Vele, ama-maldives amnandi futhi kwesinye isikhathi awazi ukuthi uzithatha kanjani ngaphandle kokulala ogwini futhi uhamba ngomkhumbi nezinhlanzi. Kepha kunesimo esisodwa esijabulisayo kunokudoba olwandle oluvulekile. Ngesikhathi seholide lethu ku-Maldives endaweni yase-Ari-atoll esiqhingini saseLanga Island, sanquma ukudoba. Uhambo olutholwe luhlaba umxhwele. Indoda eyayishumi nanye kusuka esiqhingini sethu, bonke abantu bakwamanye amazwe baqala ukulayishwa ezikebheni zeBhodi. Safundiswa, banikeze ama-vests abahlenga futhi bakhombisa ibhakede elikhulu le-bait yezinhlanzi. Ukudoba kwakusekushoneni kwelanga.
Isikebhe sethu saba nesibindi endaweni efanele cishe ihora. Sithuthukisa ezinye iziqhingi ezincane, ezintantayo ezintantayo zangesikhathi samakhorali futhi ziphuthume olwandle. Ekugcineni, lapho ilanga selivele lixova ekushoneni kwelanga, saphonsa ihange endaweni ethile yokucekelwa phansi. Sisatshalaliswe kumakhoyili akhethekile ngomugqa wokudoba, okuboshwe ngayo igwegwe elinehembe. Ukudoba lapha akubambi izinhlanzi lapha. Ekuqaleni, bengingalindele imiphumela emikhulu ekudobeni. Kwabonakala kimi ukuthi ukubamba amanye karasik kungaba yinhlanhla. Kepha lapha kwaqala okuthakazelisa kakhulu. Nguwe kuphela saphonsa umugqa wokudoba, njengoba kwakuzwakala ku-ldk kwathi umugqa wokudoba wasuswa emanzini, hhayi kuphela ngaphandle kwendilinga, kodwa ngaphandle kwegwebu. Abanini balesi sikebhe bachaza ukuthi lezi yi-barracuda, ezindawo zamanzi ajulile zidla izinhlanzi ezincane. Sashaqeka. Lokhu yimaphi amapuleti afezekile lapho uma ekhumula ibha ye-hook. Futhi-ke nganginenhlanhla - ngadonsela i-barracuda yangempela kakhulu. Ngandlela thile akazange alume umugqa wokudoba futhi wavumela isikebhe sakhe ukuba azidonse. Masinyane wagijima ama-maldives ukuze asisize ukuyikhipha kusuka ku-hook. Bachaza ukuthi kudingeka uqaphele kakhulu, futhi ungathathi izinhlanzi ekhanda lakho. Unamazinyo abukhali kakhulu kanye no-barrah omkhulu lapho angaluma kalula ngomunwe womuntu. Okuningi esikebheni sethu kulobu busuku uBarracuda akekho obanjwe. Kepha kungenye indawo ecebile. Angikhumbulanga wonke la magama wezinhlanzi, kepha kwakukhona okuthile okufanele akubone. Ezinye zokudoba zazingamakhilogremu angaphezu kwama-5. Abanye babenhle kakhulu futhi bengajwayelekile.
Isimo senjabulo nenjabulo nje lapho sithumba abadobi bethu. Ngakho-ke sadoba kuze kube yilapho ubumnyama. Ngemuva kwalokho ama-maldives asibuyisela esiqhingini sethu, futhi olwandle endaweni yokudlela kwaqala ukulungisa izinhlanzi. Wonke umuntu wayengemnandi kangako lapha. Abantu abadala, njengangabantwana, baqala ukuzungeza ukubamba babheka izinhlanzi ezibanjwe yizo. Wonke umuntu wayefuna ukudla impela lowo obamba. Ngenxa yalokhu, sathosiwe ku-grill kukho konke esikubuze futhi safaka izinhlanzi ezihlotshiswe kahle etafuleni. Wonke umuntu wayejabule kakhulu. Ukudoba kuMaldives kwaba yinto ethokozisayo kakhulu. Lapho, ungabamba izinhlanzi ezinkulu kakhulu endabeni imizuzu, bese uyakujabulela ukudla ukubamba kwakho isidlo sakusihlwa kusihlwa.