U-Augustus washisa ngokumangazayo. Uhambo lwalungenakulibaleka. Saya e-Ai River Valley ngemoto. Kuhlelwe izinsuku ezimbalwa, kepha lolu hambo lwelule isonto lonke, kwakukuncane. Indawo itholakala eduze kwedolobha laseSatka, kulula ukuzulazula igama lomhume we-Curgazak. Labo abathanda ukuphumula ezintabeni yindawo ephelele. Umfula i-AH yintaba, kepha umfula ofudumele kakhulu onenhlanzi eziningi ezahlukahlukene: ukubhema, ihhashi, i-chub, iqhawe. Ukujwayelana nale ndawo kusondelene nakule ntambama, sakwazi kuphela ukubeka itende nomngane, ngathola izinhlanzi ezimbalwa, indlebe emnandi yayiphekwe: lapha ngabona okokuqala. Injabulo yesisu esilambile baphenduka iziqubu ezimnandi. Ukugcona ngamanzi omfula kube phansi. Ebusuku, kuyesabeka impela lapha, ngemuva kobusuku bokuqala, ngacabanga isikhathi eside ukuthi asibambezeli lapha: Anginaso isikhathi sokulala, njengoba uhlobo oluthile lwesilwane esikhulu, ngakho-ke thina bengazi - ayengubani.
Ngosuku olulandelayo, izivakashi ziseduze nathi, zazingayesabisa kangako. Usuku lwadlula khona: Sasifunda indawo ezungezile, sathola umhume weCurgazak oseduzane, bekukukhulu, kubanda futhi kuqhathaniswa nendawo ezungezile kufana nesiqandisi esiseduze. Emishinini yayo, ukungena kuthambisa i-moss fluffy, okusha kakhulu futhi kube luhlaza engifuna ukukudla. Ngaphakathi komhume kukhona imvelaphi emgodini wakhe ojulile, izitebhisi ezintanjeni ziya ebumnyameni, zimbozwe nge-ice crust - azange sithathe izingozi zokwehlela lapho.
Ngakho-ke, usuku nosuku, ukuhamba ngesigodi somfula kuyaqhubeka. Ekuseni ezintabeni kuqala ngomoya omusha, izihlathi ezikhanyayo zenkungu nge-crystal dew ethathwe elangeni. Bese kuhamba isikhathi eside ukuhamba, ukukhuphuka ezintabeni, ukudoba, ukubopha izikebhe, ukubhukuda emfuleni. Umfula unokugeleza okusheshayo, kepha akukujulile kakhulu, okwenza kwaba nokwenzeka ukuzwa imifudlana yokugeleza ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuthi bangakuthwala. Emvuleni, umgwaqo uvinjelwe lapha, futhi ngezinsuku ezinjalo akusona ekhaya futhi hhayi ukufika lapha (ngobunye ubusuku kwakuyimvula). Ngaphambi kokuhamba, sasukuma saya endaweni ephakeme, sinikeza umbono omuhle womfula nendawo eseduze. Ekupheleni kohambo, ngezwa i-Aborigine Yami Yendawo, kuhle kakhulu lapho uthola lula ukuhlala endle.
Ngempelasonto, izakhamizi zendawo zizophumula lapha, le ndawo ayidluleli imizila yabavakashi nabadobi, ngakho-ke, iziphahlasi ezimbi zidlula kule ndawo. Kumele ngithi kunekamu lamatende eliseduze .... Amatende. Bonke labo abafuna ukuphumula lapha baphucuke kakhulu noma bephuculwa kancane, bangayeka lapho.