Ungayikholelwa le ndawo? wabuza uJames McBride njengoko wayekhokela indlela eya elwandle.

Iluhlobo lokuxhasa inyanga yakho, ngendlela ehlekisayo. Kwihempe yakhe epinki kunye ne-fedora ye-straw, uMcBride wayeqakatha kumasimi erayisi njengomntwana wesikolo onomdla. Zonke iiyadi ezingama-50 sathi nqumama ukuze sithathe enye imbono engenakuze yenzeke: amasimi agqagqeneyo e-emerald eluhlaza, iintende zepandanus ziqengqeleke emaweni, indawo enamatye ekrwada.

Senze imizuzu engama-20 ukuba sihambe Nihiwatu Ngale ntsasa ukufikelela kule ndawo ingama-250 eehektare engaphuhliswanga yaseSumba, apho uMcBride kunye namaqabane akhe babewafumene kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo. Kodwa igqala lendlu yehotele-elalikhe laqhuba ihotele yaseNew York eCarlyle - lalisele linezicwangciso ezicacileyo zokuba le propati intsha, ababeyibhaptize ngu-Nihi Oka, yayiza kuyiphucula njani indawo yoqobo eneminyaka eli-15 ubudala.

Siza kuzisa iindwendwe zaseNihiwatu apha ngemini, utshilo uMcBride, ukubanika amava amatsha ngaphaya kwendawo yokuchithela indawo. Ezi ndwendwe ziya kuba nazo zonke i-Nihi Oka kubo: ukutya isidlo sakusasa kwindlu yomthi ngaphezulu kwe-surf, ukubhukuda kunxweme lolwandle oluthambileyo, ukonwabela ukuthanjiswa kwe-alfresco kwibala loqalo ngaphezulu kwamasimi erayisi.

Kuba ngoku lo mhlaba wawusengxangxasi; kuye kwafuneka sihlasele indlela yethu kwiindawo. Kwakungo-8 kusasa kwaye sasisele sibile phantsi kwelanga lase-Indonesia. Ngalo lonke elixesha, uMcBride ugcine iinkcukacha zokufaka iinkcukacha. Sizakubeka izinyuko apha, ukuze abantu bafikelele elunxwemeni ngokulula, watsho, ebhala kwimephu yakhe, njengoHarold kunye nePrayoni yakhe ePurple. Yiloo nto uMcBride ayithandayo ngendima yakhe e-Nihiwatu: iseyile engenanto, kunye nobuchule obungalawulekiyo obukhuthazayo. Uziva ngathi uhlala eKauai kwiminyaka engamashumi amathandathu eyadlulayo, utshilo uMcBride. Okanye uRockefeller, esenza into yakhe kwiCaribbean. Sinesiqalo esinje.

I-Asiya & apos; indawo ezimanyumnyezi ezinqabileyo nezingalindelekanga zihlala kwikona engacacanga yesiqithi esingaqondakaliyo saseIndonesia ngaphandle kophuhliso lokhenketho. ISumba ziikhilomitha ezingama-250 kumazantsi mpuma eBali (kwaye iphindwe kabini ubukhulu bayo); abahambi kufuneka bhabhe bangene kuqala ukuze babambe inqwelomoya ngenqwelomoya eya eSumba kwisikhululo senqwelomoya esincinci saseTambolaka. INihiwatu iseyeyona ndawo ichanekileyo yesiqithi.

Ibali layo liqala ngentwasahlobo ka-1988, xa ugqirha waseMelika ogama linguClaude Graves kunye nenkosikazi yakhe yaseJamani, uPetra, bakhwela iWest Sumba, bamisa intente elunxwemeni, bagqiba kwelokuba le yindawo. Iminyaka elishumi iya kudlula njengoko befumana amalungelo omhlaba, bakha ii-bungalows zokuqala, kwaye baqesha abasebenzi bendawo. Ngo-2000, amangcwaba ekugqibeleni avula indawo yabo yokubaleka egumbini elingu-10, ayibiza ngokuba yiNihiwatu.

