I-Punting neCanoes e-East London
Vakashela Iwebhusayithi Yabo
Ngikhathaza ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi uzodinga ukuya eCambridge noma e-Oxford ukuze uzame ukushaya i-punting, noma ube nomshayeli we-punting ongumfundi weyunivesithi ephezulu, kodwa cha. I-London ingakunikeza konke lokhu nokuningi. I-East London Boats ilayisensi yiBrithani Waterways esekela ngokugcwele inkampani yaseLondon yokuqala ye-punting.
Ubani Ongumqondo Walokho?
Umfundi wezokwelapha uDavid Carruthers wezwa ngezimpondo (izikebhe ezisezingeni eliphansi) ezithengiswa edolobheni lakubo, uBath, futhi wathola umqondo wokuhamba eduze kweNdlovukazi yaseMary Mary empumalanga eLondon lapho efunda khona.
Okuqala njengokujabulisa nabanye nabangani kuye kwaqhamuka ebhizinisini lakhe ihlobo ngonyaka.
Ngingayithola I-Punt Out Ngaphandle Kokushayela?
Ngokuqinisekile! Angizange ngibe nesibindi sokuzama lokhu kodwa kwakukhona ukubhuka okuningi ngosuku engihambele amaqembu abafuna ukuzizama. I-punt ngayinye ingabamba abantu abangaba yisithupha, kuhlanganise nomuntu omelele nesibhamu. Kuyinto evumelana kahle ku-punts encane kodwa, yebo, sizobe sizama lokhu kuphela nabangani abahle noma umndeni. Kukhona futhi izikebhe kubantu abangaba abathathu abatholakalayo ukuqasha futhi.
Ngangizama u-David, umsunguli wenkampani, owenza ukuthi kubonakale kungenakusebenza kodwa sabona amaqembu ehleka futhi ehamba emibuthanweni ngakho akulula njengoba uqala ukucabanga. Umqondo wukuthi uhlehlise phansi ipulazi phansi phansi komgwaqo bese uziphonsa phambili. Uma imbongolo ibambekile, futhi uqhubeka uhamba, vumela uhambe njengoba unesidingo nawe ukuze uzibuyisele ukuyiqoqa.
Ngingathanda ukuncoma ukubhuka umshayeli wezimoto - okungenani ngesikhathi sokuqala ukujezisa eLondon - njengoba kuyindlela ejabulisayo kakhulu yokuphumula nokubuka umhlaba uvela emanzini, futhi vumela uchwepheshe ahambisane nawe.
Yini Engizokuyibona?
I-East London ayiyona indawo yaseNgilandi yasemaphandleni kepha amanzi aseLondon emmpumalanga yeLondon ayindawo enokuthula.
Sasivusa abaphuza emasimini okushicilela abantu, emabhaleni abo abheke amanzi, nabadlula-ngokuhamba phezu kwamabhuloho. Indlela yokudonsa ithandwa ngabantu abahamba ngezinyawo, abagijimi, abagibeli bamabhayisikili kanye nabahamba ngezinja.
Kanye negraffiti eqoshwe ngokucacile ungase umangale ukuthi luhlaza nobani endaweni. Kwakuzwakala ukuthi i-surreal punting eLondon kancane kodwa njengoba i-East London Boats yinkampani yokuqala yokunikeza le nsizakalo ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sonke samukele lo mqondo futhi siwunike.
Ngenkathi uCambridge ne-Oxford beyaziwa nge-punting yabo ngakho-ke banamanzi amatasa, kwakungekho traffic enkulu nakancane ku-Canal Regent ngenkathi ngivakashele: umsele owodwa we-canal, umndeni we-swans onama-cygnet, amanye amadada, nezinye izimpondo ezimbili yi-East London Boats.
Ngenxa yokungena komsele, indawo ye-punting e-Canal Regent iphakathi kwe-Mile End Lock ne-Old Ford Lock ekhoneni likaVictoria Park, kodwa ungakwesokudla ungene eHertford Union Canal egijima eduze neVictoria Park futhi uqhubekele ku-Top Lock. Lokhu kungaba yi-mile bese sekuyisikhathi sokuphenduka futhi ubuyele esiteshini se-punting lapho uzozizwa uzolile futhi ukhululekile (uma nje ungazange wenze i-punting). Lolu hambo lithatha cishe ihora futhi ungaqasha amaphuphu kanye nezikebhe ngehora elilodwa noma amabili.
Ngingabhalela Kanjani Ukushaya I-London?
Isiteshi se-punting sivulekile ngezimpelasonto kusuka ngo-12 kuya ku-6, kodwa kufanele sigqoke esimweni esibi sezulu.
Ungakwazi ukubhuka kusengaphambili noma nje uvuke uphinde ubone ukuthi kunesikhathi esithile samahhala ngalolo suku.
Ukuze ubhale kusengaphambili, thumela i-imeyili ukuze uhlole ukutholakala bese ukhokha kuwebhusayithi.
- Imeyili: dcarruthers@eastlondonboats.com
- Iwebhusayithi: www.eastlondonboats.com
Kuphi?
Isiteshi se-punting sisendleleni eya emgwaqweni we-Regent's Canal, eduze neBridge End Road ibhuloho. Kuyindlela ehamba ngamaminithi ayishumi ukusuka ku-Mile End tube station futhi kuneziqondiso ezicacile kwiwebhusayithi esemthethweni. I-Mile End i-stop kuphela ye-tube yesikhumulo esivela e-Liverpool Street esiteshini esenza kube lula ukuhlanganisa uhambo lwe-punting ngokumnandi kwe-Spitalfields ne-Brick Lane. Noma uhambe emgwaqeni bese uvakashela iVictoria Park ukuze uphumule elangeni, bese uzama enye yezinkampani zendawo.
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