Iminyaka, ingcinga yam yesihogo yayiyiholide eFlorida. Awunakundibhatala ndenze umboniso kwii-louche lounges zaseSouth Beach. Kwaye uThixo ancede umthengisi wefowuni olandelayo owandimemayo ukuba ndibange isuti yam enesaphulelo kwiMagical Kingdom. Kodwa ndivile ukuba kwinxalenye esemantla yaseburhulumenteni, iFlorida endala yasinda. Ukususwa ngokukhuselekileyo kwimigca emide ye-anaconda e-Orlando kwathiwa yindawo yokugcina iidolophu ezinamanzi angasemva, iifama zamahashe, i-heirloom tangerine groves, i-slouching amatyotyombe afulelwe ngetini, kunye nomtsalane osecaleni kwendlela owawuphambi kwendawo ephakathi.

Imithombo yaseWakulla

Ke ndaye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndinike iFlorida elinye ithuba. Ndiqale iramble yam epanini, ndibhabha ndaya eTallahassee ndaze ndaqhuba iimayile ezili-15 emazantsi ndisiya eWakulla Springs, owona mthombo wamanzi mkhulu nonzulu ehlabathini. I-Wakulla ibitsala abakhenkethi iminyaka eli-12,000 ubuncinci, uqikelelo lwesayensi olusekwe kudoti oshiywe ziinkampu zangaphambi kokubhalwa kwembali. Ngomnyaka we-1934, umxhasi wezemali kunye no-kingmaker wezopolitiko u-Edward Ball wathenga intwasahlobo kunye neehektare ezingama-4 000 zentlango ejikeleze yona, esakha igumbi elinamagumbi angama-27 ehotele iMeditera yokuVuselela ngoku eqhutywa ngurhulumente, Lodge eWakulla Springs . Ukungena, ndafumana i-lobby ehonjiswe ngeethayile zamaMoor, i-art deco grillwork, kunye nophahla olunzima olubengezelayo olunemizobo ebonisa imbali yaseFloridian kunye nendalo. Iindwendwe ziye zakhwela zaza zaphakamisa ilifti yekhetshi ebiyelwe ngamaplanga. Baye baphunga iimalted kumthombo weemabhile zesoda emalunga neemitha ezingama-70 ubude. Baye bahlola i-Old Joe, i-alligator efakiweyo engama-650. Bahlanganisana bejikeleza umabonwakude omnye beza kubukela imiboniso edutyuliweyo kumanzi acocekileyo aseWakulla: IGreandland Rice newsreels (enabadlali be-madcap abafota umdlalo wamanqindi kunye namanqindi phantsi kwamanzi), iTrans Secret Secret Treasure (edlala uJohnny Weismuller kunye noMaureen O'Sullivan), kunye nesiDalwa soMnyama ILagoon, equka ulutsha lwasekhaya uRicou Browning njengeGill-Man. Egumbini lam, ifanitshala yango-1940 yandenza ndazibuza ukuba ingaba uRobert Mitchum noLoretta Young balala kwisuti elandelayo.

Ngentsasa elandelayo, ndakhwela isikhephe sokuqala ezantsi kwe-Wakulla yeemayile ezisithoba. Safaka imithi yemisipres edlulileyo eyayinxibe imikhono yoosiyazi beempuku zaseSpain. Ufudo olunesiqingatha — abaqeqeshi baseSuwannee — bazitshisela ilanga kumthi obizwa ngokuba siSikhululo seShell. I-anhinga, enye yeentlobo zeentaka ezili-182 zale paki, yaphosa intlanzi kwibhili yayo, yaze yayiphosa phantsi.

Idibeneyo: Isikhokelo seeholide eFlorida & apos; s Sanibel Island

Unxweme lwaseWakulla lwentwasahlobo lwaluqala ukuzalisa ngokudada. Ndanikela ngemaski kunye ne-snorkel, ndangena emanzini agqithayo. Ukukhanya kwelanga okukhutshiweyo kwakune-aquamarine tint yesilayidi esidala seKodachrome. Ngaphantsi komhlaba, iWakulla yayibonakala ngathi ivuza i-nostalgia. Ndidlulile ndadlula kwigill eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ndisiya ezantsi kwenqaba yokuntywila eneemitha ezingama-20 apho ulutsha lwalukhwela i-jack-knifing kunye ne-cannonball. Ndijikeleze ngaphantsi kwamanzi, ndibukele njengoko ngamnye wabo wayetshona kwisitya somqolomba, eqhushumbisa iwaka lamaqamza, ngaphambi kokuba ndibuyele emanzini ndinoncumo.