Kutheni apha? Ngqo elunxwemeni ngumtshangatshangiso obizwa ngokuba yi-Occy's Left, isandla sasekhohlo esipheleleyo ngoku esihlonitshwayo njengenye yezona ndawo zitshintshayo zaseAsia. Ekufuphi kukho ikhefu elininzi elingafakwanga kunye nokuqhekeka. Konke oku kuzuze uNihiwatu igama njenge-idyll yesurfer-enye enomgangatho ophakamileyo omangalisayo wentuthuzelo, kodwa ukude ngokwaneleyo ukuba ungaziva ukuba ulahle imephu.

Kodwa umphefumlo waseNihiwatu, kwasekuqaleni, yayinobudlelwane bayo noluntu ngokubanzi lwesiqithi. Kungekudala emva kokuvulwa, amangcwaba amisela engenzi nzuzo ISumba Foundation ukuzisa ukhathalelo lwempilo, amanzi acocekileyo, imfundo kunye nengqesho kubantu baseSumbanese. Ukusukela ngoko, iindwendwe ezininzi zichithe ubuncinci iintsuku ezimbalwa zivolontiya kwiikliniki nasezikolweni kwaye zityelela iilali zalapha. Olu nxibelelwano lwaluyinxalenye yento eyenze iNihiwatu yahluka, kwaye bayifumana ilolu hlobo lulandelayo. Ukuphindaphinda iindwendwe ngama-70 eepesenti abaxhamli beenkonzo-ezibandakanya abaphengululi be-surfers, abazizityebi abazizityebi, kunye nabantu abadumileyo abangatyibilikiyo abafuna ukubekwa bodwa ngengqondo.

Ngo-2013, iNihiwatu yayisele ikhulile yaya kumagumbi angama-22, kwaye amangcwaba ayesele ekulungele ukuqhubekeka. Bathengisa indawo yokuphumla kumrhwebi waseMelika uChris Burch (C-Wonder, Tory Burch), oweza noMcBride njengeqabane. Injongo yabanini abatsha: ukukhulisa i-quotient ye-luxury kodwa nokugcina umoya we-Nihiwatu we-bohemian kunye nokugxilwa koluntu oluqinileyo. Umsebenzi wethu kukugcina ibhalansi, utshilo uBurch. Ukuhlala ngokuziphatha kunye neyantlandlolo kwaye kuyinyani kumbono kaClaude, ngelixa unyusa inqanaba lokuphuculwa kunye nenkonzo.

Ngeli xesha, uBurch kunye noMcBride ngobunono bandise umda weNihiwatu-ubuncinci kunxweme lwaseNihi Oka. Ngoku baneehektare ezingama-567 ezingadibaniyo eNtshona Sumba, eyi-65 kuphela eyakuze iphuhliswe, utshilo uMcBride. Sithenga umhlaba ikakhulu ukukhusela, ke okwenzekileyo eBali akwenzeki apha.

Emva kokuvala iinyanga ezintandathu zokulungiswa, i-Nihiwatu ivule intwasahlobo ephelileyo ngeendawo zoluntu ezihlaziyiweyo, indawo yokutyela entsha elunxwemeni, kunye nezindlu ezisithoba (ezinkulu kakhulu). Umsebenzi uyaqhubeka: ngehlobo baya kuba ne-spa yendlu yomthi kunye namagumbi eendwendwe ali-13 ngaphezulu.

Ngaba utshintsho bekujoliswe kuko? Kungekudala emva kokuphinda kuqaliswe kwakhona uNihiwatu, ndaye ndatyelela ukuze ndibone ukuba kwenzeka ntoni xa i-boho surfer haunt ifikelela ebudaleni.

Yayingengomsebenzi ungathandekiyo. Ndichithe iveki yam eSumba ndikwindawo yolonwabo, ndijikeleza phakathi kwamachibi angenasiphelo, indawo zokuqubha zodaka zendalo, imingxuma yokuqubha enengxangxasi, iintlambo ezikhanyayo ezizele ngamadlelo erayisi, iilali ezinenkungu zentaba ngqo eTolkien, kunye nonxweme olwalukhangeleka ngathi ibrashi yomoya ecaleni kweveni.

