Funchal, Port Madeira Port
Madeira ikhona e-Atlantic Ocean ogwini lwasePortugal nase-Afrika. Kuyindawo ehlala eholidini ephelele, nezintaba, isimo sezulu esihle, nemibono emihle. Imikhumbi yama-Cruise ehamba ngasogwini olusentshonalanga yeYurophu noma lapho i-cruise ihamba khona phakathi kweCaribbean neYurophu ivame ukuvakashela lesi siqhingi esihle. I-Madeira ngezinye izikhathi ibizwa ngokuthi "isiqhingi sentshonalanga ephakade", "iparele le-Atlantic", noma "isiqhingi sase-garden".
Wonke amagama amathathu avela afanelana nomhlaba, umoya, nesimo sezulu.
Mayelana nezinto kuphela ezingekho eMadayira kukhona umhlaba ophansi kanye namabhishi asolwandle. I-Madeirans isebenzisa amatharasi namabhuloho ukukhokhela umhlaba ophansi futhi uthathe uhambo olufushane ukuya esiqhingini esiseduze sasePorto Santo ukuba uhlale emabhishi asehlabathini.
IPortugal ilawulwe iMiraira iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-500, kanti izakhamizi eziningi zaseBrithani (kanye nezinye izizwe) ziye zathuthela lapho eminyakeni engu-200 edlule. Lesi siqhingi siyindawo ehambele kakhulu yezokuvakasha yaseYurophu, futhi imikhumbi yokuhamba imvamisa ivame ukuhamba enhloko-dolobha yaseFunchal. Abantu abangaba ngu-90 000 baseMiraira bahlala eFinchal, inhloko-dolobha.
Uma ufika e-Funchal ngomkhumbi wemikhumbi, umkhumbi wakho uzohamba eduze nendawo yedolobha. Njengoba imikhumbi eminye iqala noma isuka ekuhambeni kwe-transatlantic e-Funchal, ungase ukwazi ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi ku-Madeira njengengxenye yesandiso sokuqala noma sokuhamba nge-cruise.
Ngokuqinisekile lesi siqhingi sinokuhle ngokwanele sokuhlala isikhathi esingaphezu kosuku olulodwa! Amapulazi ayo aqinile kakhulu nezigodi ezinamandla, eziqhumayo zifana nesiqhingi saseHawaii saseKauai. Ebangamakhilomitha ama-58 ubude namamitha angu-23 ububanzi, lesi siqhingi asinkulu kakhulu, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi intaba, ukuhamba kuyashesha.
Abantu abaningi bathatha uhambo lwebhasi lesi siqhingi ukuze bathathe ezinye ze-vistas ezinhle njengezibonwe esithombeni ngenhla. Olunye uhambo izivakashi eziningi zijabulela zihlanganisa ukuma eReid's Palace Hotel edumile ukubona izitidi zayo futhi ithole itiye.
I- Silversea Silver Spirit yanikeza uhambo oluyingqayizivele olwandle olwandle oluya eDiraira naseCanary Islands . Izivakashi zigibele kwelinye lama-toboggans asetshenziselwa ukuthutha izimpahla ezisuka emzaneni wezintaba waseMonta kuya enhloko-dolobha e-Funchal. Namuhla lezi zibophezelo ze-toboggans zisetshenziswe ngokuyinhloko ukuthutha izivakashi, kodwa ukuhamba kuhle kumnandi. Abashayeli bagqoke amabhulukwe omhlophe namacwecwe, futhi balawula ijubane futhi "baqhubekele" labo bantu abakubo.
Uma ungenzi uhambo oluhlelekile lolwandle, imoto iyadingeka ukuhlola lesi siqhingi. Imigwaqo eminingi imincane futhi kunzima ukuhamba, ngakho-ke "ukuhamba ngeyakho" ukushayela kungaba okuthakazelisayo kunalokho okulindelekile. Ukuhamba ngezintaba zokunisela, okuthiwa i-levadas, kuyindlela ejwayelekile yokuhlola lesi siqhingi. Kukhona imigwaqo emakhilomitha amaningi okuhamba ngezinyawo ezihamba nge-levadas, ezinye zazo ziyinkimbinkimbi.
Madeira itholakala kuGulf Stream, okwenza isimo sezulu sibe mnene, esincane kakhulu. Zombili izinga lokushisa kwamanzi nomoya phakathi kuka-16-23 degrees Centigrade (60 kuya ku-73 degrees Fahrenheit) unyaka wonke.
Noma kunjalo, ngenxa yamagquma asezintabeni, izinga lokushisa lingashintsha kakhulu ukusuka kolunye uhlangothi lwesiqhingi kuya kwesinye. I-Funchal nayo yonke indawo esogwini oluseningizimu ngokuvamile ifudumala futhi idonsa kunokwesenyakatho yeMiraira. Njengoba izinga lokushisa lihle unyaka wonke, noma yikuphi isikhathi sokuvakashela eMadayira. Isikhathi ngasinye sinezinga lokushisa elifanayo kodwa izimbali ezihlukene, izithelo nemikhosi. Amabhanana asesikhathini sonyaka, kepha amagilebhisi avuna kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya ku-Okthoba. Izinyanga ezinamandla kakhulu ziphelile ngo-September kuya ku-Okthoba noMashi no-Ephreli.
Ukuthengwa e-Madeira kungaphezu kwewayini elimnandi kuphela, nakuba iwayini ngokuqinisekile lingenye yezitolo ezithandwayo kakhulu. I-Wicker ne-embroidery nazo zithenga kahle, kodwa ukuthola indawo yokuthenga i-wicker enamandla kungaba inselelo ku-suitcase yakho!
Okunye okutholakele okuthakazelisayo engikwenzile kwakuyi-barretes de lã, isikhwama esibheke ngokungavamile esine-woolen pom-pom esiphethwe ngabalimi abaningi baseMadiran. Unomlomo ovulekile futhi ubukeka unamahloni kakhulu, kodwa ingxenyeni enhle yengxoxo futhi engabizi kakhulu. Zithengiswa kakhulu kunoma yikuphi kodwa zingabizi uma uhlala kude nezitolo zokuvakasha.
I-Funchal, iMadayira ivame ukuvela ezindaweni ezihamba ngezinyawo njengechweba lokuqala noma lokungahambi, abathandi abaningi abahamba ngesikebhe abatholi ithuba lokubona okuningi kwalesi siqhingi. Kodwa-ke, kuwufanelekile isikhathi esiningi futhi ngincoma iholidi laseMidrikan kunoma ubani othanda iziqhingi zezintaba, isimo sezulu esiphelele, nemifino enhle.