Abangane bethu nabangane, ukuphumula kweMartov eJAFNE, kwaqala kube nzima, ngokunembile, indlela eya edolobheni uqobo. Lapho sifika eColombo, saqala ukufuna ithuba lokufika kuJaphne, ngoba uhambo lwethu, ngeshwa, aluzange lunikeze uhambo oluya ehhotela. Ekuqaleni saba nohambo oluya edolobheni lokususa, ngoba lingafinyelelwa ngqo nge-jafna kulo. Safika lapho ngaphandle kwe-adventure. Ekugcineni ngithola ibhasi eduze kukaJaphne, sathusa. Akagcinanga nje kuphela ukuthi wayesemdala futhi ethambile, ngakho-ke naye wavalelwa ngokuphelele. Ilinde ihora nesigamu sendiza elandelayo, okuthi, ngokusho komshayeli, bekufanele kube yintsha, besingafuni, ngakho-ke kwakukhona ngandlela thile ukuhlala emlenzeni oyedwa ngaphakathi kwebhasi nazo zonke izinto zami, sayeka phansi. Cishe ngeke ngikhohlwe lolu hambo. Kepha ekugcineni, sifika edolobheni.
Eqinisweni, ngangimcabanga ngenye indlela. Indawo enhle yasehlane, ezinye izimila, uma iqhathaniswa nemali efanayo, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu - imiphumela yeminyaka eminingi yempi yombango. Lapha, izinkambu zangempela zami zigcinwe, zibukeka engiziqalile ukuzisola ngokuza, zibhujiswa izakhiwo nezindlu, yize kukhona okuningi okubuyiselwe.
Sahlala eKais Guest House, sibiza ama- $ 39 umuntu ngamunye ngosuku. Uma ungacabangi ukuthi amakamelo ancanyana kakhulu, ihhotela lihle impela. Igumbi linesimo somoya, i-Intanethi, ifenisha entsha, yonke inqubo iyasebenza.
Saphumula ngosuku lokuqala ngemuva kokuhamba, futhi ngesibili saya ukuyofunda lesi siqhingi. Izivakashi lapha zincane impela, kepha kukhona. Iningi lazo livela europe.
Ngohambo olugcwele oluvuthayo eJAFNE, konke kubi. Kwamanye amadolobha, futhi, ukufika kude kakhulu, ngakho-ke ukuzijabulisa okuwukuphela kwezokuzijabulisa lapha ukubheka idolobha uqobo.
Edolobheni, naphezu kokubhujiswa okuyingxenye, kunokuthile ongakubona. Ukubamba i-Tuk-Tuk - ukuthuthwa okuvame kakhulu eSri Lanka, sasicela ukuthi sisilethele uJaphne. Uhambo lubize ama-rupees ka-US 120. Okulandelayo, ukusuka lapho, futhi ku-TUK-TUK kuhambele emnyuziyamu wemivubukulo yendawo kanye nomtapo wezincwadi, lapho bahlala khona cishe kuze kube kusihlwa.
Ezinsukwini ezintathu ezizayo sachitha uhambo lokuphepha ezindaweni ezigcwele indawo. Okumangalisa kakhulu, ukunambitheka kwami, yiThempeli laseKandas. Itholakala edolobheni laseMolacer, elingelakude noJaphne. Sasihamba ngebhasi, sisanda kukhula futhi sibanzi.
Ezwini, amathempeli namasonto asendaweni kuningi, kukhona amaKatolika.
Ngosuku olususelwa kulolu hambo, ungazi ukuthi yini enye okufanele uzitholele yona, sabuza umhlali wendawo owakhuluma kahle nesiNgisi, okuqabukelayo, kusikhombisa isikhungo sedolobha. Enjabulweni yethu, wavuma, futhi nakakhulu, wanqaba ngokwezigaba imali. Bonke abantu bomuzi banomusa kakhulu futhi bayamukeleka. Sizamile ukusimema amahlandla amaningi ukuvakashela noma ukwelapha okuthile kusuka ku-cuisine yasendaweni. Ngasikhathi sinye lokhu akwenzi lutho olubi, kepha anendaba ngokuphelele.
Ulwandle lapha lumnandi, noma luncane kakhulu. Ngisho kude nasegwini kungenzeka kungabi ngaphezu kwebhande. Amanzi ajabule kakhulu, afudumele kakhulu, cishe ama-28 degrees. Yebo, futhi izinga lokushisa komoya laliphakeme kakhulu - cishe ama-degree angama-30. Asizange sibeke imigomo yethu kuTan, kepha babengenabala ezweni labo kunabantu bendawo yaseSri Lanka.
Kepha amabhishi emasikweni amahle kakhulu wama-60s. Azikho imibhede yelanga, izambulela, futhi, amabhishi ngokwazo avumelanise nokuphumula. Kuze kube nezitolo ezincane ezinamanzi, imikhiqizo kanye namathoyizi ahlukahlukene okubhukuda okubhukuda. Kwakungekho mphefumulo wamanzi amnandi olwandle.
Saya olwandle ngemuva kuka-5 PM futhi sahlala kuze kube sekushoneni kwelanga, okulungile nje lapha.
Ukudla eJafne kuyindaba ehlukile. Ukuya ekhefini yendawo noku-oda ilayisi, kwamangaza ukuthi wamanga lapho ngiletha ekhasini lezinye zezitshalo.
Kwenye indawo yokudlalayo kwakungekho zimangazo ezinjalo futhi ukudla kwanikezwa isiko kithi. Ukudla edolobheni kushibhile impela. Kubathathu, asikaze sinikeze ama-dollar angaphezu kwama-30 ukudla kwasemini.
Ngosuku lokugcina sanquma ekugcineni ukuyothenga edolobheni ukuyothenga izikhumbuzo. Ngenxa yalokho, bashaya isixuku sezinongo, ikakhulukazi i-curry, irayisi vodka netiye. Ngakho konke lokhu kwanikezwa ama-60 amadola.
Ngokuvamile, yize iqiniso lokuthi i-JAFNA indawo enhle yokuphumula, kuyadingeka ukuyivakashela. Ngiyethemba ukuthi lapho ngikhona lapho ngokuzayo, ngithanda ukwenza lokhu, ngizothola indawo esetshenzisiwe egcwele lapho, lapho kuphela izinkumbulo zabahlali bendawo ezaqhubeka ngempi yombango.