Emva kokutshona kwelanga, ndahamba ndaya kumhlaba owomileyo ndifuna ukuzonwabisa. Ndivakalelwa yindlela yam yeetonela eziluhlaza zeendlela ezenziwe ngasemva ezenziwe ngomthi zaseTallahassee, ndafumana indledlana yomhlaba ephawulwe ngetotshi evuthayo. Ekupheleni kwawo, ecaleni kwesitiya sombona, isakhiwo esinebali elilodwa le-cinderblock sasimile phantsi kom-oki okhulileyo. Le yayiyi Iklabhu yaseBradfordville Blues , isimilo samva nje somdibanisi wejuke, kwinkulungwane edlulileyo, ukuvile ukugcuma kukaLittle Milton, uJames Cotton, uBobby Rush, uJohnny Winter, noCharlie Mussellwhite, ukubala nje abambalwa. Ngaphakathi kweendonga kwakuhonjiswe ngezibane zeKrisimesi kunye nemifanekiso esayiniweyo yeoyile yezithixo zeblues. UVictor Wainwright kunye noWildroots babepompa iiblues. Ngaphandle, abantu babesitya kufutshane nomlilo ogqumayo.

Imithombo ephezulu

Ndandiqala ukubona indlela emantla eFlorida yayisemazantsi ngakumbi kunasemazantsi eFlorida. Ngosuku olulandelayo, ndiphulaphule unomathotholo njengoko ndandiqhuba nge-US-80, andivanga mculo wesiLatin kodwa ilizwe elininzi kunye nokushumayela okuninzi. Oovulindlela baseFlorida belitye elisemazantsi-iAllman Brothers, uLynyrd Skynyrd, kunye noMolly Hatchet-nabo babekujikelezo olunzima. Ndidlulise imiqondiso yamandongomane ashushu abilisiweyo, i-Live Shrimp, iGun kunye nePawn, kunye noMdyarho weeNdawo zoDaka. I-Slash pine, ekudala isetyenziselwa i-turpentine, imi kwimiqolo ukuze imithi ibonakale ngathi iyahamba. Endleleni kwakukho iilori ezinomhlwa kunye neebhokwe zokugaya inyama.

Iiyure ezimbini ezantsi kweWakulla Springs, ndaziqengqelekela ndaya eHigh Springs, idolophu encinci enamakhaya amaVictorian kunye namaGcisa asusela kwiminyaka yoo-1890. Ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane, ii-locomotives zayeka apha ukuzalisa amanzi entwasahlobo. Xa uloliwe wehlile, idolophu inokuba yomile, ngokufuziselayo, ukuba ibingengomthombo wayo omninzi, otsale i-kayaker kunye ne-scuba divers. I-Daredevil-divers-divers zivela kwihlabathi liphela zisiya kwimazone yelitye lekalika phantsi kweGinnie Springs indawo yolonwabo. I-Snorkelers kunye nabahambi nge-nerve eqhelekileyo (okt, mna) bathanda ukunamathela kwimithombo efikeleleka ngokulula eyondla uMlambo iSanta Fe.

Ndakhe ndeva ukuba akukho mntu unqula le mithombo ngaphezu kukaEd Watts. Emuva ngo-1984, iiWatts zathandana nomthombo ongaphandle kwendlela ogama linguLily, efihliweyo kwiSanta Fe. UWatts wabuza umnini-ntwasahlobo ukuba angayikhathalela kwaye azakhele indlu apho, kwaye ekugqibeleni ubomi bukaWatts kunye nokudelela iimpahla kwamzisela udumo. Ukuhamba ngephenyane kwaqala ukumbiza ngokuba ze ze, nangona wayedla ngokunika indwendwe into yokuhamba. Amanzi aphakamileyo ' Indawo yokutyela enkulu ngaphandle , ebekwe kwindlu yangaphambili yeRomeesque Revival opera, wade wakhonza ehamba ze uEd Pale Ale, ileyibhile yakhe ibonakalisa impandla, intshebe, indoda eneminyaka ephakathi inxibe iiglasi kwaye ithanda ubuhlalu.

