UMadeira uyisiqhingi olwandle i-Atlantic Ocean, esaba nenhlanhla yokuvakashela kulobu busika ngaphakathi kwesikebhe. Ngenhlanhla, indawo yokupaka kulesi siqhingi yayiyizinsuku eziyi-munye, futhi sakwazi ukukwazi ngale ndawo enhle kancane.
Usuku lokuqala sahamba ngemoto, eyabhukelwa kusenesikhathi. Ngakwesokudla ethekwini, sadlula emigwaqweni emincane evuthayo ye-funchal ne-monte. Ngeshwa, isimo sezulu ngalolu suku sasinengekayo, bekuna imvula futhi kwakuyinkungu. Noma kunjalo, sahlala sijabule kakhulu ngohambo lwethu oluncane.
Ngakho-ke, sesishiye funchal, saya enyakatho salesi siqhingi. Umzila wethu wadlula emapaki emvelo, mhlawumbe muhle kakhulu, kepha abonakali kahle inkungu. Inkungu ilahlekelwe ngandlela thile lapho sisuka olwandle. Ogwini ludlula inyoka emincane, kwezinye izindawo kunezindawo zokuma. Ukubukwa okuvela kulezi zimbi kumangalisa.
Ngashayela edolobheni laseSan Vincent, saphinde sangena ezintabeni, kodwa umgwaqo lapha waphenduka amasheya, kepha hhayi amahle. Kuzo zonke izintaba ezikhona lapho, izimpophoma zazithokoza, nombala wamanzi wawungefani yonke.
Ngemuva kwalokho sasisedolobheni laseRiberia Brava, lapho umbono wemizana ezungezile esakazeke emithambekeni eluhlaza yamagquma.
Ngeshwa, sekuvele kumnyama, futhi saphindela emkhunjini.
Ngaphezu kwakho konke ngalolu suku samangala ukuthi lesi siqhingi saphenduka saba luhlaza kakhulu. Nomaphi lapho sima khona, iphunga lemibala ehlukene namakhambi kuwukuphi.
Ekuseni kosuku olulandelayo saya ekuhlolweni kwe-funchal. Into yokuqala esiyenzile i-rose yaya ku-fun edolobheni laseMonte. Kuthatha isikhathi esiningi, ngoba i-funchal no-monte basendleleni ephakeme. Eduze kwesitobhu se-Cable Car Stop kuyinto esesabekayo ye-botanical, lapho naphezu kwemvula eshisayo, sachitha amahora ama-3.
Futhi-ke senza lokho izingane zethu eziphupha ngazo - zehla ezihlahleni zokhuni, ezazisunduza amadoda amabili, ezansi emigwaqweni emincane, zicishe zibe mnandi.
Esonweni sami konke, sasingenaso isikhathi esanele sayo yonke into, kodwa esikubonile sanele ukunquma ukuza lapha futhi.