Buza cishe noma yiliphi isivakashi se-Alaska ukuthi yini engathanda ukuyibona, futhi izinto ezimbili ziphezulu ohlwini; ama-glaciers nezilwane zasendle. Ama-glaciers, leyo milambo emikhulu yeqhwa eligeleza igxilile yaba yizinkulungwane zamaqhwa abamba iqhwa ezithatha isibheke sonke sekhamera. Izilwane zasendle, ikakhulukazi imikhomo, ama-giant ojulile olwandle olubandayo lwasePacific, obusayizi obukhulu obangela ukuba imilomo ihlehlise ngokumangalisa, ikakhulu lapho ixhuma amathani angu-40 esisindo somzimba emanzini.
Kuyinto evamile ukuba i-Alaska ihambe abagibeli bemikhumbi ukubona amahlumela nama-glaciers avela phezulu, kodwa ukuze ubuke obuseduze, akukho lutho olunjenge- day cruise lokushisa umlilo we-Alaska ukwazisa. Lokhu kubuye kabili kubantwana.
Cishe wonke amadolobha ase- Alaska angamachweba, ama-cruise ngosuku ajwayele ukufakaza amandla kaMama Nature. Njengoba ihlala emahoreni ambalwa kuze kube usuku lonke, i-cruises yosuku ligxila emininingwaneni ye-geology, i-flora, ne-fauna eceleni kwama-coastal ase-Alaska ogwini, futhi kufanele kube yimuphi umuntu ofuna isipiliyoni samanzi esongezwayo.
Lokho kusho ukuthi ukuhamba ngosuku nezingane kudinga ukuhlela okunye nokuxoxa phakathi kwamalungu omndeni, ikakhulukazi labo abanezingane ezincane kakhulu. Izitsha ezincane, amahora amade ahlezi noma amile, futhi izinketho ezimbalwa zokuzijabulisa ziyizizathu ezimbalwa zokuba kathathu-cabanga ngenqubo yosuku lokuhamba ngezingane, ungakhulumi ngendleko. Cabanga ngalawa macebiso ngaphambi kokwenza ukubhuka, futhi wazi ukubekezelelana kwengane yakho ezindaweni ezixubile, izilwandle ezinzima noma isimo sezulu esibi.
Ukuhamba ngesikhatsi esingakanani?
Uma usanda kwehla umkhumbi wakho wemikhumbi noma isikebhe emva kwezinsuku ezingena emkhunjini, izingane zakho zingase zifune kuphela ukugcina izinyawo zazo ku-terra firma amahora ambalwa ngesikhathi sekholi. Ngolunye usuku kuhamba amahora amathathu edlule, ezinye zifinyelela ku-9; cela inkampani yenkampani yokuhamba ngezinyawo noma abasebenzi bakho abahamba ngasogwini ngaphambi kokwenza.
Umndeni wami uphatha kanjani ukunyakaza okusekelwe kwamanzi?
Ingabe usichotho kusuka ezingxenyeni zomhlaba ezingenayo indawo? Ukungena emkhunjini wezinsuku ezingu-70-cruise akufani ne-umkhumbi omkhulu wemikhumbi, cela nje isisu sakho. Imikhumbi yezinsuku zokuhamba ngemikhumbi ngokuvamile ikulungele ukubhekana nokuqhuma kwamanzi olwandle noma ukuvuka kwamabhuzu amakhulu, ngenxa yokwakha i-double-hull, isitayela sesitayela, kodwa hhayi zonke izinkampani ezisebenzisa lezi zitsha. Buyekeza ngokucophelela inqubomgomo yenkampani yokudoba umzimba kanye nokubekezelelana komndeni wakho ngaphambi kokubhuka uhambo. Izingane, ikakhulukazi, zingadinga ukuzola okungcono kosuku lokuhamba kwazo, njengoba izimpethu zabo ezibucayi zingakajwayele ukunyakaza kwesiphephelo sokugwedla.
Izingane zami zinentshisekelo kangakanani?
Izinkampani zokuhamba ngezinsuku zizama ukubandakanya abagibeli abasha ngesikhathi sokuhamba ngesizini. Ezinye izinkampani zinikeza amakhasi ombala, izincwadi ze-Junior Ranger, nokuba khona kwe- Forest Service noma i-Park Service ranger ukugcina izinto zihamba phakathi nezikhathi ezingekho zasendle noma ukuhamba phakathi kwama-glaciers. Iningi lezingane ezineminyaka engama-4 nangaphezulu liyakwazi ukubheka ubuhle bemvelo, umoya ebusweni babo, nokushaywa kwe-whale, i-otter, noma ukuvala uphawu lwe-port. Izingane ezinkulu zingase zijabulele "ukuzingela umkhwenyana" ukuthola izintshontshe, ama-otters, izihlahla ze-spruce, noma ezinye izici zendawo.
Ezinye izingane nazo zithanda ukudubula ividiyo yalokho okuhlangenwe nakho, noma ukuhlola ngezingqimba ze-binoculars ngokufuna ukuthola i-ice glazing noma ukuphula izintambo. Sebenzisa iziqondiso zamasu ezesikebhe sokusiza ukudala inguqulo yakho ye "Eye Spy."
Izingane ezincane zingaba yinselelo ezikebheni zomkhumbi zansuku zonke, ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yokungabi nesikhala sokukhahla noma ukudoba. Njengoba kunikezwe izikebhe ezithinta ukubhoboza nokugcoba emanzini, futhi, ukuphepha kuyabangela ukukhathazeka. Uma ukhetha ukuhamba ngezinsana noma izinsana, landela le mithetho: Thatha izingane ezingaphambili noma esikhwameni ukuze uzigcine usondelene nawe. Ungalokothi ubeke izingane emahlombe akho. Ungalokothi uvumele ukuba bazinake noma bahambe bebodwa lapho bebhodini. Letha amathoyizi athambile (futhi acindezelekile) abantwana abancane ukuba badlale nawo phakathi nohambo, futhi uthwale ukudla okudlayo nokuphuza okwanele ukugcina izingane ezinelisekile isikhathi sokuhamba.
Ingabe sinembatho efanele?
Akukho lutho oluchitha usuku lwe-Alaska ukuhlola ngaphandle kokugqoka i-gear engafanele. Ukuhamba kwe-Alaska ngosuku kwenzeka imvula noma kukhanye, futhi ngokuvamile kukhona "imvula" engaphezulu kune "ukukhanya." Hlela njalo izinto ezilandelayo ngosuku lokuhamba ngezinyawo noma kuphi e-Alaska:
- Imbobo yamvula nemvula yamanzi
- Isikhuni esinomfudumalo namagundane noma amagilavu
- Izicathulo ezingezona izipho noma amabhuthri enjoloba (akukho flip-flops!)
- Izindwangu zokugqoka ezifudumele njengezinwele noma i-polypro indwangu yokubuka i-poddle yangaphandle
- Izibuko zelanga, ngisho nasezinsukwini ezinamafu.