Ndifuna ukudibana noWatts. Ndifumene uLily Spring emephini. Yayijongeka isondele ngokwaneleyo, ndaye ndatsiba iphenyana ndaza ndenyuka iSanta Fe, ndadlula ufudo, iiturkey zasendle, oonoxomoyi, kunye neebis. Ndadada ngeRum Island (indawo eyayisaziwa njengendawo yokufihla iziqhushumbisi). Kufuphi ngorhatya, emva kweeyure ezimbini zokuphulula ngokuchasene nomsinga wangoku, ndandikulungele ukujika xa ndibona umqondiso weLily Spring.

Omnye umqondiso obhalwe ngesandla ubhengeze, ukuba uze ukundihleka, khulula iimpahla zakho.

Ndalubeka kumda wam iphenyane. Hayi, Ed! Ndibizile. Ingaba ulapha?

Andinakukwazi ukubona umhlaba, ke ndiyeke umhlaba uze kum, ndavakalisa omnye umqondiso.

Ndavula isango lendawo ebiyelweyo yeWatts, apho ishedi yomthi yayigqunywe ngamagqabi esundu. Ndishiye inombolo yam yeseli ndaza ndabuya ndabuya umva ngobumnyama.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, yakhala ifowuni yam. Ilizwi elithambileyo, nelisezantsi lisitsho, NguEd.

UWatts oneminyaka engama-64 wachaza ukuba wazalwa enengxaki yethambo. Emva kokuchitha ixesha elininzi lobomi bakhe engena nasezibhedlele kwaye esebenza nzima, wabona uLily Spring njenge-Eden.

Ndinobomi abantu abaninzi abangathanda ukubuphila, ukuba babenesibindi, utshilo uWatts.

Cedar Key

Ilanga lalityikitywa njengoko ndandiwela umendo weemayile ezintathu owawundizisa eCedar Key. Idolophu yabantu abangama-702 yiankile yeziqithi ezili-13 kwiGulf of Mexico, zonke zidibana nezilwanyana zasendle kunye nembali. IPirates uJean Lafitte kunye noKapteni Kidd bakha bayenza indawo yabo yokuzimela. I-Naturalist uJohn Muir uhambe apha esuka eKentucky. Inkqubo ye- Isiqithi Ihotele , apho bendihlala khona, ibali ngokwalo. Eyakhelwe ngo-1859 ye-seashell tabby, isakhiwo esinemigangatho emibini sasikhusele amajoni e-Confederate kunye noManyano, uMongameli uGrover Cleveland, uPearl Buck, uJohn MacDonald, uTennessee u-Ernie Ford kunye noMyrna Loy. Emva kokuba ndongeze igama lam kwirejista, ndalungisa kwi-snug yehotele iKing Neptune Lounge, apho imvumi ezayo kunye negama linguJimmy Buffett yayiqhele ukwenza. Ndayalela ihotele ukuba ityikitye isaladi yentliziyo yesundu enxibe i-ice cream (treacly) kunye ne-pecan grouper (ukugqibelela). NgoKumkani uNeptune ejonge kumzobo oseludongeni we-1945 emva kwebhari, ndaye ndacinga ukuba iya kuba yimbeko ukungamhloniphi nge-libation. Abanini ababini bangaphambili be-Island Hotel bazamile ukuthintela ukusela apha; omnye umnini watshiswa kumfanekiso oqingqiweyo, omnye kuthiwa wayetyhefu.

I-lubricated ngokufanelekileyo, ndahamba ndahamba ngaphandle. Umoya obushushu weGulf wawunongwe ngewisteria. Isitrato esikhulu esingumqwebedu sinezakhiwo ezazibone kakhulu. Nangona babenemibala emihle ye-gingerbread fretwork, abaninzi babo babenamakholomu ahlaziyiweyo kunye nokudweliswa kwebhalkhoni, umphumo wamashumi eminyaka eenkqwithela. Ndibhadule ndaya ezantsi kwindawo endala yeXhalanga lePensile yeNkampani yeMill. Imisedare yeziqithi yayihehe uKhozi kunye no-Eberhard Faber apha ukuba benze iipensile ezingamawaka. Kodwa i-hurricane ye-1869 yahlutha ishishini ezimbini.

