NjengeNew Yorker / bachelorette / igcisa elinzima lokufa, bendinoloyiko malunga nokuhlala eCloister, indawo ebekelwe bucala eOld South. Ifunyenwe kwiSiqithi soLwandle, enye yezona zidumileyo ngoku (kumtshato waseKennedy wakutshanje) iziqithi ezithintelayo kunxweme lwaseGeorgia, yindawo apho iintsapho ezinemvelaphi yokuzalwa zibuya unyaka nonyaka. Okanye, njengokuba enye incwadi yayibeka ngobuchule: 'Indawo yokuphumla yomtshato osandul' ukutshata, ukutya okugcweleyo, kunye nabaphantse bafa. ' Okwangoku, bendisayine i-Spa Retreat; Kwaye ngokokwazi kwam, akukho mntu wakha wahlupheka kwiintsuku ezintathu zokuzonwabisa okupheleleyo.

I-Layovers kunye nokuhamba ngemizuzu engama-90 ukusuka eSavannah kwandenza ndazivavanya ukufika kwam, kodwa ndabuliswa ngelanga 'Unjani yew? I-Spa Retreat? Ndinomona kakhulu!' Umamkeli zindwendwe wandinika imephu yohlobo lweDisneyland yekhompawundi, kunye neshedyuli yam ye-spa kunye nengxowa yezipho ze-spa, emva koko wandithumela kwiKlabhu yaseBeach kwisidlo sasemini.

Esona sakhiwo siphambili kwigumbi elinamagumbi angama-265 uCloister yindawo yokuhlala yaseMeditera ejikelezwe kukungqengqa kwe-moss yaseSpain, ii-oki eziqinileyo, iintende zesundu, kunye neegadi ezizilungise kakuhle. Kwafumaniseka ukuba imephu ibalulekile ekufumaneni iklabhu yaselwandle phakathi kwezakhiwo ezakhiweyo zonke ii-ocher ezinophahla olubomvu. Ndikhubekile ndaya kwigumbi lokutyela, apho ndiye ndajamelana neyokuqala kuthotho lwee-buffet ezingapheliyo. Ndahamba ndigqitha kwiinyama zasemini kunye nokutya kwaselwandle okuqhotsiweyo, ndafumana ndaza ndangcungcuthekisa umngqusho ongenakulibaleka kunye nesonka esimnandi kakhulu. Ndaye ndahanjiswa ngomnye wry, I-Southern-witted Cloister yabasebenzi kwindawo yam e-pinky-beige quarters, enethambeka elalingajonganga ulwandle lwe-pinky-beige. U-bellman wathembisa ukuba igumbi lam lalikufutshane ne-suite yangaphambili ka-George no-Barbara-njengase Bush. Izinto zazijonge phezulu.

Ndangxama ndaya ngqo kwi, ewe, i-pinky-beige kunye ne-spuff e-beruffled ukuze ndihlambe isiHungary Kur, isihlunu somzimba kunye nokuthanjiswa. Imasseuse yam, uSabine, wayenomoya othulileyo wobulumko. Undingenise kwi-whirlpool, wandinika ukhetho lweetyuwa zamaminerali, kwaye wandishiya kubumnyama obuzolileyo. Ngelixa kwakuhlangene netafile yokuthanjiswa ndabuza uSabine malunga nabaxhasi. Ucacise zonke iintlobo, kubandakanya umqeshwa wePentagon 'owayebuyela umva' yena & apos; babone kakhulu. Ngexesha lokutyhala, ukutsala kunye nokuhlikihla kwakugqityiwe, ndandidiniwe ndingakwazi nokuhamba ngenkungu eshinyeneyo ndiye kwisidlo sangokuhlwa.

Edlulileyo kwiminyango ebiyelweyo yendawo yokutyela, ndingene kwelinye ixesha: amagumbi aphezulu anophahla olubengezelayo ngeekhethini zegolide eziwela ngaphezulu kweefestile ezinkulu, kwaye, kwistendi sebhendi, kudlala iquartet, 'Kumnandi kakhulu ukuba ndikubone ubuya umva apho ukhoyo. ' Amagumbi ayepakishwe ziintloko ezingwevu ezibuthathaka kwaye zichetyiwe ezincinci, zintsha zisuka kwinkampu yeebhutsi. Abaqala ukudlala ixesha elizayo babhabha malunga nelokhwe yomtshato elandelelweyo.

