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"Ngempela, Cristina, yeka ukugqolozela ikhompuyutha yakho! Uzophahlazeka," noma yimuphi udadewethu ohamba ngebhayisikili e-NYC wayememeza noma nini lapho sithatha uhambo olude lokuqeqeshwa sinqamula ibhuloho laseGeorge Washington siye endaweni evulekile, negandayiwe kahle. imigwaqo yaseNew Jersey. Babeqinisile. Bengingaphephile, kepha angikwazanga ukususa amehlo ami ezibalweni eziguquguqukayo (ijubane, i-cadence, ama-RPM, ibanga, isikhathi) ku-Garmin yami, ebekwe kwizibambo zebhayisikili lami lomgwaqo i-Specialised Amira. Phakathi kuka-2011 no-2015, ngangimayelana nokuthuthukisa ijubane lami, ngidla amagquma ngesidlo sasekuseni, futhi, lapho ngizizwa ngigajwa ngokwanele, ngiziphusha ukuze ngiyeke ukwehla okwethusayo. Noma kunalokho, bambelela.
"O nkosi yami, ngicishe ngashaya amamayela angama-40 ngehora kulokho kwehla," bengimemezela ngenhliziyo yami ishaya ngamandla, bese ngithola impendulo ebabazekayo evela kumphathi, u-Angie, ukuthi uzoshaya ama-52. Ngiphinde ngincintisane no-tad?)
Uma ngicabanga ukuthi ngiye ngafunda ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kahle ngineminyaka engama-25 (Ini? NginguNew Yorker!) Ngiqonde cishe kuma-triathlons angaba yishumi nambili (Ngiyayithanda inselelo yokuqina komzimba) bese ngigibela ibanga elingamamayela angama-545 ukusuka eSan Francisco kuya e-LA ( ngibuke ngikwenza emizuzwini emi-2), akumangalisi ukuthi angikaze ngihlobanise lo mdlalo nokuba umsebenzi wokungcebeleka. I-Pedaling ihlale inenhloso: Hamba ngokushesha, hamba ngamandla, zibonakalise okuthile kuwe. Njalo. (Okuhlobene: Ama-GIF ayi-15 Njalo Umlutha Wokulandelela Ukufaneleka Ungalandisa Kuwo)
Futhi ngagcina kanjalo ngebhayisikili elikhethekile le-Pitch Sport 650b phakathi kwepaki le-safari ohambweni olusha lwe-Intrepid Travel's lwe-13 lwezinsuku ze-Cycle Tanzania ngoJulayi odlule. Ngenkathi sekuphele iminyaka emibili ngagcina uhlelo olujwayelekile lokuziqeqesha ebhayisikili-ngangimise amasondo ami, empeleni, odongeni lwami lokuhlala eBrooklyn ngithanda amaphiko okuhamba kakhulu ngomsebenzi-ngacabanga ukuthi ngeke okunzima ukubuyela esihlalweni. Ngisho, "kufana nokugibela ibhayisikili," kwesokudla?
Inkinga ukuthi, angibonanga ukuthi ukuhamba ngebhayisikili emgwaqweni nokuhamba ngebhayisikili ezintabeni akuwona amakhono adluliseka ngokuphelele. Impela, kunokufana okuthile, kepha ukuba mkhulu kwelinye akukwenzi ukuthi ube muhle kokunye. Okwengeza ezingeni lobunzima ukuthi, kanye neminye imiphefumulo enesibindi engu-11 evela e-Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, UK, nase-US-mina, empeleni, ngangibhalisele ukuhamba ngebhayisikili emathafeni angaqashiwe agcwele izilwane zasendle lapho izivakashi zingavamisile ukuya khona. . AKA a i-zoo engenamakheji.
