele kwenziwe ngendiza evela ezweni, iningi lezindiza lisuka e-Ecuador futhi ikakhulukazi eGuayaquil, kungenzeka futhi ukufinyelela eziqhingini zeparadesi ezivela eMelika Ephakathi. Ekungeneni ngakunye nasekuphumeni kwesiqhingi benza isheke elincane ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awungeni noma uphethe noma yini engavimba imvelo eyingqayizivele yale paki.
Into elula ukuqala kusuka ePuerto Baquerizo Moreno, idolobha elibaluleke kunazo zonke eSan Cristóbal Island. Kungakapheli namahora amabili lesi siqhingi sesifikile. I-Isla San Cristóbal ingafinyelelwa ngolwandle usuka eSanta Cruz (amahora amabili kuya kwamathathu) noma ngendiza evela ezwekazini, ingesinye seziqhingi ezimbalwa ezinesikhumulo sezindiza.
Enye inketho ivela enhlokodolobha yaseGalapagos, ePuerto Ayora esiqhingini saseSanta Cruz.. Kulokhu kungaba uhambo lwamahora angaba ngu-4. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ungaqasha isikebhe esizimele izinsuku ezimbalwa bese uhlola iziqhingi ezibaluleke kakhulu epaki likazwelonke kufaka phakathi nokuntywila lapha.
Noma ngabe ichweba elivela kuphi, kuphoqelekile ukuhamba nesikebhe senjabulo ngemvume ekhethekile evela kuhulumeni wasekhaya nowase-Ecuador, okungukuthi, ukusondela ekushoneleni eSinging Lion kudinga ukuqasha inkampani noma inkampani yangasese enezimvume.
Inani elilinganisiwe lomuntu ngamunye wasePuerto Baquerizo Moreno cishe lingu- $ 80 futhi lifaka umzila wosuku ogcwele ukuma emabhishi amantombazane (ikakhulukazi iPlaya del Maglesito), imishini yokutshuza kanye ne-snorkeling kanye nokuntywila ngokwako cishe amahora amabili eKicker's Rock. Angazi intengo evela ePuerto Ayora. Intengo yokuqasha izikebhe isonto noma izinsuku ezimbalwa iphakeme kakhulu, yize ukuvakashela iziqhingi zaseGalapagos uwedwa akushibhile. Endabeni yami, ngadlula kuyo ngedwa futhi ngaqasha uhambo lokuvakasha oluvela ePuerto Baquerizo Moreno.
Yini okufanele uyenze nokuthi yini ongayibona ku-Ayer Rock?
Njengoba sisondela eLeón Dormido, sesivele sibona ukuthi yindawo enomlingo, ebabazekayo, ngokuqinisekile enye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu ezweni lonke. Izikebhe njalo bazungeza lesi siqhingi ukubona izici ezihlukile zokuma kwamatshe aso nezinyoni ezihlala kuso. Umthambeka wezindonga zawo uqonde kakhulu futhi ukujula kuphakeme kangangokuthi ungasondela eduze nesiqhingi ukucabanga ngazo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane zalesi siqhingi (eziningi zazo zibonakala kuphela eGalapagos). Okubonwa lapha kuhluke kakhulu kulokho esikubona eMedithera, okuhlukahlukene kakhulu futhi okuyintombi nto.
Ukuheha okuyinhloko kusobala ukuthi kungaphansi kolwandle, ukudilika noma ukubhukuda ngesikebhe. Uma amagagasi nesimo sezulu sikuvumela, ungangena ngesiteshi esincane. Kuleli qophelo lolwandle imisinga yolwandle inamandla, ngakho-ke ngincoma ukuthi ugqoke ama-wetsuits noma ngabe uyadilika noma uhamba ngesikebhe, ukushisa kolwandle ngokuvamile kuphakeme unyaka wonke kepha kungcono ukugqoka amasudi.
Endabeni yami, ngaphambi kokugxumela emanzini ngibonile inqwaba yamabhubesi olwandle abhukuda eduze kwesikebheKunginike umbono nokwesaba kepha noma kunjalo, bekuzoba yinto ehlukile, ngakho ngagxumela emanzini ngaphandle kokucabanga ngakho.
Emanzini, ngafaka izibuko zami, ngabheka phansi futhi ngamangala! Ushaka, ushaka oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Wayengakaze enze ukubhukuda nge-scuba, ingasaphathwa eyokubhukuda noshaka. ESpain bavala wonke amabhishi lapho i-tintorera isondela olwandle, lapha sizohamba sibhukuda nabo sengathi akwenzekanga lutho, yebo, ebangeni elithile uma kungenzeka.
Ekuqaleni sihamba ngesiteshi esihlukanisa la matshe amabili, sibheke phansi kubonakale oshaka, zonke izinhlobo zezinhlanzi nenye ingonyama yasolwandle. Ekupheleni kwalesi siteshi siya esiqhingini esikhulu ukuyokhumbula i- Amakhorali nezinhlanzi ezihlala eduze nayo, yonke imibala exotic. Amabhubesi olwandle adlala nathi ngaso sonke isikhathi, eduze kakhulu neqembu.
Sizungeze sonke isiqhingi ukujabulela imibala yetshe, inhlanzi kanye ne-coral, ngaso sonke isikhathi babebonakala izimfudu, imisebe namabhubesi. Asibabonanga oshaka, njengoba sitshelwe ukuthi cishe bahlala behamba eduze kwesiteshi.
2 ekuditsheni okuphelele nasekwenzeni snorkeling. Okumangalisayo nje, isipiliyoni engisincomayo uma ungake uye e-Ecuador naseGalapagos.
Ngicabanga ukuthi indawo enhle kakhulu ongayijabulela noma yokufunda ukuntywila, konke okubonayo ubuhle obungenakubalwa, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ngeke udumazeke.