'Nje enye?' wabuza lo weta. Ndanqwala, kwaye ngobubele wabeka isityalo esinembiza ecaleni kwam, endaweni yeqabane lam elingekhoyo kwisidlo sangokuhlwa. Imenyu yezifundo ezintandathu yayi-eclectic, ukutsho nje okuncinci. Olunye ukhetho lokunxiba isaladi luye lwakhupha isidlo sangokuhlwa-Amawakawaka eIsiqithi, itshizi eblowu, i-Italiyane enencasa - njengoko zenzayo ezinye iidizethi (iziqingatha ezibomvu zepesika zaseIndiya ezineziqhamo iJell-O?). I-Entráes yayintsonkothe ​​ngakumbi: i-pecan-crust veal loin, iCalifornia cioppino, kunye ne-lamb yase-Colorado. Ukutya kwe-spa cuisine yayiyi-scaloppine ye-venison, okt inyamakazi eyosiweyo. Hayi ngokuhlwanje. Endaweni yoko ndaye ndazibandakanya nexesha lokungunda ngam kwaye ndaqala nge-shrimp cocktail ikhuselekile kwaye imnandi. Ibrochette yam eyosiweyo yemifuno yanikezelwa ngee-fritters ezi-crunchy ezilungileyo zase-Georgia kunye neetyhubhu ezingaphekwanga zeqanda.

Itheyibhile elandelayo ibibandakanyekile kwingxoxo eshushu malunga nokuba iipesika bezisentsha na, ngelixa kwenye itafile ibhinqa eliselula elinomonde belikhwaza kumamazala wasisithulu, 'Sisenokuba nosapho eBaltimore.' Ekupheleni kwesidlo, umlungiseleli wam ongenantlonipho, ukukhanya okukhohlakeleyo kwiso lakhe, wancwina kwaye wahlebeza, 'Kufuneka ube nesitya somnwe; akukho zinqumli zivunyelweyo. '

Ngosuku olulandelayo ndavuka ndenyuka ndaza ndaza ndaza ndaza ndaza ndagubungela igumbi elipinki. Isidlo sakusasa senkonzo yegumbi (i-Easy Bake ovensize muffins) ifike nge-Georgia Times-Union kunye nomxholo ophambili woLwandle lweeNqanawa zoLwandle, ngoncedo. Hayi nje Ufudo lwaselwandle.

Ngaphaya kwespa, ndaye ndakhangela indawo yokuzivocavoca ngaphambi kwexesha lam elimiselweyo kunye nomqeqeshi wam. Yayincinci kodwa yanele, igcinwe zizo zonke izixhobo eziqhelekileyo zobugcisa. Ukuzivocavoca kunye nomqeqeshi wam wengxoxo khange kuyenze ngqo imida yam. Ndifumene umbono ocacileyo wokuba abo ndandihlala nabo e-spa babengekho bezidinisa ngokwasemzimbeni-ngokungafaniyo nam, ibhinqa eliphambeneyo laseNew York elalisebenzisa kakhulu.

Ndinqwenela ukubona esi siqithi sikufutshane neSea Island, iSt.Simons, kunye neendawo zayo ezidumileyo zegalufa, ndaqasha ibhayisekile ndaza ndanqumla kuhola wendlela ohamba umgama oziikhilomitha ezintlanu. Iindlela zokuhamba ngebhayisikile zinwenwela kuzo zombini iziqithi; indlela yam idlulile iihektare zamasimi angenanto, inombala nje weNew South mall. I-Sea Island Golf Club ikwindawo eyayiyindawo yokulima yomqhaphu ethe saa ngamanxuwa, kubandakanya nezitena zamatye zesibhedlele samakhoboka sangaphambili. I-clubhouse yimfashini endala-gcina umabonwakude omkhulu ohleliwe ebholeni. Ndityile isidlo sasemini apho ndibukele ukubekwa okuluhlaza emanzini.

