Buza malunga nayiphi na isivakashi sase-Alaska into abathanda ukuyibona, kwaye izinto ezimbini ziphezulu kwoluhlu; kunye nezilwanyana zasendle. Iziqhwala, loo milambo emikhulu yeqhwa eliqhambileyo yanyanzeliswa ukuba ibe ngamaqhosha emigangatho ekhulayo ethatha isalathisi sonke sekhamera. Izilwanyana zasendle, ngokukodwa imikhomo, iinqanawa ezinzulu, ulwandle olubandayo lwamaPasifiki obunzima bobunzima bangela ukuba umlomo uphuse ngokumangalisa, ngakumbi xa bexhuma iitoni ezingama-40 zesisindo somzimba emanzini.
Kuqhelekile ukuba iAlaska ihambe abahamba ngeenqanawa ukuba babone imikhomo kunye ne-glaciers ezivela phezulu, kodwa ukujonga ngokusondeleyo, akukho nto ifana ne- cruise day ukutshaya umlilo wexabiso lama-Alaska. Oku kuya kubini kubantwana.
Phantse yonke i- Alaska idolophu yesango, iinqwelo zokuhamba ngeendlela zithandwa ngabantu abaninzi. Ukuhlala kwiiyure ezimbalwa ukuya kuyo yonke imihla, ukuhamba kweemini kugxininise kwiinkcukacha ze-geology, iiflora, kunye nemfuyo ecaleni kwinqanaba elunxwemeni lase-Alaska, kwaye kufuneka ukuba kwenziwe nabani na abafuna ukufumana amaxabiso e-added-added water.
Okokuthi, ukuhamba ngemini kunye neentsana kudinga ukucwangciswa okongeziweyo kunye nengxoxo phakathi kwamalungu entsapho, ngakumbi abo banabantwana abancinci. Iinqanawa ezincinci, iiyure eziseleyo zihleli okanye zimi, kwaye zimbalwa iindlela zokuzizonwabisa zimbalwa izizathu zokuba zintathu-cinga ngemini ye-cruise inkqubo kunye nezingane, ingakhankanyi inkcitho. Cinga ngala macebiso ngaphambi kokuba wenze ukukhuselwa, kwaye wazi ukunyamezela kwengane yakho kwiindawo ezixinyiweyo, ulwandle olubi okanye imimoya embi.
Kuza kube nini ikhefu?
Ukuba uvele uhamba ngesikebhe sakho sokuhamba okanye isikebhe emva kweentsuku esiya emkhombeni, abantwana bakho bangathanda kuphela ukugcina iinyawo zabo kwi-terra firma ngeeyure ezimbalwa ngexesha lokubizelwa kwefowuni. Ngenye imini uhamba ngeeyure ezintathu zokugqibela, ezinye zisalela ukuya kwisithoba; ucele inkampani yokuhamba okanye ubenxweme labasebenzi bokuhamba ngaphambi kokuba benze.
Intsapho yam isingatha njani ukunyuswa kwamanzi?
Ngaba usichotho kwiindawo ezisemhlabeni? Ukungena emkhunjini wee-70-foot-cruise yinqanawa akufani nendawo enkulu yeenqanawa, vele ucele isisu sakho. Iinqwelo zokuhamba ngeempahla zanamhlanje ngokuqhelekileyo zixhotyiswe ngokubhekiselele ekujongeni ukuqhuma kwamanzi olwandle okanye ukuvusa kwiinqanawa ezinkulu, ngokubonga kwinqwelo ephindwe kabini, ukwakhiwa kwetekamaran, kodwa akuzona zonke iinkampani ezisetyenziswayo. Ukuphonononga ngokucokisekileyo umgaqo-nkqubo wezilwandle kunye nokunyamezela kwentsapho ngaphambi kokubhuka uhambo. Abantwana, ngokukodwa, banokufuna ukuzola kancinci kwixesha lokuhamba kwabo, njengoko iimfumba zabo ezingabonakaliyo zingaqhelekanga kwisikhongo sokukhupha.
Ngaba banomdla onyana bam?
Izinkampani zenkampani zohambo zizama ukubandakanya abagibeli abancinane ngexesha lokuhamba kwexesha eliphezulu. Ezinye iinkampani zinika iphepha lokubala, iincwadi zeJunior Ranger, kunye nobukho beeNkonzo zeeHlathi okanye i-Park Service ranger ukugcina izinto zihamba kunye ngexesha lokungabikho kwezilwanyana zasendle okanye ukuhamba phakathi kwama-glaciers. Uninzi lwabantwana abaneminyaka engama-4 ukuya phezulu banokubuqonda ubuhle bemvelo, umoya ebusweni babo, kunye ne-sphale ye-whale, i-otter, okanye ityikitye kwisithsaba sechweba. Iintsana ezinkulu ziyakonwabela "ukuzingela umzingeli" ukufumana ama-eagles, otters, imithi ye-spruce, okanye ezinye iinkalo zendawo.
Abanye abantwana banqwenela ukudubula ividiyo yamava, okanye bajonga ngeengqungquthela ekukhangela i-ice cream okanye i-winding whales. Sebenzisa izikhokelo zezixhobo zesikhephe zokuncedisa ukudala yakho inguqu ye "Eye Spy."
Abantwana abancinci bangaba ngumngeni kwimikhumbi yee-cruise zanamhla, ngokuyininzi ngenxa yokungabi nendawo yokukhwela okanye ukukhwela. Njengoko iinqanawa zithintela ukubola kunye nokucoca ngamanzi, kwakhona, ukhuseleko luba nkxalabo. Ukuba ukhetha ukuhamba ngeentsana okanye abantwana, landela le mithetho: Yithwala iintsana phambi kwesikhwama okanye ebhokisini ukuze uhlale usondele kuwe. Ungaze ubeke abantwana kumahlombe akho. Ungaze uvumele ukuba baqhube okanye bahambe bebodwa apho. Yenza amathoyizi amancinci (kwaye anqabileyo) abantwana abancinci ukuba badlale nawo ngexesha lokuhamba, kwaye baphathe ukutya okuninzi kunye nokunxilisa ukuze bahlale banelisekile ixesha lokuhamba.
Ngaba sinempahla efanelekileyo?
Akukho nto inonakalisa umhla we-Alaska ukuhlola ngaphezu kokugqoka ingxaki engafanelekiyo. Umhla we-Alaska uhamba ngemvula okanye ukhanyise, kwaye kaninzi kukho "imvula" kunokuba "kukhanye." Njalo upake izinto ezilandelayo kwi-cruise yosuku apho e-Alaska:
- Iingubo zemvula kunye neepantshi zemvula
- Isikhumba esifudumele kunye namagundane
- Ukungabonakali kwezicathulo okanye iibhothi zerabha (akukho flip-flops!)
- Iimpawu zokufudumala ezinjengobisi okanye intsimbi ye-polypro yokubukela ngaphandle
- Iimvani zeeLanga, nakwiintsuku ezinamafu.