EMatanasas, thina kanye nomlingani, sahamba kuphela ngenxa yokubona. Yize kungenjalo. Ngashayela ngenxa yentuthuko yamasiko, futhi umyeni wethemba ukuzama iCuban Rum namaCigars. Angazi ukuthi amadoda athola kulesiphuzo. Futhi angiqondi futhi ukuthi kufanele ngiqonde kanjani ukunambitheka kwamaRom, unamandla kangangokuba awuzizwa lutho. Kunye into, iziphuzo ezinjengewayini ne-champagne, lapha ungasho okumnandi noma cha. Yebo, oh, ngoba bengifuna ukutshela ngeRoma, kodwa mayelana nezici zezulu zeMatansa.
Isikhathi esishisa kakhulu, siyingxenye yesikhathi kusukela ngo-Ephreli futhi siphela ngoSepthemba. Ukusuka kulokhu kuphenduka izinyanga ezishisayo, ungabalwa okushisa kakhulu - ngoJulayi, Agasti naku-Septhemba. Izinga lokushisa lansuku zonke lansuku zonke, ngalesi sikhathi linama-degree angamashumi amathathu nanye okushisa. Futhi kungenxa yalesi sikhathi isikhathi semvula sihlale ngoMeyi kuze kube nguNovemba.
Ngo-Agasti, inyanga, kunesamba esikhulu kunazo zonke ezinsukwini zemvula ezihlala ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yale nyanga. Isikhathi esinethezekile kunazo zonke sokuphumula eMatanzas sisebusika bethu, ngoba kunesimo sezulu esiqinile esizinzile lapha futhi akukho okushisekayo okuqeda izivakashi ehlobo. Ngendlela efanayo, yeka ukuthi kuhle kanjani, baziqhayisa ngethusi lethusi, bahleli phakathi kwabangane etafuleni loNyaka oMusha futhi ngasikhathi sinye nimemezela ukuthi nikhanyisa eSolarium, kodwa eMatansas. Wind konke, leli ngamaphesenti ayikhulu kuqinisekisa!
Kulabo abavikeli, le nkathi nayo ithandeka kakhulu ukuphumula, iqiniso ngizama ukungazihleli iNdodana yomehluko omkhulu wezulu. Ehlobo, futhi siphumula thina siphumula lapho ukushisa, kepha ebusika siphumula lapho uSnezhnoye. Ebusika, engishade naye futhi angiphindanga ngaleli ndodana yami nawe ezindaweni ezifudumele ezinjengeMatama.