Intombazana entle, Rosie! Leyo yintombazana elungileyo, uyamemeza umphathi wam, uGareth Renowden. U-godfather waseNew Zealand truffles uhamba nam kwifama yakhe, IiNduli zekalika , Zibeke ecaleni komwonyo onamatye ngaphezulu koMlambo iWaipara. Uthetha nebhungane lakhe elineminyaka esixhenxe ubudala, nelithiywa ngegama lokungalawuleki Umatshini wokukhuphela . Ngaphandle kweziphazamiso zovakalelo emva kwemini yasekwindla evuthiweyo, ukwazile ukufeza isithembiso semoniker yakhe.
I-Renowden igxuma apho i-Rosie's snout idibana khona nomhlaba, isusa ecaleni umaleko omncinci womhlaba ongaphezulu ukuze utyhile ubutyebi obunamandla, obumnyama. Uyilinganisela phezulu, phantse ngokungakhathali, ngaphambi kokudlulisela kum. Kunye nomfazi wakhe, i-expat yase-Bhritane iyabaleka Indlu yokucheba - igumbi lokulala elinamagumbi amabini okujonga isidiliya kunye ne truffière - 'ngamanye amaxesha ayafumaneka' ngokuqeshisa, ngolungiselelo olukhethekileyo.
Yintoni onayo apho Brumale yobushushu Ucacisa ngohlobo olwaziwa kakhulu njenge truffle yasebusika. Inempumlo eyahlukileyo. Ukuba awuyazi nyani into oyenzayo, ungayisebenzisa ucinga ukuba yenye yezona zibalaseleyo. Kodwa ungadana. Ndikulungele ukuthatha amathuba am. Kwaye ke ukuphinda ndiyibeke ngokufanelekileyo ndiyipakishe intabalala yam, ndiyisonge kuqala kwithawuli yamaphepha, emva koko ndiyitywine kwisitya seplastiki ngaphambi kokundithumela.
Malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-40 emazantsi alapha, bendiqeshe imoto kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iChristchurch. Uthumo lwam lwalububhetyebhetye, ukuba akulula: a Uhambo lwendlela ukunqumla isabelo sengonyama seSiqithi saseNew Zealand saseNew Zealand - iikhilomitha ezili-1,125 ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe. Ngenxa yemithetho yelizwe elahlayo ngokubhekisele 'kwinkampu yenkululeko,' iindwendwe ezininzi zikhetha ukuqesha iveni kunye nokupaka ubusuku kuyo nayiphi na indawo yoluntu. Oku kusemthethweni ngokugqibeleleyo, ngaphandle kwalapho kuncitshiswe ngokucacileyo yimimiselo yendawo. Yindlela elungileyo yamaqela amancinci abahambi- kunye nezibini- ukuphonononga kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali. Kodwa ndandibeke i-solo (i-fungus yam esandula kuyifumana) nangona kunjalo kwaye bendikhangela iindawo eziphezulu zokubeka intloko yam.
Kaikoura Ityala: Imifanekiso kaGettyndifumene nje iiyure ezimbini ziphezulu kwindlela kwilali engaselwandle yaseKaikoura. Isandwich phakathi kwe-Pacific surf kunye neengxondorha ezigqunywe likhephu, ndikhangela kwi IHapuku Lodge . Ukulahla indawo yayo yokubamba iindwendwe kunye negumbi elizimeleyo elingaphantsi komhlaba, amagumbi amane amileyo aphakanyiswe iinyawo ezingama-32 kwithambeka lehlathi, edibanisa ubunewunewu babantu abadala nomtsalane wendlu yomthi wobuntwana. Ukusuka kwinduduzo yebhafu yam yokuhlambela ndibukele isibhakabhaka sifiphala, ndilandele imiphetho ye I-Tapuae-o-Uenuku Ukuphakama kweenyawo ezingama-9,500 kwii-hues ezingenakuphepheka ezipinki nemfusa.
IHapuku Lodge Ityala: NgokweHapuku Lodge & Houses Tree 
IHapuku Lodge Ityala: NgokweHapuku Lodge & Houses TreeUkunyuka ukusuka kwinqaba yam, ndidibana noFiona Read, umnini-mphathi kunye no-chef olawulayo. Amarhe endandihamba nawo endandikhwele nawo andandulela kuhola wendlela omkhulu. 1. Ndicelwe ukuba ndiqinisekise, ndavula isiciko sebhokisi yam yeplastiki, ndaza ndaflitters emoyeni. Ukuqaqamba kwiso likaFiona kucebisa ukuba icebo sele lijikeleza. Ndinikezela ngempahla kwaye kungaphelanga nemizuzu deed yenziwe; ukucheba okucekeceke kokutya okumnandi kujoyina iparsley kunye nefry, yolk ecikiweyo kwi-crostini. Isitya sindilindile phambi kwekhitshi evulekileyo, apho ndihleli etafileni yompheki, nditshiza ngePinot Noir eyongezelelekileyo evela kummandla wewayini weSouth Central's Central Otago. Uhamba njani? Ubuza, mhlawumbi ngokuthetha.
Ndiyibhokisi yamadada anoboya, ndiyaphendula, kumzamo wokutshintsha i-linging yendawo.
Ngentsasa elandelayo kuqala ngesinye isidlo sakusasa esingcono samakhekhe asandula ukubhakwa endikhumbulayo. Ndiyonqena ukuhamba, kodwa namhlanje kuxakekile. Iqala ngeyure ezintathu umlindo womnenga kunxweme lweKaikoura. I-menagerie yezilwanyana zaselwandle zonke zenza ukubonakala kwe-cameo- i-orcas, i-sperm whale, i-pods of dolphins, kunye ne-whale eluhlaza engapheliyo ibonakale idlala, ishukumisa i-fluke yayo enamandla eyenziwe ngasemva kwe-Alps yaseMzantsi. Kweliphi na elinye ilizwe oku kunokwenza uhlobo losuku olunye lobomi. ENew Zealand, lalingekafiki ixesha lesidlo sasemini.
Iyure enesiqingatha kunyuka uhola wendlela, ndingena kuyo Tohu Iiwayini , nditshonisa iinzwane zam kwindawo eyaziwayo yewayini yaseMarlborough. Indawo enomdla yanamhlanje ikhona njengendawo yokuqala yewayini ephethwe nguMaori. UWinemaker uLloyd Howes undilinde kwigumbi lokungcamla, ecaleni komphathi wentengiso uDan Taylor. Sisonke sihlanganisene kwiLand Cruiser kwaye sinyusa intaba enomoya onamandla ngendlela engenakwenzeka, sifika kwisiqwenga semithi yemidiliya egqabi-tyheli, enabantu abahlala egazini. Yindawo elungileyo yokujonga ukuba imeko yemozulu, umhlaba kunye nobume bomhlaba buhlangana njani ukubumba uphawu lwendawo lwediliya iSauvignon Blanc.
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IHapuku Lodge Ityala: NgokweHapuku Lodge & Houses Tree 
IHapuku Lodge Ityala: NgokweHapuku Lodge & Houses Tree