NgoSepthemba 2017, ngilindele iholide elilindelwe isikhathi eside, mina nomkami saya kuhambo lomshado. Kuliqiniso, saba nomshado ngoSepthemba 2016, kepha sasenqume ukubheka uhambo lokuqala ngemuva kwalomcimbi ngokuhamba komshado kanye ne-honeymoon yethu. Akhethe lapho sihamba isikhathi eside. Cha hhayi kanjena. Kukhethwe ukuthi uzokuthola kuphi isikhathi eside kakhulu! Futhi uhambo lwesikhathi esizayo eCuba ekuqaleni bekungathithwali nhlobo, ngenxa yesizini yesivunguvungu ngo-Agasti-Okthoba. Kepha ngokudlula izinketho eziningi ezinkulu, basanquma. Kepha hhayi ngaphandle kosizo lwe-ejenti yabavakashi, ekholwayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, eqinisweni, ngizokutshela ukuthi konke kwakunjani futhi wabelane kanjani nezithombe ezikhanyayo, ngoba ukungasho futhi ungabi nokwabelana kumane akunakwenzeka, imizwa yenkulu nje.
Kusukela ngoSepthemba akusona isikhathi esiphakeme seCuba, khona-ke awekho amashadi. Bekumele ngeqile futhi ngithenge amathikithi e-Air France. Zindiza ngoshintsho eParis, imvamisa lokhu kungukufakelwa okuncane, okukodwa, amahora amabili. Kepha hhayi kithi. Uma ukhumbula, kuzo zonke iziteshi zezindaba ngoSepthemba 2017, imma yadluliswa ngeSiphepho! Ukuze kucacelwe kwemiphumela yesiphepho, ngizofaka isithombe se-lifti ehhotela lethu:
Okusho ukuthi, okwakunovalo lwangempela nokuthi kungani bengazange bacabangele iCuba njengendawo yezivakashi ngoSepthemba, khona-ke nathi kwenzeke. Ngokuvamile, isikhumulo sezindiza saseJosé Marty eduze kwesikhumulo sezindiza saseHavana sasingamukeli ngenxa yezimo zezulu. Yebo, okwamanje, sesifikile eParis. Ngifuna ukubona i-visa yeSchengen ngaleso sikhathi asinazo, ngokulandelana, ngokulandelana, akekho noyedwa ozosikhipha endaweni yokuhamba. "Abanenhlanhla" abavela eRussia njengoba saphenduka saba ngabantu abacishe babe ngu-30, kodwa kusekuqaleni nje, futhi esikhathini esizayo safika kuphela. Ukuhamba kwahlehliswa ngezinsuku ezimbili. I-Air France yavele yadideka, futhi abameleli basitshele ukuthi bekungakaze kwenzeke lokho. Saze sacabanga ukudingida, njengoba singenawo ama-visa, futhi sesinalo usuku lwesibili lwe-2E terminal. Kepha ekugcineni, sikwazile ukuxoxisana futhi ngobusuku obubodwa indiza isikhokhele ihostela elisendaweni eyakhiwe esikhumulweni sezindiza. Sichithe ubusuku bokwesibili ezihlalweni endaweni yokulindela. Ngeqiniso, kuyabanda futhi kungathandeki lapho, kahle, futhi ama-plaids awazange anele.
Kulungile, kungaba kubi, kepha futhi nesipiliyoni. Ngizoyifaka indaba yami ngesithombe sendawo eluhlaza yokubhema esikhumulweni sezindiza iCharles de Gaulle bese ngiya endabeni ngesimangali-isiqhingi kanye ne-varadero.
Hhayi ukugeza, ngakho-ke safika eCuba. Ngobusuku begceke, sisuka esikhumulweni sezindiza futhi siqonde ukuthi kumane kwenzeka ukuphefumula. Ngokungajwayelekile kokushisa kukaSepthemba futhi umswakama we-cuba umane utolika umoya wakhe. Ekuqaleni, ngangicabanga ukuthi bekungekhona lokho bekungeke kuphumule, kodwa nje ngeke kusinde ngaphansi kwalezi zimo. Kepha, njengoba besho, ukwesaba kwamehlo kuhle. Ngokushesha wazise kahle izimo zesimo sezulu futhi ngokuzayo bebengamane nje aziboni ukushisa noma umswakama. Ngaphambi kweVaradero, engizotshela ngayo, sithole Oku-odwe ngaphambilini Transfer. Endleleni kwakungamahora angama-3, kepha njengoba sasikhathele ngezikhathi zaseParis, salala yonke indlela. Lapho efika ehleli ehhotela walala.
Ngakusasa ekuseni into yokuqala yayigijimela efasiteleni egumbini lokuya egumbini lokubona ngenxa yalokho esabekezelela ubunono wonke umthwalo wamaholide ethu. Futhi uyazi, vele kusukela kule mizuzu yokuqala ngiqonda, kufanelekile! Yebo, kumnandi nje hhayi umbono ovela efasiteleni lephepha le-4 * Ihhotela lethu:
Kugezwe ngokushesha, wabuthana wagijimela olwandle. Okubonayo esithombeni esivela egumbini akulona ulwandle, kodwa nje ichibi. Futhi nalu ulwandle, ke ngalokho esikuye lapha. Yilokho abantu abaya lapha. Lona umbala omnandi we-turquoise, isihlabathi esimhlophe esimhlophe esimnandi. Leli yiPharadesi, Madoda!