Olu lwandle luyamangalisa, kunye okanye ngaphandle kwekhefu lasekhohlo, kwaye umntu unokubona ngokulula ukuba kutheni amangcwaba amisa intente yawo apha. Ayinakutshintsha kakhulu kwiminyaka engama-27 ukusukela: ntsasa nganye bendihamba imayile enesiqingatha ukuya esiphelweni, kwaye yonke intsasa yeyam kuphela kweenyawo.

Ukuhlaziywa kwakhona kukaNihiwatu-yinkampani yaseBali Indawo yokuhlala 5 -Findal ibhalansi yokuphumelela phakathi kokucokisekileyo kunye nokuluhlaza. Iindwendwe zeendwendwe zibhekisa kumakhaya emveli aseSumbanese, enophahla lwengca kasambi Iziqu zemithi zeekholamu zenkxaso. I-Sumbanese ikat tapestries kunye neefoto ezimnyama nezimhlophe zabantu belali zixhomekeke kwiindonga zamatye e-ocher. Iifestile ezibanzi ezibanzi zijonga igadi entle kunye nolwandle olungaphaya.

Ukuchukumisa kwendawo kubonisa kuyo yonke indawo: iisinki zokuhlambela zikrolwa kumatye aqingqiweyo alukhuni; Iimpahla zenziwe ngomthi wekhokhonathi. Indawo yendalo apho ufuna ukuba ibekhona, intle apho uyifunayo-njengakwi-glide engenamthungo yeengcango zeglasi; izibane ezikhanyayo ezikhanya ebumnyameni engaqhelekanga; okanye ifeni yokubhexa ngomququ ejikeleza ngaphakathi, hayi ngaphandle, ebhedini yakho enkulu enophahla. Eyona nto ibalaseleyo kwizindlu zokuhlala ezintsha Izindlu zaseCanada Sumba , Apho ishawa yangaphandle ikhutshelwa ngomlingo kumgangatho wesibini. Yonke eminye imithambo yangaphandle yagoduka yalila.

Amashumi asithoba anesibhozo eepesenti abasebenzi avela eSumba. Njengoninzi lweendwendwe, ndanikwa umngcamli, indoda edibeneyo yaseSumbanese egama linguSimson, owayefika ngentsimbi yesi-7 ntsasa nganye ephethe isidlo sakusasa — ipapaya, irambutan, incindi yevatala, iyogathi eyenziwe endlwini, ikofu yeSumba. (Indawo yokutya iyoyikeka, ibalaselisa iincasa eziqaqambileyo, ezintsha ozilangazelelayo kwitropiki.) Ngenye intsasa uSimson wayeqhwalela kuba ufezela wayemlumile ezinzwaneni ebuyela ekhaya. Khange ndijonge phambi kokufaka iimbadada zam! watsho, ngokungathi yayilityala lakhe, hayi elikaonomadudwane. Uye wongeza ngokukhawuleza ukuba kunqabile ukuba adibane nabo eNihiwatu.

Oonomadudwane okanye hayi, andikhumbuli indawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide nakwesiphi na isiqithi endisithandayo ngaphezu kweNihiwatu. Kwaye ngelixa kucacile ayinguye wonke umntu-akukho zithuthi zegalufa ukuhambisa iindwendwe ngeenxa zonke- andinakucinga ukuba loluphi uhlobo lwenkunkuma engenakuwela kuloo ndawo.