Kwakuyingozi ukwakha idolophu elwandle, kodwa uCedar Key wavuza abemi kunye neendwendwe ngesinye sezulu elimnyama eMelika. Iinkwenkwezi ngaphezulu zikhazimla njengamabhamu ezantsi entwasahlobo. Ukubuyela e-Island Hotel, ndayibiza ngobusuku, ndingakhathali kwiziporho zayo ezili-11 zabahlali, ezibandakanya inkwenkwana erhaxwayo kunye nehenyukazi elibuleweyo.

Ndenze isicwangciso sosuku olulandelayo ukuba ndijikeleze iziqithi ezingaphandle zeCedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge. Bendinethemba lokubona indunduma yeqokobhe le-Paleo-Indian, kwaye mhlawumbi icepheyipile okanye irayi enamachaphaza okhozi, kwaye ndibenokudada e-Atsena Otie Key, apho unokuphonononga khona amabhodlo elali eyayikhe yakhula. Kodwa emva kokuva ukuba kukho inkanyamba, ndabuya umva ndawela uhola wendlela oya kwilizwekazi, apho ndaya kwenye ipunkunk entle: iMicanopy.

IMicanopy

Kwidolophu yemayile enye, iMicanopy inexesha elidlulileyo. Ishumi elinambini leemayile kumazantsi eGainesville, yeyona ndawo indala yokuhlala eFlorida. Namhlanje, bamalunga nama-600 abantu abahlala apha. Phantse sonke isakhiwo sasikwiRejista yeSizwe yezeMbali, kubandakanya iB & B yam, i Indlu yaseHerlong , ngo-1907 ukuvuselelwa kwesiGrike ngeefestile zeglasi ekhokelweyo, iisilingi ezili-12 zenyawo, indawo yomlilo elishumi kwaye, ngokwendalo, isiporho sayo.

Abazalwana bakaWarner benza iMicanopy indawo yemovie yowe-1991 Uxwebhu Hollywood , apho uMichael J. Fox wadlala khona isidanga sedreyidi yesikolo ofumana ubizo kwidolophu encinci. Kwenzekile ndafika ngempelaveki yomnyhadala weDoc Hollywood Days festival kaMicanopy. Abaququzeleli bagqibe kwelokuba bangaphindi baphinde benze i-squash Parade yefilimu kulo nyaka, kodwa iimvumi zeblues kunye ne-bluegrass zazikhona ukubonelela ngesandi sokuzonwabisa esiqhelekileyo seMicanopy: ukutya kunye ne-antiquing. Nditsale umoya we-Portuguese custard tart e Ivenkile yeFama yaseMosswood kunye neBakehouse . Emva koko, ndikulungele ukuphinda ndizulazule kwakhona, ndahamba ngemoto iimayile ezintandathu ndisiya e-Evinston, ekhaya eFlorida indala esebenza ngokuqhubekayo eposini, eyabhalwa ngo-1882. Umthi kunye neSwink ivenkile ngokubanzi.

Sasihlala sithengisa ukutya, isichumiso, intwana yayo yonke into, utshilo uFred Wood, Omnci, oneminyaka engama-74, utata wakhe wakhonza njengomphathi weposi iminyaka engama-44 kwaye unkosikazi wakhe, uWilma Sue, wakhonza iminyaka engama-32. Ngoku sithengisa amashwamshwam. iincwadi, kunye nemizobo. Kwaye imifuno ndiyayikhulisa. Andizange ndifune ukuba yiposi. Ndiyakuthanda ukulima. Kodwa ndiza apha ukutyelela abantu.

Ukutyelela abantu yinto oyenzileyo kwiilali ezingqonge iMicanopy. Ngaphaya kwiCitra, apho babekhula i-citrus ukusukela ngaphambi kweMfazwe yamakhaya, uPete Spyke wabaleka Ivenkile yeOrange , Wavulwa ngo-1936 kwaye umthi wesundu okhula nge-awning enemigca.