Phambi kwesidlo sangokuhlwa ndaye ndema ngakwibar yaseGumbini leKlabhu yasebusuku, apho ndadibana nomntu ojingayo. Kulungile, umntu okhulileyo ongatshatanga. Undixelele ukuba & undwendwele ngexesha leeholide zasebusika kangangeminyaka engama-30. 'Ngoba kutheni?' wadubuleka. Andinazo iindlalifa, andixhomekekanga, kwaye andinamatyala! ' Xa ndimbuza ukuba indawo itshintshe kakhulu waphendula wathi, 'Ewe ewe; kukho iYankees! Kwakukho umntu owayehla evela eScarsdale ezokudlala intenetya. Wayenemizwa yokunxiba ukusikwa. Ndamlungisa malunga naloo nto. '

Ndikhawuleze ndaya kwigumbi lokutyela, ndandihleli etafileni yam yesiqhelo ndingenayo kwa'Yodwa? ' Umlindisi wam othembekileyo uphawule wathi, 'Kukho umfazi ohleli kwiCandelo B owayenesihlalo esifanayo xa ndandisebenza apha kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini eyadlulayo.' Ukujonga incoko yakhe phezulu kwiCandelo A eliqhelekileyo kwigumbi lonke, ndiqale ukufumana umfanekiso.

Iindawo zokuhlala zasemva kweMeditera ezihamba emgceni ihotele & apos; iilwandle ezintlanu zeemayile. Ndichithe intsasa kusasa, emva kwemini, ndafudukela echibini laseBeach & iposi, apho ulutsha olunxibe i-T-shirts eziluhlaza eziluhlaza ludibanisa amaqela amakhulu abantwana eDuke nase Tulane T-shirts ukusuka komnye umsebenzi ukuya kolandelayo ivolibholi, ikroyi, unonkala. Olunye ulutsha lwalukhwele amahashe ngaselunxwemeni. Ekugqibeleni ndazixobula kwisikhundla sokuba ndithathe isifundo setenisi kwiinkundla zodongwe ezintle ukuze ndikwazi ukuthethelela ukuthanjiswa kwam emva kwemini ngo-Sabine ongcwele. Ebona isidingo sam sokuya kwi-AWOL, wanyanzelisa ukuba ndithathe uhambo lwe-kayak kwimigxobhozo yaseGeorgia, ndade ndayibeka ngompheki.

Ndadibana neqela elalini elincinanana laseSt Simons, saza sasiwa ngeveni saya kwimigxobhozo. Kwakumnandi kwaye kuvusa inkanuko kwimigxobhozo ethambileyo, kwaye iinkokheli zethu zazonwabile ngokwabelana ngolwazi lwazo kwezi ziqithi. Sahlala kwindawo entle, eshiye isanti, isiphelo somsila wolwandle lwaseCloister, yitroti emfutshane nje egumbini lam.

Ukonga indawo yokuphefumla kwiGumbi leGumbi leKlabhu ngaphambi kwesidlo sangokuhlwa, njengesiqhelo njengesiqhelo, ndadibana nabasandul 'ukutshata. Isenokuba ngabokuqala kum ukutshata, kodwa yayingoo-Cloister & apos, ama-35,700, nesatifikethi sokungqina. Ndaye ndagoduka ndaya kwigumbi lokutyela, kwaye ubungazi? Kwakungobusuku be-buffet yangeCawa, kwaye yayikho yonke: ibisque yokutya kwaselwandle, inyama yasemini, istrimp kwi-pink sauce, ubambo oluphambili. Isonka sombona sasijikelezwa yintombazana yesonka; iqela lalidlala iingoma zokubonisa; indoda yemacaroon yayihamba; itheyibhile yedessert yayixinekile ngeetawuli zepheki ezincinci kunye neepudding. Ndiye ndanikana ngentloko ngeCandelo A ndaze ndathandabuza: Ihobe ndangena kanye. IYankee eyedwa yaba ngomnye wabo.

Nazi iiapos zeSpoop:
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• Isifundo seTennis $ 27
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• Ukuqeshisa ngebhayisekile $ 14
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