Njengokuba befikelela kubathengi ngokubanzi, uBurch noMcBride bazimisele ukuhlonipha ukuzibophelela kukaNihiwatu kwesi siqithi. Kude kube namhla, zonke iinzuzo ezivela kwindawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide ziye kwiSumba Foundation. Baye bongeza i-site Village yaseGugu, apho oogqirha bahlala khona mahhala ngokutshintshela umsebenzi wokuzithandela. Ngexesha lotyelelo lwam, iqela leengcali zamehlo zaseAustralia lahlala; Bachitha intsasa yabo betyibilika emanzini nasemva kwemini besenza utyando lwamehlo kwizikliniki zasekuhlaleni.

Ewe kukho ukungavisisani okungaphephekiyo phakathi kobutyebi bukaSumba kunye nelungelo laseNihiwatu, phakathi koqoqosho lwenqanaba lokuziphilisa kunye nendawo yokuhlala yabasebenzi benkonkxa. Mhlawumbi yiloo nto iindwendwe ezininzi zinyanzelekile ukuba zixhase isiseko kwaye, ubuncinci, ukutyelela iilali zaseSumbanese. Ukwenza njalo kukuqonda indlela eyahluke ngayo- kunye ne-symbiotic-ubudlelwane buphakathi kweNihiwatu kunye nesiqithi esikubiza njengekhaya.

ISumba isemaphandleni ngokumasikizi, inikelwe kumahlathi akhulileyo, irayisi kunye nombona, imithi yebhanana kunye namasundu ecoconut, kunye neenduli ezinyibilikayo zigutyungelwe yingca ende eluhlaza, nto leyo ecebisa ukuba iSwitzerland ekweleenjiko. Iinkuku, iinkomo, iibhokhwe, izinja kunye namahashe azula ecaleni kwendlela. Iihagu zosiwe kumathe angaphambili-eyadi; Izikhumba zeenyathi zamanzi zolulwa kwizakhelo zoqalo ukuze zome elangeni.

Ngenye intsasa ndadibana noDato Daku, igqala lomsebenzi waseNihiwatu, kutyelelo kwilali yakhe, ekumgama nje ongekho kude. Indlela ejijekileyo eya eWaihola iyakhama phakathi kwamatye amakhulu, iphazamisa ukufikelela ngokulula. UDato undibonisile indlela abathunywa abaya kuhlala ngayo ematyeni, bexhobe ngemikhonto yokujula abangeneleli.

I-Waihola ngokwayo iyenye ye-flashback ye-worldworld kwi-Iron Age, kunye nesikhumbuzo sokuba uSumba ukwi, kodwa hayi ngokupheleleyo, e-Indonesia. Uninzi lwabahlali besiqithi bazichaza njengamaKristu, hayi amaSilamsi, nangona uninzi lusenza uhlobo lwakudala lwe-animism eyaziwa ngokuba yiMarapu. Embindini welali ngamangcwaba amakhulu amatye ookhokho. AmaSumbanese ngokwesiko ahlanganiswe nobutyebi bawo, njengoofaro, nto leyo icacisa ukuba kutheni amangcwaba egutyungelwe ngamatye anobunzima obufikelela kwiitoni ezintlanu. Imingcwabo echubekileyo ibandakanya ukubingelelwa kwezilwanyana ezininzi — iihagu, iinyathi, iinkomo nkqu namahashe. Usapho lunokuthi ngokulula lutshabalale ngokwenza umthendeleko ofanelekileyo.

Izindlu ezingama-20 ezingaqhelekanga zaseWaihola zimiselwe ngokusondeleyo, kunye nophahla olude olumilise okomnqwazi wePilgrim kwaye lwenziwe ngengca ye-alang-alang. Kumda wedolophana kukho itanki lamanzi elingama-2,600-gallon efakwe yiSumba Foundation. (Ngaphambili, abafazi kwakufuneka bahambe iikhilomitha ezintathu ukuya equleni elikufutshane, belungelelanisa imiphanda behleli entlokweni yabo.) Kwivaranda enye engqindilili abafazi ababini babehleli kwimisonto eyenziwe ngomthi, beluka ikat edume ngayo uSumba. Abantwana abadala bavuyiswa kukwamkela undwendwe. Oko! Oko! bakhwaza bebulisa. Abancinci bebengekakhululeki kubantu abangabaziyo kunye netekhnoloji yabo engaqhelekanga. Olunye usana luye lwaqaqamba kum ngamehlo abanzi, anethemba; xa ndiphakamisa ikhamera yam ukuba ndibambe umfanekiso wakhe, wanyibilika walila ihobe ngenxa yeengalo zikanina. (Oko kwathiwa, umama wakhe wayenxibe ihempe kaRamones.)

