Futhi amakhilomitha angu-140 kuphela ukusuka enyakatho yeKapa.
Ukuze ungene ebuhle obunothando bomhlaba waseNingizimu Afrika ngangokunokwenzeka, cabanga ukulala ePaternoster, ukubuyela emuva kwezilwandle ezincane. Ngamakhilomitha angu-140 kuphela enyakatho nasentshonalanga yeKapa, iPaternoster ingenye yezindawo zokugcina zokudoba zendabuko eWest Coast.
Kulula kakhulu ukulahlekelwa ithrekhi yesikhathi kule-oasis kude nedolobha elikhulu. Uzochitha isikhathi sakho uhamba ngamabhishi asobude obunemhlophe futhi uthola elinye lama-sunsets akhazimulayo; ukubona izinsalela zamakati ezinamazinyo, izinhlanzi zezinyoga ze-mega, izindlovu eziphelile nezinye izindlela ezikhangayo zokuziphendukela kwemvelo zasendle zasendle eWest Coast Coast Fossil Park; futhi ufunde indlela yokusebenzisa amasiko okudoba.
Uma ungeke ukwazi ukumelana nokungena ngaphakathi, kukhona nokuhamba ngezinyawo nokuqeqesha; ukuhamba ngezinyawo ukuthola izakhiwo zamadwala ezimangalisayo namathuba okuzitholela ubuso nobuso nemidwebo emaphandleni aseKhoi-San, abulawa ngabantu baseMzansi baseNingizimu Afrika.
Omunye wabantu abathandekayo kakhulu nemisebenzi ethakazelisayo ePaternoster uhambela studio ye-Stone Fish Studio & Gallery, ephethwe nguDianne Heesom-Green. UDianne wanquma ukushiya impilo yakhe nokufundisa i-studio eKapa ukuze kube nokuthula kwalesi simo se-Western Afrika. Nganquma ukufunda kabanzi ngalokho okwakumlethela ukuthola ukukhuthazwa ePaternoster.
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I-OB: Ngaphandle kobuhle obucacile obuzungezile, kungani ukhethe ukuthuthela ePaternoster?
D HG : Kulula. Isibhakabhaka esikhulu nezikhala ezivulekile zomhlaba eziqhathanisa nolwandle oluhamba phambili olungenasiphelo.
I-OB: Kungani kufanele kube indawo eshisayo kwabavakashi?
D HG : I-Paternoster inompilo wayo.
Ngenkani uWeskus, uzokuthakazelisa futhi akhonze isivakashi endaweni lapho umuntu engakwazi ukukhumbula izinkinga zokuphila. Uhamba ogwini nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sosuku noma ubusuku. Izindawo zokudlela ezinhle kakhulu, siziqhayisa okungenani abapheki abayisihlanu abahlala lapha. Imidwebo yobuciko, ukugibela amahhashi, kayaking nokuhamba eKapa Columbine Nature Reserve yizinto ezingenakuphuthelwa.
Okufanelekayo kwabagijimi nabashayeli bamabhayisikili, abagibeli abakhulu nabadlali abashayela umoya.
I-OB: Yiqiniso. Futhi lokhu kubonakala sengathi kuyindawo nje yokuphefumulelwa ngobuciko. Sitshele kancane ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini kuwe.
D HG : Ubuciko kuyinto isiyalo kuphela ambalwa ezimbalwa kodwa abaningi ujabulele. I-Art isondla umphefumulo wethu ngisho nezikhungo zezezimali eziningi zithola ukuthi ukulenga ubuciko kunenzuzo kubasebenzi namakhasimende ngokufanayo. Ubuciko bomphakathi esihlala kuwo, futhi ezweni lethu elihlala lijabule, elinamaphunga amaningi namasiko, ubuciko abaculi baseNingizimu Afrika banamandla futhi bahlolisisa.
I-OB: Futhi uyenzani ukuthuthukisa ubuciko baseNingizimu Afrika?
D HG : Ngikholelwa ukuthi abaculi baseNingizimu Afrika baningi kakhulu okuzokwenza kodwa baveze kakhulu. Ngibonisa abaculi baseWestern Cape endaweni yegalari kanye nemisebenzi yami yobuciko. Izivakashi zikazwelonke nezamazwe angakwazi ukujabulela ubuciko obuhle endaweni ekhululekile. Eqinisweni, abaningi babuyela ukubona ukuthi yini entsha ngonyaka ngamunye!
Eminyakeni engu-15 edlule ngiye ngafundisa kokubili izingane kanye nabantu abadala kusukela emzaneni futhi nxazonke. Abanye baye bavula ama-studios noma baqhubekele phambili kwezobuciko. Ama-Workshops we-Weekend Winter kuletha izivakashi emzaneni wethu ngesikhathi sonyaka esihle kakhulu.
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Kukhona izinketho eziningi zokuhlala ePaternoster.
Hlala kwelinye lamagumbi okulala e-beachside esitayela seNdabuko ye-Die Opstel ehlukile emzaneni, noma, ukuze uthole ubumfihlo obuningi, zizenze ikhaya kwelinye lamakamelo amahhala aseHocus Pocus ku-Kriedoring Road. Futhi ngokukhetha okulinganayo kodwa okwesabelomali okunobungane, okupholile