Sineentlobo zetangerine ongasokuze uzibonele kwivenkile yokutya, utshilo uSpyke, umlimi wesithathu. Ijusi yethu iluhlobo lwegumbo. Siza kuqala ngenkaba, intsimbi yobusi, itempile okanye iiorenji zaseValencia. Emva koko siza kufaka i-tangerine juice-iphepha, i-sunburst, ubusi baseTshayina. Iyazigqiba.

Ukusuka kwiCitra, ndaqhuba ndaya ngasentla ndinyusa inwebu yomhlaba eluhlaza eyahlula iOrange Lake neLochloosa Lake. Indawo yayo emxinwa yayiyiCross Creek. UMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings weza apha ngo-1928 ukuza kukhulisa iiorenji kwaye abhale. Ukusela kuyo yonke into emngqongileyo (kunye ne-bourbon elungileyo), uRawlings wavelisa imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yababambi bendawo kunye nabanyanga. Amabali acaphukisa abanye babamelwane, kodwa inoveli yakhe yowe-1938, UNyaka , waphumelela ibhaso lePulitzer. Ndamisa i ukhenketho lwasekhaya . Umdala uSmith-Corona wayehleli evarandeni apho wacofa khona UNyaka . Ngomoya opholileyo yayiyindlu yokuhlambela apho wenza khona itheko-ezalisa indlu yangasese ngeentyatyambo-xa amazwi akhe amvumela ukuba afumane imibhobho yangaphakathi.

Phezulu kwendlela, ndama uNyaka yokutyela. Okokuqala kwavulwa ngo-1952, indawo leyo ihleli kumlanjana apho bahlala betsalela kwiinqanawa zabo zomoya. Imenyu inezinto ezinje ngobuchule bendawo njengemilenze yesele, igator, itshizi, iitumato eziluhlaza eziqhotsiweyo, kunye nepayi yeorenji emuncu. I-Rawlings 'eyanga i-protagonist, uJody, wayedubula kodwa ndayalela inyamakazi.

UMelrose

Usuku lwam lokugqibela lokuma yayiyidolophu ekuchazwe kwangoko kukubaleka. Emva phayaa nge-1800s, amadoda abhejayo awadibana kunxweme lweLake Santa Fe ayakufunda ukuba ii-jockeys zazicinyiwe xa umntu eshukumisa ingubo emhlophe, kwaye loo ndawo yaziwa ngokuba yi-Shake Rag. Igama kudala latshintshwa kwathiwa nguMelrose kodwa ndathi ndakufika apho ndabona ukuba kusekho ukubheja okuqhubekayo -kodwa ngoku yayingabazobi. Olu ibilusuku lokugqibela lokupenda i-Open Air Arts kaMelrose evekini. Amagcisa aphuma kurhulumente ebeze kulo mmandla wechibi ukuza kuthatha indawo yawo. Ngoku, iiseyile zabo ezazisemanzi zixhonywe kwiigalari ezintathu ezipakishwe eMelrose. Idolophu enabantu abangama-6,478 inayo Ntathu Iigalari zikuxelela indlela ekuye kwaba yinyonga ngayo kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo.

Ubungqongqo bukaMelrose buvela kuyantlukwano, utshilo umphathi wezokwakha wengingqi uRonald Haase. Sinabantu abaninzi abathandanayo. Kukho amagcisa, iihippies ezindala, abantu baseyunivesithi, kunye ne-rednecks.

Okwangoku, iihippie zazigqithile kwicawa yakudala yaseGothic, ngoku eyaziwa njengeZiko lobuGcisa neNkcubeko i-Shake Rag, idanisa kwii-Psychedelic Relics. Oovimba abomvu bahlanganisana, njengesiqhelo, eChiappinni, isikhululo esenziwe nge-canopied esiqhutywa lusapho olunye ukusukela ngo-1935. Ngaphandle kwegesi, i-Chiappinni yayithengisa i-ammo yokuzingela, iminnows, i-Lee's Pork Skins, kunye neentlobo ezininzi zesosi eshushu. Abaqhubi beemoto banokonwabela ubhiya obubandayo kunye neecigars kwindawo enezinto eziphezulu ezenziwe ngomthi ngelixa bencoma itermidermy ebandakanya i-gator, i-bobcat, i-possum, kunye nento eyayixelelwa abantu ukuba yi-ape yomgxobhozo.