Ngaphakathi kwindlu kaDato, iibhedi zazigqunywe ziinethi zeengcongconi, zikwabonelelwa sisiseko. Umlilo wokupheka utshise imini yonke embindini wegumbi. Kwakusemini emaqanda, kodwa kwakumnyama kakhulu ngaphakathi ukuba ungaboni ngaphaya komlilo. Kwindawo yokutshaya ndandingakwazi ukwenza ikrele lezinyanya elixhonywe eludongeni.

Kukho isizathu sokudume kakubi kwabemi besi siqithi. Onke amadoda aseSumbanese aphethe ucelemba olukhuseleke esinqeni ngelaphu le-ikat. Ngoku isetyenziselwa imisebenzi engaphezulu kwe-quotidian-i-bushwhacking, ukuvula ii-coconut-kodwa kungekude kudala yayinenjongo eyahlukileyo. Nangona ukufunwa kwentloko kuyinto yexesha elidlulileyo, ukukhuseleka kwe-clan-clanis kuqhelekile. Olo nxamnye nalo luye lwadluliselwa kumlo oqhelekileyo: uPajura, umdlalo wamanqindi weqela apho abakhuphiswano babophelela amatye kumanqindi abo, kunye nePasola edumileyo, umthendeleko ongcwele weMarapu apho amakhulu abakhweli bamahashe behlawulisana kwaye bejikijela imikhonto omnye komnye — imikhonto ithe cwaka, kodwa amaxhoba ayinyani. Inkolelo kaMarapu igcina ukuba izityalo ziya kusilela ngaphandle kokuba kuchithwe igazi elininzi ePasola.

Ngokulayita komlilo, uDato wasilungisela ibetel nut. Uye wandinika igob kwaye ndaqala ukuhlafuna, emva koko ndazisola ngokukhawuleza. Izinto zazinzima. Ndiye ndacinga ukuyikhafula kodwa ndisoyika ukukhubekisa lowo undamkeleyo — ngakumbi kuba uDato wayekhuphe ikrele elaliseludongeni kwaye ngoku wayebonisa ubuchule bakhe bokuntywila. I-betel nut yandibetha ngentloko enesiyezi, yenze ukuba indawo ibengathi yeyokuhamba kathathu kunokuba yayihleli, ihleli kule lali-yeminyaka izelwe ngelixa iliso lasendle, indoda enamazinyo abomvu enekrele yangqungqa ngenkani ngaphezulu kwam.

Kwaye kuthiwani nge-Occy & apos; s Ekhohlo? Isatsala abathembekileyo, nangona indawo yokubhenela ifikelela kuma-surfers ali-10 ngosuku, ukukhusela umtshangatshangiso kunye ne-vibe ekhululekile. Kodwa icala elingasentla le-Nihiwatu 2.0 kukuba ngoku kuninzi kakhulu ekufuneka kwenziwe ngaphandle kokutshiza. Icala elisezantsi kukuba xa sele upheyile ibhodi, ukhululeke-wadilika, wakhwela ngemikhonto, wabambisa iintlanzi, watyabeka ngephenyane, waqubha ngesondo, kwaye waqubha eNihiwatu, yonke loo misebenzi iza kuziva idanile kakhulu naphina.

