I-Punting neCanoes e-East London
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Ndibetha ucinga ukuba uya kufuneka uhambe kwiCambridge okanye i-Oxford ukuzama ukuhlawula, okanye ukuba nomqhubi we-punting ongumfundi weyunivesiti ephezulu, kodwa hayi. ILondon inokukunika konke oku kunye nokunye. I-East London Bootywala ilayisenisi yi-British Waterways exhasa ngokupheleleyo inkampani yaseLondon yokuqala.
Ubani Ubomi?
Umfundi wezonyango uDavid Carruthers weva malunga neentsimbi (ezisezantsi-izikebhe ezisezantsi) ezithengiswa edolophini yasekhaya, uBath, waza wafumana ingcamango yokuhamba kufuphi ne-Queen Mary University kwiMpuma yeLondon apho efunda khona.
Oko kwaqala njengokuhlekisa kunye nabahlobo kuye kwaqhamuka kwishishini lakhe ihlobo lonyaka.
Ngaba Ndinokuyithatha I-Punt Out Ngaphandle koqhubi?
Akunjalo! Andizange ndineenkalipho ngokwaneleyo ukuzama oku kodwa kwakukho ininzi yokubhuka ngosuku ndihambele amaqela afuna ukuzizama. I-punt nganye inokubamba abantu abathandathu, kubandakanywa nomntu omileyo. Ulungelelwano oluhle kwi-punts encinci kodwa, ngokuqinisekileyo, siza kuzama nje oku kunye nabahlobo abalungileyo okanye intsapho. Kukho iinqanawa ezifikelela kubantu abathathu abafumanekayo ukuqesha.
Ndazama ukutshatyalaliswa noDavid, umsunguli weenkampani, owenza ukuba kubonakale kunzima kodwa sabona amaqela ehleka kwaye ehamba ngeenxa zonke ukuze kungabi lula njengoko uqala ukucinga. Ingcamango yokunciphisa ipolongo ize iphantsi kwe-canal uze uziqhube phambili. Ukuba isibonda siyaqina, kwaye uqhubeka ushukunyuka, vumela uhambe njengoko unayo i-paddle nawe ukuba uzibuyisele ukuyiqokelela.
Ndiya kuncomela ukubhuka umqhubi-ubuncinane ngexesha lokuqala lokubetha eLondon - njengoko kuyindlela enandiphayo kakhulu yokuphumla nokubukela ihlabathi liphuma emanzini, kwaye vumela uchwephesha ukuba ahambisane nawe.
Ndiya kubona ntoni na?
I-East London ayikho eNgilani yasemaphandleni kodwa amanzi aseLondon kwimpuma yeLondon yindawo enokuthula.
Sasinxila kubaphuza kwiidradi zokupapasha, abantu kwiibhalkoni ezibhekiselele emanzini, kunye nabadlula-ngokuhamba phezu kwamabhuloho. Indlela yokuqamba ithandwa ngabantu abahambahambayo, abagijimi, abahamba ngeebhayisikili kunye nabahamba ngeenja.
Kanye kunye negraffiti ecwecwe ngokugqithiseleyo unokumangaliswa ukuba luhlaza kangakanani kwaye luhlaza kummandla. Kwakuvakalelwa ukuba i-surreal punting eLondon kodwa njenge-East London Boats yile nkampani yokuqala yokunika le nkonzo ndicinga ukuba sonke simele siyamukele le ngcamango kwaye siyinike.
Ngelixa iCambridge ne-Oxford ziyaziwa ngokuba ziziphulo zamanzi, ngoko ke zinezixhobo zamanzi ezixakekileyo, kwakungekho ndawo enkulu kwindlela yokuLungisa iRentence xa ndandwendwendwe: enye inqanawa yamanzi, intsapho yee-swans kunye namagqabi, ezinye iindada, kunye nezinye iipotts yi-East London Boats.
Ngenxa yokungena komsele, indawo ye-punting kwi-Canal ye-Regent iphakathi kwe-Mile End Lock kunye ne-Old Ford Lock kwikona ye-Victoria Park, kodwa unako ukujika ngqo kwi-Hertford Union Canal ehamba kunye neVictoria Park kwaye uqhubekele kwi-Lock Lock. Oku ku malunga neyure kwaye ke lixesha lokujika kwaye ubuyele kwisikhululo se-punting apho uya kuziva uzilile kwaye ukhululekile (ngokude nje ungazange wenze i-punting). Olu hambo lithatha malunga neyure kwaye unokuqesha iip punts kunye neenqanawa enye okanye ezimbini iiyure.
Ndingayibhala Njani I-Puning eLondon?
Isikhululo se-punting sivulekile ngeveki ukususela ngo-12 ukuya ku-6 ukuya kwe-6, kodwa kufuneka sivale kwimozulu embi.
Unako ukubhuka kusengaphambili okanye vuka uze ubone ukuba kukho nayiphi na ixesha elikhululekile ngaloo mini.
Ukubhala kwangaphambili, thumela i-imeyile ukujonga ukufumaneka kwaye uhlawule kwiwebhusayithi.
- I-imeyili: dcarruthers@eastlondonboats.com
- Iwebhusayithi: www.eastlondonboats.com
Iphi?
Isikhululo se-punting sisendaweni ye-Canal ye-Regent, kufuphi ne-Bridge End Road. Kuhamba ngomzuzu weshumi ukusuka kwisikhululo se-tube ye-Mile End kwaye kukho imiyalelo ecacileyo kwiwebhusayithi esemthethweni. I-Mile End kuphela iibhubhe zokuhamba ezivela kwisikhululo se-Liverpool Street esenza kube lula ukudibanisa uhambo lwe-punting ngokuhlekisa ngo-Spitalfields kunye neTrick Lane. Okanye hamba uhambe ngomsele kwaye u tyelele iVictoria Park ukuze uphumule ilanga, uzame enye ye-pubs yendawo.
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