Ndifuna kakhulu ukuba umoya omtsha, imimandla yeentaba, ukuphumla kwindalo, ubuncinci ukuthuthuzela
kunye nexabiso eliphantsi. Amatikiti amatikiti avela kwi-aeroflot, kwaye ke wakhetha ukuphumla ukuze abeke. Kwakhona, ngokweendleko, isiseko sezonyango kunye nezeMpilo elungiselelwe i-Alibek, ngaphambi kokuba ibe yinkampu yokunyuka, ibekwe kwindawo entle, ikwindawo ye-KM evela kwilali ye-Tebed. Iindidi ezintle kakhulu zeencopho zentaba kwaye ukusuka apho kukho iindlela ezinomdla, kukho abahambi abanamava, nakuba baqaqa.
Igumbi, ngokomgaqo, eqhelekileyo, igumbi lokuhlambela, ishawa, amanzi ashushu, umabonwakude. Kuyinyani, le yimpumelelo, uhlobo lwe-suite, kunye nesidlo sexesha elibini. Ixabiso lenombolo yethu likwindawo ethile engama-2600 ngosuku. Ixabiso libandakanya ukudluliselwa kwilali ye-Dmbai ukuya kwimoto yentambo. Kukho i-sauna kunye nephuli yokuqubha, cafe, igumbi lokutyela. Ngokuhlwa ungahlala eGazevo, iKebhab idle, kuphela izinambuzane.
Ukhenketho ngexesha elingaphezulu kweeyure ezi-5, ukusuka kwii-ruble ezili-150, ukuze bagqibe kwelokuba baqale kwaye bangabi mfutshane kwaye bakhululekile ngohlolo. Okokuqala, baphinda baphola kwiNtili ye-Alibek ngokuhamba kwamanzi kukhenketho lwechibi. Ilanga litshisa ezintabeni, unokutshisa ngokulula, kungcono ukunxiba into enemikhono emide kwaye i-cap kunye ne-cap kwaye isele amanzi ngendlela yokungalibali ukuthatha. Yonke le nto ayinikeli ingqalelo, ubuhle obunje, blouming godi ojikelezwe ziintaba, umlambo omxinwa olwenziwe ngokukhawuleza. Impompo yamanzi yenye yezona zinto ziphakamileyo kwaye zinamandla, zinomtsalane, kwaye zijikeleze ingca enjalo kunye neentyatyambo eziphakamileyo, phantse ekukhuleni komntu. Ungame ixesha elide kwaye uyonwabele le mhlaba imangalisayo nenomdla. Bandula ke bakufika ekutyeni kwechibi, bengqongwe ngamatye, umbono ongaqhelekanga, iqatha, ingca eluhlaza kunye nelanga elikufuphi. Bayithandile enganxibanga zihlangu emkhenkceni, kodwa akukho mntu wagqiba kwelokuba abhukude.
Ukudinwa kakhulu kwaye ithemba elipheleleyo lafika kwisiseko. Ngemini elandelayo, besilinde iphulo elitsha, okufanayo ngokungalindelekanga kwaye kunomtsalane, kwi-Anaauez Gorge. Iindawo ezihle, i-gorges, imijelo kunye neempelangi zamanzi. I-Damn Gome, umlambo, oqhekeza indawo emxinwa ematyeni, ngengxolo, splas, sibe nethamsanqa ukubona umnyama. Ubuhle! Kuhle kudiniwe, kodwa ukuvuka kwi-gorge ukuya kufika kwi-thhredry iwa. Kodwa le yayingeyondlela yokukhanya kwaye ibuyiselwe kwiziko ledatha ngokuhlwa.
Sasinokuhamba ngokungxama okuninzi, kwaye saya kwilali yaseDombai, sehla kwintambo, sakhwela ihashe, sicocekile. I-Dombuy yiparadesi! Kwaye usitsalela umva! Ndiyithandile nyani ehlotyeni, kwaye ndifuna ukuzama ukuya ebusika.