Ngale nto unokubulela uMark Healey, i-surfer wave-wave edumileyo, owaziswa ngentwasahlobo ephelileyo njenge-waterman eyintloko ye-Nihiwatu. Umntu oneminyaka engama-33 ubudala wase-Oahu naye ungumqhubi we-spearfisher, i-diver free, i-bowhunter, i-skydiver kunye ne-part-time stuntman yaseHollywood. Uya kwenza abanye abantu bazive bengonelisekanga ngokungafanelekanga ukuba ebengenguye nomfana onomdla kwaye onomdla wokwenene. Ukuthetha noHealey malunga neBintangs kwindawo yokuchithela iholide yaba ngumsebenzi awuthandayo, njengoko ebalisa ngobomi obachitha kunye nangaphantsi kwamanzi.

UHealey unephupha eliphindaphindayo: uhamba ngehlathi elixhonywe lilanga, ngequbuliso wabona ityhuna ebluefin ejikeleza iinyawo ezili-10 ngaphezulu kwentloko yakhe. Kulungile, uyakuqonda, ndiselwandle. Ayisiyo yokuba yenza umahluko omkhulu. Kukho umqobo omncinci kuphela, ophakathi komoya nolwandle, undixelele. Akunjalo i-membrane njengokuqhubeka.

Nangona wayetyhutyha yonke i-Indonesia, uHealey wayengazange aye eSumba. Ukufika kwakhe eNihiwatu, wayenento encinci axabisekileyo anokuqhubeka nayo. Akukho tshati zamaza kule ndawo, akukho zitshathi zinzulu, utshilo. Ayifakwanga ngokoqobo.

Mna noHealey siqale ngokujongana ne-Occy's Left, eyimiphanda ngokucocekileyo nje kwiiyadi ezili-100 elunxwemeni. Ayisiyo nomtsalane wave, wavumela. Ayisiyonto iphezulu. Into enayo kukungqinelana. I-Surfers ayinazo iipaki ze-skate okanye imibhobho yesiqingatha esinokuya kuyo, ke iseti ethembekileyo kuthetha ukuba ungafumana itoni yokukhwela. Ukuba ungumbonisi, oko kubaluleke kakhulu.

Andilo surfer, kodwa enkosi kuqeqesho luka-Healey lobuchwephesha ndaphakama kwilinge lam lokuqala. Ndiphose konke ukukhwela emva koko, nangona kungengenxa yokungabi namandla kukaHealey; Wayekhuthaza ngokungekho ngqiqweni kuyo yonke.

Ngomso olandelayo saya kuma kwi-paddleboarding kwi-Wanukaka River, sihamba ngeekhilomitha ezisixhenxe ukusuka ehlathini ukuya elwandle. Indawo yatshintsha kuwo onke amagophe: umzuzu omnye waseLouisana bayou, olandelayo, ihlathi lemvula laseAmazon, emva koko i-savanna yaseAfrika, emva koko yaba li-oasis yaseMorocco. Ukubheqa iphenyane ngokwalo kwakulula, nangona kwakunyanzelekile ukuba sijikeleze iinyathi zamanzi ezihamba emanzini, abantu belali behlamba iimpahla, abalobi bephosa iminatha, kwaye, eyona nto yoyikisayo, imigulukudu yabantwana abahamba ze befuna ukusikhupha kwiibhodi zethu. Bebeza kuthi nge-diving-bomb kuthi ukusuka kwiibhulorho, badlale i-cannonball ngobuninzi. Ndingumkhweli we-paddleboard yokukhwela kune-surfer, kodwa andikhange ndikwazi ukumelana nabaphangi abaphangi abahlanu baseSumban abakwazile ukukhwela kum, emva koko bandigungqisa de ndaya kuwela emlanjeni. Sonke sawa yintsini njengoko sasihamba siwela ezantsi kumoya opholileyo, owonqenayo.

Mna noHealey savuka ngentseni elandelayo, sikhwele amaqhina ali-16 ngaphandle-kwindawo elandelayo: eDarwin, e-Australia-kulwandle oluhlaza okhe wabona. Ukunye nathi bekukho uChris Bromwich, umphathi we-Nilerus angler, kunye noJasper oneminyaka eli-12, olundwendwe kunye nomhlobo wam wokuloba kule veki. Ubungakanani bokulinganisa bafunda i-4,900 iinyawo. Kwakungekho bunye ubugcisa beekhilomitha. Ezantsi nje komphezulu kwakukho imithwalo yemahimahi kunye nembaleki emenyezelayo yomnyama, kunye netrayi ejikelezayo yookrebe. Silahle imigca, kwaye kungaphelanga neyure sinokuza namahimahi amathandathu. Kwakungathi kudada emgqonyeni omkhulu.

