Lapho nje ngiqala ukwehla endizeni, ngokushesha kwazizwa ukunambitheka okubabayo emoyeni weSharm El-Sheikh. Vele, kuyo yonke indawo yokuphumula kunamaphunga ahlukile, kepha lo moya omnandi, othambile, ofudumele nephunga lezitshalo nezinongo kwangihlabeke umxhwele kimi.
Sihambe saya kule ndlela yokuphumula ngoJanuwari, sathi masinyane, hhayi isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokuhamba lapho, kubanda kakhulu ebusuku ukuze uhambe ngezinyawo, futhi akushisi kalula, ngoba isimo sezulu sisebusika, yize ubusika bukhona Kukhanya kakhulu kakhulu, futhi kubonakala sengathi, kuyangabaza. Kodwa noma kunjalo kwakukhona izinsuku lapho kwakukhona ukushisa, ikakhulukazi ntambama bese ubhukuda echibini ngisho nolwandle.
Ulwandle eGibhithe luyisihloko esihlukile, uLwandle Olubomvu lungenye yezilwandle ezinhle kakhulu futhi ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni, kepha ngasikhathi sinye ingozi ikuwe. Ngesikhathi sokufika kwethu, sasingavunyelwe ukungena olwandle ngaphezulu kwamamitha ama-2, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi kwakungekho amacala angavamile okuhlaselwa koshaka. Futhi nokho bengifuna ukuzwa amanzi olwandle, futhi sahlanza ogwini uqobo lwami. Amanzi, empeleni, awafudumele kakhulu, kepha asizange sinake lokhu, njengawo wonke amaRussia.
I-Dawns eGibhithe mihle, ikakhulukazi ekubukeni kolwandle. Ekuseni kwakulungile, kepha sekushonile kwelanga. Ulwandle lwalucwaningisiwe futhi lucwebezelwe ngemibala ehlukene kusuka kokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kuya eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kuya ku-turquoise-luhlaza.
ELwandle Olubomvu kuhlala khona izakhamizi ezahlukahlukene futhi ezinhle kakhulu: inhlanzi, ama-octopuses, i-starfish, amakhorali, iminenke ehlukene, kanye nezinduku zolwandle. Enye yazo emthambekeni onamabala aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka esikebheni kithi ngokubukeka okunelukuluku kufana nenja ecela okuthile ukuthi kudliwe, iziketi lapho kungathi uma kubhukwana, kwamangala.
Uma sikhuluma ngokudla, ngakho-ke akumangalisi, ngaphandle kobuningi bezinongo ezitsheni, inyama encane, izitsha zezinhlanzi nezithelo ezincane.
Kusukela ekuhambeni kwethu sikhethe ukuhamba kolwandle, sahamba ngomkhumbi nge-catamaran enkulu enombala osobala futhi sabheka indawo ezungezile kanye nezakhamizi zasolwandle. Noma kunjalo, ungavuma kuze kube phakade oLwandle Olubomvu.