Ukusuka ebangeni lokuqala e-Arusha National Park, lapho silandele khona umgadli ohlomile nge-4x4 ukuze siphephe, ngazi ukuthi ngisenkingeni. Ngibheke phansi eGarmin yami (impela ngiyilethile), ngashaqeka ukuthi ngihamba amakhilomitha ama-5 kuye kwangama-6 ngehora (okuhluke kakhulu kusuka ku-15 kuya ku-16 mph wami emuva ekhaya) kudoti owubhuqu namazinki osinikeze emuva "i-massage yase-Afrika," njengoba abantu bendawo babebiza ukugibela okunamaqhubu.
Amehlo ami ayethe njo emazingeni okushisa (ama-degree angama-86) nokuphakama, okwakhuphuka ngokushesha. Amaphaphu ami agcwele uthuli (hhayi inkinga emigwaqweni egandayiwe) futhi umzimba wami waqina, ubambelela impilo engiyithandayo ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho idwala elixegayo liphuma esondweni lami, elalivame ukuvela. (Qaphela: Ngokuhamba ngebhayisikili ezintabeni, kuyisihluthulelo sokuhlala ukhululekile futhi uvumelana nezimo, uhamba nebhayisikili kunokuhlala uqinile futhi ushintshashintsha umoya ebhayisikilini lomgwaqo.) Ngesinye isikhathi, ngaqala ukubamba umoya wami, okwenza izinto zaba zimbi nakakhulu, ngandisa umhubhe wami. umbono kukhompyutha.
Yingakho ngingayibonanga imali ebomvu engenayo.
Ngokusobala, ibilokhu ishaja ibheke ngakithi, kodwa angizange ngiqaphele. Kanjalo noLeigh, waseNew Zealand, ngebhayisikili ngemuva kwami. Limgeje ngokulambisa ngamafidi ambalwa ngenkathi egijima ewela umgwaqo, ngiyatshelwa kamuva. ULeigh nawo wonke umuntu obone lokhu kucishe kube nokuphahlazeka babene-hoot, kepha ngangisagxile kakhulu ekuqondeni lesi simo ngokuphelele. Umholi wethu wezokuvakasha ongazalelwanga lapha, u-Justaz, wasiyala ukuba sibheke phezulu futhi sigcine iso, futhi sijabulele imibono ehlanyayo, kufaka phakathi inyathi emathafeni ase-Afrika asakazekile ngakwesokudla. Engangikwazi ukukukhokhela ukubheka nje.
Ngesikhathi sihlangana neqembu lezindlulamithi, zidla esihlahleni eside eceleni komgwaqo neNtaba iKilimanjaro ngemuva (ayibukeki kahle kunalokho!), Ngase ngivele ngihamba ngebhayisikili lami futhi imoto yokusekela, ngithola umoya wami ekukhuphukeni kwamamitha ayi-1 000 ngamamayela ama-3. Ngibheke iqembu lidonsa izithombe njengoba ibhasi lethu lidlula. Angizange ngizame ukukhipha ikhamera yami. Ngangizithukuthelele futhi ngicasukile. Yize kwakungeyimi ngedwa ebhasini (cishe abanye abane bangijoyina), ngangithukuthele ukuthi ngangibhalisele okuthile umzimba wami owawungeke ukwenze-noma okungenani, hhayi emazingeni ami. Izinombolo eziku-Garmin wami zazingene ekhanda lami ngaphezu kwe-surreal landscape (nezilwane zasendle).