Okuhle nangakumbi yayikukutsiba kwiimaski zethu ukuze sibukele uHealey esenza umlingo wakhe ngomkhonto-ehamba-phantsi e-50 yeenyawo ukuya kwi-mahimahi eneenyawo ezine. Ngamanzi seva umkhonto ufumana uphawu lwayo: ssshhhhwwwooomp . U-Healey wayifaka kwakhona ngaphakathi kwaye wasebenzisa isamba sakhe ukuhambisa ukufa. Ilifu legazi elijikelezayo lenza i-kaleidoscope ebomvu neblue.

Kwiiyure ezimbini kamva, loo ntlanzi yayisisidlo sasemini, esojiweyo kwaye saphakwa ebhedini yabazala abanel lime kunye necoriander.

Ubusuku bam bokugqibela, ibha ye-boathouse. Emva kolunye ukutshona kwelanga, sonke besidibene sijikeleze umlilo ukuze sibukele umboniso wokutshintshela ngokulinganayo: ngaphandle emanzini, izibane ezininzi ezibengezelayo njengeempukane zomlilo. Abantu basekuhlaleni beza kulwandle oluphantsi ukuqokelela imichamo kunye nolwandle oluselwandle kumachibi aphambi kwendawo yokutyelela; izibane zabo zazimenyezela ngongcwalazi.

Ndihleli ndisela i-whisky kunye ne-boathouse crew. UChad Bagwell, isandla esitsha sasekunene sikaHealey, wayedla ngokuqhuba uhambo lokuloba ngomkhonto eFlorida yakhe. Wayebaleka ukuphuma eMiami kwinyanga ephelileyo, weza ngqo eSumba. Ubusuku obubini kamva wayekumqolo wentaba ekwabelwana ngayo ngebetel nut kunye nomdala waseSumbanese onobuqili.

Ndinomona kakhulu ngeChad yokuba nayo le ibe ngamava akhe okuqala e-Asiya, utshilo u-Healey.

UMarshall Boulton, isikhokelo samaza sase Mzantsi Afrika, wanqwala ngentloko ukuvuma. Kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini ukusukela ngoku, uChad uzokujonga emva athi, 'bendiseSumba ngexa ibingonakaliswanga.'

Oku kusete uthotho lweeriffs malunga nokuba babenethamsanqa kangakanani, ukuba kumgangatho ophantsi weNihiwatu 2.0.

Emva phaya kwakufuneka sitsibe iinyawo ezimbini kuphela kwi-wahoo ezintandathu.

Emva phaya kwakufuneka sinyuke intaba siye kwinkonzo yesisele.

Emva phaya akukho mntu weva ngathi.

UHealey ukhumbula iveki yakhe yokuqala kwesi siqithi, etyelele inkosi yelali. Ndikhumbula ndicinga: utatomkhulu kaTatomkhulu lo ungcwatyelwe izihlandlo ezilishumi elinambini engcwabeni elingaphambili-kwaye wayesenza into enye yena .

Yayiyinto entle u-Healey engakhange atyelele uSumba kude kube ngoku. Ukuba ndingaza apha njengendoda encinci, ngekhe ndihambe, utshilo. Ngendiphele ndayi-hippie vagabond hermit, ndihlala emqolombeni ngaselwandle, ndingaze ndiye kwenye indawo.

Ujonge ngaphandle kwezi zibane zidanyazayo wasineka.

Kodwa ngekhe ndonwabe kakhulu ukuba bendinayo.

UPeter Jon Lindberg ngumhleli we-T + L omkhulu.