Ndingachitha phi olona hambo lungalibalekiyo? Ewe, kwiRiphabhlikhi yaseDominican. Ukufika kwintsomi ebekufuneka sibhabhe malunga neeyure ezili-14. Ukufika kwethu, ngoko nangoko sabhiyozela isikhululo seenqwelomoya, esasifana ne-bungalow, endaweni yokwakhiwa kwesikhululo seenqwelomoya. Yinto eshushu, ishushu, kunye nephunga elihlala likhumbula ngakumbi. Ivumba lolonwabo kunye nokuphumla.
Sele ndiqaphele ukuba kuphela kumazwe akwiikhweyitha anjengevumba elinje. EDominican, izixeko ezininzi ngokuzonwabisa, kodwa sahlala ePunta Cana. YayinguPunta Kata odume ngenani elikhulu leelwandle ezihle ngeSanti emhlophe yekhephu, engavukiyo elangeni. KukwiPunta Canan, uyakuhlala ixesha elide ngaselunxwemeni kwaye uncoma ii-Palm Greeve kunye nolwandle oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, apho kusisindisa i-state, i-crab swall okanye ibhukuda i-dolphin.
Iilwandle zasePunta Cana zigcwele kakhulu, kodwa ukuba azihlali kwindawo, unokufika ezilwandle apho kungekho mphefumlo wokuphila omnye. Mna nomyeni wam sahamba. Malunga nesiqingatha seyure, sahamba phantsi kwelanga elitshisayo, ngobudenge ngaphandle kokuthatha amanzi. Endleleni, sadibana nayo yonke into ephilayo, isundu iqeshe ngeecoconuts. Ekupheleni kwendlela enzima, sasilinde unxweme lwasendle. Konke ukudinwa, njengoko isusiwe ngesandla. Obunjani bobuhle, akukho namnye ujikeleze. Nguwe kuphela, ulwandle olungapheliyo kunye nemithi yesundu. Amanzi akwi-Atlantiki uLwandlekazi lwe-Atlantic lushushu kakhulu kangangokuba ungachitha kuyo nayiphi na iyure, kodwa kwangaxeshanye awuyi kubuna. Ngaphandle koloyiko, ungangena emanzini. Ithuba lokungena kwi-coral lincinci. Ungayifumana i-algae emanzini, kodwa luhlobo olukhulu kwaye lwenzeka kuphela kwiilwandle zasendle, apho kufanelekile ukubukela le.
Ukutshona kwelanga ePunta Canco sele kuza nge-6 pm. Ukuba isibhakabhaka sasingenakungena kwelifu, ke ilanga lihamba kancinci kwaye isilumkiso sisola emanzini olwandle. I-Dominican Ilanga liyimbonakalo nje engalibalekiyo. Ukuba uhamba unxweme lwePunta Cana ebusuku, emva koko ungaya kwaye ungene kwi-bheele yolwandle, kwaye ukonwabele ingxolo yamaza. Kwaye ukuba unethamsanqa, kwaye ngexesha lokuphumla kwakho inyanga, emva koko uyayonwabela inyanga elwandle. Nditsho neenkwenkwezi kwisibhakabhaka sasebusuku azifani nelizwe lethu. Ngenxa yokusondela kwiikhweyitha, zininzi kwaye zibonakala ngathi zisondele kwaye zinokufikelelwa ngesandla. IParadesi-Emhlabeni. IParadesi yaBabini.