Ndibuze umnikazi wesikhululo sangoku, uRobin Chiappinni oneminyaka engama-62, ukuba ngabathengi bakhe bakudala benza ntoni ngabo bafikayo.

Indawo yobugcisa yothuse uluntu, utshilo, ngelixa besebenza kwirejista yemali. Igcine izakhiwo ezindala ziphila. Sinamakhwenkwe amadala alapha. Kodwa asinankathalo ngabantu abatsha. Ukuba nje bapholile.

Weeki Wachee

Ndandinenjongo enye enye eFlorida: ukudibana ne-mermaid.

Malunga neeyure ezimbini emazantsi eGainesville nguWeeki Wachee. Ngomnyaka we-1946, owayesakuba ngumkhuseli wamanzi waselwandle uNewt Perry wayenengcamango yokwakha indawo yokubonela apho wawunokubona amantombazana amile kakuhle esenza i-ballet engaphantsi kwamanzi esebenzisa imibhobho yomoya emide. Phakathi kwemiboniso, ezi siren zazihlala ecaleni kwendlela kwaye zikhohlise abaqhubi beemoto ukuba beme. Inkampani yaseMelika yoSasazo yathenga indawo ngo-1959 yaza yalima izigidi kuyo. UEsther Williams, uDon Knotts, uArthur Godfrey, kunye noElvis Presley babephakathi kwamawaka awathabathayo ukuya ku Weeki Wachee. Ukuzonwabisa kweGrander eOrlando ekugqibeleni kwabarhwebeshela abakhenkethi kodwa, mva nje, isibheno sekhithi ka-Weeki Wachee sitsala oku kulandelayo.

Ngoku ipaki yaseburhulumenteni, umhlaba wokudlala emanzini unamaqhina amane ekhwele. U-Weeki Wachee uyintwasahlobo yokwenene. Iindidi eziqinisekisiweyo zinokuphonononga iindinyana zenkqubo yomqolomba wamanzi anzulu aseMelika. AmaKayaker angakhwela umlambo weglasi obaleka entlokweni yayo enamandla.

Ngosuku endandwendwendwela ngalo, abadlali bemidlalo yeqonga ababekiweyo bafaka imveliso ye Mermaid encinci , ukuvumelanisa imilebe ngelixa usenza iicartwheels ezingama-45 iinyawo ngaphantsi kwamanzi. Njengoko ndandibukele kwindawo yemidlalo yeqonga enefestile yeglasi, ndaqaphela ufudo olunye oluyingozi olwalurhangqe inkwenkwezi uKylee Troche.

Iifudu ziyakuthanda ukudlala nathi, uTroche, oneminyaka engama-21, wandixelela emva komboniso. Banokutsalwa zii-blondes.

Ukudibana nezilwanyana zasendle kuyahambelana nezi zifundo zabadlali bamanzi. Ngesinye isihlandlo, ii-mermaids kuye kwafuneka ukuba ziphume ngaphandle kwentwasahlobo xa i-gator ingene ukuze ibone indlela yabo yesiqhelo. Bayakunyamezela ukunyanzeliswa zii-manatees, nangona bekukho lo mboniso ungathandekiyo xa ezimbini zeblubberpusses zaziqhutywa phambi kwabantwana kubaphulaphuli.

Siza kwenza nantoni na ukudada, utshilo uVicki Smith oneminyaka engama-75 ubudala, omnye wabaninzi ababekade besenza mermaids. Wakhe wamkela uElvis. Kwiminyaka yoo-1950, sasidla ngokuntywila kumphezulu weqonga. Kufana nokuntywila kwiidayimani ngendlela amaqamza esilivere angqonge ngayo.

Ukuba khe kwakho isithethi samandla ahlaziyayo emithombo yaseFlorida, nguSmith. Ngexesha elithile losuku, ukukhanya kwelanga kuthotha kula matye akudala, enzonzobileni, utshilo. Kufana neliso likaThixo.

UGeorge Rush wagqibela ukubhala T + L malunga nomxholo we-safari uRichard Bonham. Isimemo sakhe sobomi njengombhali weentshebe, Ihlazo: Incwadana yemigaqo , ngoku iphume kwiphepha elinamaphepha.