Ngakusasa kwaqhubeka nami ngizishaya ngenxa yokulwela ukuhlala neqembu elifanele endaweni emangelengele. Ngikhishwe egiyeni lakamuva kwa-Specialized, ngabheka ingxenye ngafunga ukuthi ngiyakwazi engikwenzayo, nami, kepha akukho lutho ngokusebenza kwami okushiwo kanjalo. Ukwesaba kwami ukuwela emadwaleni amagebhugebhu, njengoba abanye base benaso kakade, behlushwa amanxeba anegazi, kwaqeda noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka kokudwengulwa isilo sasendle. Angikwazanga nje ukuphumula futhi ngazinika imvume yokugibela nganoma yiliphi ijubane engingakwazi ukuliphatha ngokunethezeka futhi ngijabulele lolu hambo lokuphila kwakho konke. (Okuhlobene: Ekugcineni Ukufunda Ukuhamba Ngebhayisikili Kungisize Kanjani Ukunqoba Ukwesaba Kwami)
Ngosuku lwesithathu, inhlanhla yami yayishintshile. Ngemuva kokuhlala ingxenye yokuqala yohambo losuku emendweni okhohlisayo wobhuqu, ngehla ngebhayisikili lami ngomzuzu sifika emgwaqeni wethu wokuqala wetiyela. Abambalwa bethu baqale kahle, kuyilapho iningi lalilenga ukuzothela izithelo ezintsha. Ekugcineni, ngangisesimweni sami futhi ngindiza. UGarmin wami wafunda zonke izinombolo engangizazi futhi wedlula nengikulindele. Angikwazi ukuyeka ukumomotheka, ngiye ku-17 kuye ku-20 mph. Ngaphambi kokuba ngikwazi, ngase ngihlukanisile neqembu lami elincane. Akekho ongitholile ngamakhilomitha alandelayo angama-15 kuya kwangama-20 eya eLongido emgwaqeni omkhulu oxhumanisa iTanzania neKenya.
Lokho kusho ukuthi ngangingenabo ofakazi lapho intshe enhle, eminyene kahle igijima ngaphesheya komgwaqo, igxuma njengebhola lebhola, phambi kwami. Ngimemeze futhi angikholwanga ngamehlo ami. Yilapho-ke lapho kwangishaya khona: Ngihamba ngebhayisikili e-freaking Africa !! Ngingomunye wabantu abambalwa bokuqala emhlabeni abake bahamba ngebhayisikili epaki kazwelonke ye-safari (yize lo mgwaqo omkhulu ubungekho epaki). Ngangidinga ukuyeka ukugxila ku-Garmin wami futhi ngibheke phezulu, dammit.
Futhi ngakho, ngakhetha ukuhamba isigxobo (IsiSwahili esisho "kancane kancane"), ngehlisa ijubane lami libe ngamamayela ayi-10 kuye kwayi-12 ngehora futhi ngibambe indawo engizungezile ngenkathi ngilinde othile ukuthi angibambe. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, lapho uLeigh egoqa, wanginika izindaba ezinhle kakhulu. Wayebone intshe iwela, nayo. Ngajabula kakhulu ukuzwa ukuthi ngingakwazi ukwabelana nothile ngalesi sikhathi engingasikhohlwa. Bonke abanye beqembu bagcina sebesijoyinile futhi sonke sahamba ngezinyawo saya edolobheni, sishintshana ngamakhukhi, amaClif Shots, nezindaba mayelana nokuzidela komgwaqo (babethole ama-selfie namaqhawe amaMaasai!).
Kulolu hambo olusele, ngenza konke okusemandleni ami ukugcina umgxeki wami wangaphakathi ethule futhi isilevu sami siphezulu. Angibonanga nokuthi uGarmin wami wayeka ukuqopha ngesikhathi esithile, ngingaqiniseki ukuthi nini. Futhi angikaze ngilande amakhilomitha ami lapho ngifika ekhaya ukubheka engikufezile. Bengingadingi. Lolu hambo lwamasonto amabili lokuhamba ezindleleni ezingashaywanga lwalungeyona eyokuchoboza amamayela noma ukwenza isikhathi esihle. Kwakungathi kokuba isikhathi esihle nabantu abalungile endaweni ekhethekile ngokusebenzisa enye yezindlela zokuhamba ezihamba phambili zokuhlola. Ukuthatha ezinye zezilwane zasendle ezihamba phambili e-Afrika nokwamukela imiphakathi ikakhulukazi esihlalweni esingemuva sebhayisikili kuzoba yinto engiyikhumbula njalo emasondweni amabili.