Ulwandle luyanika kwaye ulwandle luyahamba...

NguWendy Williams

Ulwandle luyapha, nolwandle luthabatha...

Kwaye ngandlela ithile, ukutyhubela iminyaka, yonke idibene, ixesha elininzi. Kodwa kanye kanye le nto isebenza njani?

Kwinkomfa yakutshanje e-Vienna malunga namanani amahashe ehlabathi jikelele, isazi ngemfuza yabemi uPhilip McLoughlin uxoxe ngophando lwakhe olucwangcisiweyo ngalo mbuzo mkhulu ngokufunda isiqithi esincinci esimi malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-300 kumzantsi-mpuma weHalifax, eCanada.

ISiqithi iSable, ngoku esiyipaki yesizwe yaseKhanada, singaphezulu kancinane nje kweqhuqhumba lesanti eshukumayo, kunokuba yingozi, phezu koMntla weAtlantiki. Kakade ke, isiqithi esisembindini wolu lwandle lunomsindo phakathi ebusika siyindawo eyingozi kwizilwanyana ezanyisayo ezithanda umhlaba.

Nangona kunjalo amaqela amancinci amahashe asele ephila apha iminyaka engamakhulu ambalwa, eshiywe apho nguBostonian ofanelekileyo kwiminyaka engaphambi kwe-revolution yaseMelika.

Asinda njani amahashe? Ingaba batya ntoni? Zizikhusela phi kwimimoya yasebusika?

Yaye yintoni ehlabathini enokubonelela ngayo ezi zilwanyana zanyisayo?

UMcLoughlin uphupha ngokufumana iimpendulo zale mibuzo neminye emininzi efana nale kule minyaka ingama-30 izayo.

Sele enengcamango enye ebangel’ umdla.

Kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo, iSable Island kuthiwa iyeyona ndawo inkulu yokuntywila naphina kumantla eAtlantiki. Ehlotyeni ikhulu lamawaka lamawaka oomama benja yaselwandle bazala baze banyamekele inzala yabo kunxweme lwesanti yesiqithi. Ngenxa yokuba esi siqithi siyimilo yeekhilomitha ezili-13 kuphela, ndiyakwazi ukucinga amanqanaba e-decibel rhoqo entwasahlobo nasekuqaleni kwehlobo.

Amahashe ahlangabezana njani nalo mbhodamo unxulumene namatywina? UMcLoughlin akakayazi ngokuqinisekileyo, kodwa ufundile ukuba amahashe ande ngenani ukusukela oko amatywina enyuse amanani.

Ngaba oku kuyazenzekela nje? Okanye ngaba kukho unxibelelwano?

UMcLoughlin uthi izondlo eziphuma elwandle zondla amahashe ngokuguqulwa ngamatywina abe yinto echumisa isiqithi kwaye yonyusa uhlaza. Utyani olwandileyo, ucebisa ukuba, lunokwandisa umthamo wefula kwaye mhlawumbi isiqulatho sesondlo sefula, nto leyo enokuthi inyuse inani lamathole anokuphila….

Kwaye njalo njalo njalo.

ISiqithi saseSable yinkqubo encinci yobomi exhomekeke kwelinye. Ilungile kwiintlobo zobudlelwane uMcLoughlin enethemba lokufunda kumashumi eminyaka ezayo. Ndijonge phambili kwiimbono ezinzulu nezinyanzelisayo malunga nendlela esihlala ngayo izilwanyana ezanyisayo ezixhomekeke elwandle ukuze siphile.

UWendy Williams, umbhali we "Kraken: Inzululwazi enomdla, eyolisayo, kunye neyokuphazamisa kancinci yesquid," usebenza kwiincwadi ezimbini ezizayo - "Horses of the Morning Cloud: I-65-Million-Year Saga ye-Horse-Human Bond," kunye nethi “The Art of Coral,” incwadi ehlolisisa ixesha eladlulayo, elikhoyo nekamva lenkqubo yekorale yomhlaba. Ukwacebisa ngomboniso bhanyabhanya oza kuveliswa malunga neziphumo zokusingqongileyo zokwakha iCape Wind, ifama yokuqala yomoya eMelika.