Ukushiya uhola wendlela, usiya kwindlela yeasphalt enemizila emibini ekhokelela kunxweme olusempuma yeAvalon, le ndlela ihlala inezigcawu, ukuze kungaqinisekwanga ukuba indlela inomnombo kunye nezikwere ngaphezu kwe-asphalt yokuqala.
Lo ngumhlaba oyinkqantosi waseAvalon, umthi kuphela ongaphezu kwamagxa akho, uvalelwe ngumoya, uzimele entilini.
Amachibi kunye namatyholo angenalutho abekwe njengama-quilts amakhulu, aqhubela phezulu kumacala omabini, enelanga kwaye ashushu, umhlaba womile, kwaye iphunga lamatyholo kunye ne-peat bogs liyaphuphuma.
Ndamisa imoto yam kwindawo encinane yomhlaba kunye negrabile, apho ndandibona isiziba esikhulu esinengxondorha yengxondorha kwelinye icala. Le ndawo ihlala inamanzi anzulu kunye nezikolo zetrout. Kumalunga nekhilomitha enye ukusuka endleleni, kodwa umgama apha uyahenda: akukho nto emehlweni akho ukuba ubambe kwaye ubeke isikali esicacileyo, kuphela ukuguqulwa okuthambileyo emhlabeni kunye ne-fluff eyenziwe zizityalo ezitshayelwe ngumoya.
Emva koko, ndehla ngomzila webhayisekile emgxobhozweni phakathi kwezityalo zomgxobhozo eziphantse zibe brittle. Kuphela ngabashicileli belanga abatya inyama abasakhangeleka bemanzi ngokwaneleyo ukuze baphile, amagqabi abo amile okwenkwenkwezi ayethabatheke ngamathontsi ancangathi anomtsalane. Izityalo zomphanda zaziqinile kwaye ziethe-ethe, ngokungathi imvula iza ngokukhawuleza. Ecaleni kwendlela encinane, ngequbuliso umhlambi omncinane weentaka wawuphambi kwam, ukrobile yaye uchwayitile, ngenxa yesizathu esithile, usoloko ubalekela kwicala elinye kanye nam. Itheko lam lokuziqhelanisa aliyi kubhabha kude kube udonga lwamatye luvele ngqo phambi kwam.
Ndithathe I line ndaphakamisa ndahuka intlanzi ephakathi, ndahlala encamini yelitye ndakhulula ibhutsi nekawusi ndoyama ngelitye ndanyathela amanzi ashushu amdaka. Ndiyawuva umnxeba omkhulu noqaqambileyo weOsprey, kodwa andikwazi ukusibona isandi sayo esibhakabhakeni. Bekubethwa impepho phezu kwamanzi, ndacinga ngokuqubha. Phambi kwamehlo am, iimoto neelori ngamaxesha athile zihamba endleleni. Igrabile ephakanyisiweyo kunye neendlela zokuhamba zenza indlela ibe ngumda phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba, ngoko izithuthi ziqhuba ukuya kwinqanaba elithile.
Amachibi kunye namatyholo angenalutho abekwe njengama-quilts amakhulu, aqhubela phezulu kumacala omabini, enelanga kwaye ashushu, umhlaba womile, kwaye iphunga lamatyholo kunye ne-peat bogs liyaphuphuma.
Ngoko ke, ukungena emotweni, ngaselunxwemeni, kugeleza kumanzi amdaka kunye namanzi amdaka kunye nomlambo omncinci wamatye, ahlanjwe ngamanzi ixesha elide, ukuze bonke babe ne-waxy efanayo kunye nembonakalo ejikelezayo. Azikho zininzi iintlanzi, kwaye apho zikhoyo, zivaleleke kwimingxunya enzulu, phantsi kweendonga ezisikiweyo, amanzi omlambo agobe aze anqumle umhlaba phantsi kwemithi, kwaye amanzi aqukuqelayo ezikoneni aqhubela amatye ezantsi komlanjana iTyhala ukuze enze. iidike kunye namadama. Ingqwayingqwayi yaphuma yaza yalunywa ziimpukane ngamehlo omnyama, kwangokunjalo noojekamanzi, bahlasela iimpukane ezaziyijikelezile ngaphambi kokuba zilume ngamandla.
Kwigophe, isandi sokuqukuqela kwamanzi aqukuqelayo sivakala siqwenga ezinye izandi, ngoko kukho ingxolo nje yokuhlanjwa kwamanzi eziqengqelekayo. Ilanga lishushu kakhulu, kwaye namatye omlambo asemva kwam ashushu ngakumbi. Akukho kuphumla usuku.
Russell Wangersky’s column appeared in the SaltWire newspaper and website on the Canadian Atlantic coast. You can contact him at russell.wangersky@thetelegram.com-Twitter: @wangersky.