Ulwandle kuVaradero lumanzi ahlanzekile futhi abonakala ngokuphelele. Noma kunjalo iqiniso lokuthi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, isivunguvungu se-Irma sasivutha lapha futhi saphakamisa inani elikhulu lamahhotela. Uma usacabanga futhi wesaba izivunguvungu, wesaba ukuthi uzophanga iholide lakho futhi ngeke ujabulele amabhishi amhlophe namanzi ashaqiwe - ukuposela amathikithi. Ngasinda emiphumeleni yenye yezivunguvungu ezinamandla kakhulu emlandweni futhi ingasho ngokuphephile, hamba!
I-Varadero Beach, cishe amakhilomitha angama-20 esihlabathi esihlanzekile. Futhi endaweni enjalo yanele wonke umuntu. Futhi kusukela ngoSepthemba futhi akusona isizini ephezulu, lonke lolwandle lwalunalo. Yini, ngokwemvelo engangijabule kakhulu.
Lapha, okokuqala, kufanelekile ukuphuma ngemuva kolwandle. Uma ungakaze uyibone, uzokujabulela. Ngisho nezithombe azidlulisi imibala yangempela. Eqinisweni, ukhanya kaningi!
I-Varadero yindawo yokuphumula lapho kuyo yonke imibandela yokuhlala enhle kakhulu. Kukhona konke, kahle, noma cishe yonke into. Ongakwazi ukukusho mayelana ne-Cuba yonke. Njengoba iCuba yaziwa, leli yizwe elihluphekile kahle ngenxa yezimo ezinzima zokuhweba ezidalwe yi-United States.
Ithegi yentengo eVaradero, kunjalo, ayishibhile. Ngakho-ke, itekisi (i-coco-taxi) kubiza ama-euro ayi-5, kungakhathalekile ukuthi uhamba kuphi ngaphakathi kwe-resort.
Ngicabanga ukuthi uqagela ukuthi kungani lolu hlobo lwezokuthutha lugqoka igama elinjalo: "coco".
Ukukhuluma nge-resort akunakushiwo futhi ngezokuthutha ezizokuzungeza yonke indawo. ICuba neVaradero ikakhulukazi kungesikhathi somshini nje. Lesi sithombe singaphansi kwalobu bufakazi.
Ukuba yindawo yokuhlala, uVaradero uvamezo zonke izinhlobo zemigoqo nezindawo zokudlela. Amehlo ahlakazekele ngokuchichima kwabo. Cishe wonke amamitha ayi-100 eceleni komgwaqo omkhulu kunesikhungo esithile esihlekisayo. Ngakho-ke sikwazile ukunambitha i-lobster. Izindleko ezijwayelekile zengxenye eyodwa kuma-euro angama-30. Ngokweqiniso, awuzange umvelise. Lapho edla, bengicabanga ukuthi bekuyinkukhu enjoloba ngokunambitheka kwezinhlanzi. Kepha kuphela ngombono wami akufanele wakhe iziphetho, kungenzeka ukuthi umane ulungiselelwe kule ndawo yokudlela "el rancho". Ngendlela, ama-cocktails apholile akhonzwa kubha yeBeatles. Amanani acishe abe ngu-10 Euro Portail. UMojito ubaluleke kakhulu.
Ngeke uthole isicefe eVaradero, noma ngabe ukhathele ukubhukuda olwandle, yize ungakhathala ngalokhu, angazi. Amanzi afudumele kangangokuba amanzi kalula ungachitha amahora ama-3-4. Kepha udinga ukucoceka kakhulu, njengoba ilanga ngesikhathi sesikhathi se-varadero liyingozi kakhulu futhi liyingozi kakhulu. Shisa, ikakhulukazi okumhlophe okumhlophe, okulula. Zilungiselele futhi uthathe i-sunscreen ngezinga eliphakeme kakhulu lokuvikelwa.
Cishe usuwuqonde ukuthi konke kwehlela olwandle. Yile ndlela. Lokhu kuyisisekelo futhi okuyisisekelo okufanele kube khona okungenani kanye.
Ake silethe isifinyezo esifushane sendaba yakho futhi sinikeze izeluleko ezithile:
- Thatha i-euro (njengoba ukushintshaniswa kwamadola kuthatha ikhomishini),
- I-sunscreen empunga nge-degree ephezulu yokuvikelwa,
- Izikhumbuzo, ama-cigars notshwala angathengwa kunoma yiziphi izitolo (amanani afanayo),
- Ungabali ukuthi amahhotela Nawa amazinga aseYurophu, akunjalo. Silinde ukudumazeka okuncane. (Iya lapha ngokuqondile kwensiza emahhotela).
Uhambo lwethu lwalufanele imali yami (cishe ama-ruble angama-200,000 amabili). Ngaphandle kwakho konke, iVaradero yindawo enhle engathanda ukuyibuyisela. Ngikweluleka ukuthi uye lapho. Ngifisela wena ukuhamba okukhanyayo nokuhehayo!