UAugustus wawushushu kakhulu. Uhambo lwalungalibaleki. Siye kwi-Ai River Valley ngemoto. Icwangciselwe iintsuku ezimbalwa, kodwa uhambo loluka iveki yonke, yayinjalo kancinci. Indawo isondele kwiSixeko saseSatka, kulula ukulandela igama lomqolomba omacwecwe. Abo bathanda ukuphumla ezintabeni yindawo egqibeleleyo. UMfoleni ah yintaba, kodwa umlambo oshushu kakhulu onentlanzi ezininzi ezahlukeneyo: ukutshaya, ihashe, i-chub, iqhawe. Ukwazi nale ndawo kwenzekayo emva kwemva kwemini, sakwazi ukubeka intente nomhlobo, ndazibamba iintlanzi ezimbalwa, kwakuphela indlebe, yazibona okokuqala. Uvuyo lwesisu esilambileyo bajika baba ziinqaba ezimnandi. Ukugculela ngamanzi emlambo alala phantsi. Ebusuku, iyothusa apha, emva kobusuku bokuqala, bendicinga ixesha elide singakhange ndilale apha: Andinalo ixesha lokulala, ndihamba ndaye ndatsho ndatsho Bengazi-ngubani.
Ngosuku olulandelayo, abakhenkethi basondele kakhulu kuthi, kwangekhe boyikise. Olu suku lwalugqithe: Siye kufunda indawo ejikelezileyo, yafumana umqolomba ophuma kufutshane, yayinkulu, ukubanda kwaye kuthelekiswa nendawo ejikelezileyo kufana nefriji enkulu. Kumatshini ayo, umnyango uyityhala i-fluffy moss, icocekile kwaye iluhlaza endifuna ukuyitya. Ngaphakathi emqolombeni Kukho umnikelo wokuhamba kwakhe ngokunzulu, i-ropeterierses ye-rope ingena emnyameni, igutyungelwe ngumkhenkce we-ice-asizange sithathe umngcipheko wokufika apho.
Ke, imihla ngemihla, uhamba phezu kwentili yomlambo. Intsasa yasezintabeni iqala ngomoya omtsha, izibane zokukhanya inkungu kunye ne-sheest ethatyathwayo i-creew edlala elangeni. Emva koko uhamba ngeenyawo, ekhwela ezintabeni, ukuloba, ukukhathaza, ukuqubha emlanjeni. Umfula uneendlela ezihamba ngokukhawuleza, kodwa azinzulu kakhulu, nto leyo eyayisenza ukuba ivakale imijelo yokuhamba ngaphandle koloyiko lokuba banokuthwala. Emvula, indlela ivinjelwe apha, kwaye ngemihla engakhi kwaye ingangeni apha (ngobunye ubusuku bunethane). Ngaphambi kokuba sihambe, savuka saya kwigumbi eliphezulu, linika umbono omuhle womfula kunye nendawo ekufuphi. Ekupheleni kohambo, ndaziva ndingu-Aborigine walapha, kumnandi kakhulu xa kufuneka lula ukuhlala ebaleni.
Ngempelaveki, abahlali bendawo baphumla apha, le ndawo ayidliki kwiindlela zabakhenkethi nabalobi, ngoko, abaxhaphazi abakhohlakeleyo badlula kule ndawo. Ndimele ukuthi kukho inkampu yentente ekufuphi .... Ukumisa inkampu. Bonke abo bafuna ukuphumla apha, banokuphulukana nempumlo, banokuma apho.