Indlu eyakhiwe ngamapulangwe e-Penokee
Isilinganiso esingu-4.98 kokungu-5, ukuphawula okungu-484.98 (48)I-West Cabin Country Lodge
Ngesikhathi mina u-Laurel sashada ngo-1994, futhi ngasuka eWahoo, e-Nebraska (eduze nase-Omaha) saya epulazini lezinkomo enyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Kansas, ngangazi ukuthi ngithole iPharadesi yami, Ngo-1880, ogogo kaLaurel, u-Enoch no-Rebecca Fox, wafaka ama-acre okuqala angu-180 e-Goddard Ranch lapho baphakamisa khona amabele futhi baqala ukuthenga izinkomo. Manje i-Goddard Ranch iqukethe ama-acre angaphezu kuka-3,500 edlelweni nasepulazini futhi, ngesiko elifanayo lika-Enoch no-Rebecca, liseyipulazi elisebenzayo. Ngesikhathi ngiqala ukuza lapha, ngathola indawo evulekile, idlelo eligingqile, izimbali zasendle, ama-creeks, amachibi nezilwane zasendle zagcwalisa umphefumulo wami ngokuzola. Ngilithandile ipulazi kangangokuthi ngangifuna ukwabelana ngokokuzithokozisa futhi ngatshela u-Laurel ukuthi sidinga indlu yezivakashi yabangane nezihlobo lapho befika bezovakasha. Omunye uKhisimusi nganginekhadi likaKhisimusi esihlahleni sami, uJohn. Ngaphakathi ngithole isithombe sendlu endala kakhulu, embi enamazwibela, "Iphrojekthi yakho elandelayo. Jabulela uKhisimusi!" UJohn wathutha leyo ndlu endala, embi eya epulazini lethu futhi saqala ukulungiswa. Iminyaka engu-10, izengezo ezimbili namalitha amaningi okupenda kamuva, sinendawo enhle kakhulu yokulala ehlezi eceleni kwegquma, enezihlahla ezinhle ezizungezile nezwe elidlela kuze kufike iso.
Ngaphakathi yigumbi lomndeni elivulekile kakhulu (20x32 feet) elisuka ekhishini nasegumbini lokudlela. Kunamakamelo amabili anombhede ongamawele kanye nombhede owodwa ekamelweni ngalinye. Sinesofa entsha ekhipha umbhede olingana nendlovukazi enomatilasi onama-intshi angu-7 ekamelweni lomndeni. Kukhona futhi omatilasi ababili ababili kanye nomatilasi owodwa olingana nendlovukazi otholakalayo. Kunamagumbi okugezela angu-2, ikamelo lokuwasha elinomshini wokuwasha/wokomisa, nekhabethe elinosinki ophindwe kabili. Wonke amathawula okugeza, amashidi, amathawula ezitsha nezinto zezitsha zifakiwe. Ikhishi linesitofu, isiqandisi, i-microwave, umshini wokuwasha izitsha, wonke amabhodwe namapani, izitsha, izitsha zesiliva namakhabethe agcwele zonke izinto eziyisidlo. I-TV yekhebula ne-inthanethi engenantambo inikezwa.
Kusukela emphemeni ongaphambili, ungabuka amahhashi edlelweni nasezinkomeni zidliwa phezu kwegquma. Uma uhamba egqumeni usuka egcekeni elingemuva, uzothola ichibi lokudoba noma uhambe cishe amamayela angu-5 emgwaqeni oya e-Antelope Lake ukuze uthole inhlanzi. Ungalandela umfula futhi ubheke izinyamazane, ukuzingela amakhanda emicibisholo, ukuqwala izintaba, ukugibela ihhashi, noma ubuke ukuphuma kwelanga nokushona kwelanga. Ebusuku, ama-hotdogs agcwele nama-marshmallows ngasemlilweni wokukhempa ngaphansi kokubuka izinkanyezi. Ngeke ubone izinkanyezi eziningi esibhakabhakeni kunokuphuma ku-prairie evulekile.
Uma uhamba namahhashi, sinothango olubiyelwe emadlelweni nenqolobane ukuze siwagibele. Uma ungumlando we-buff, sine-India effigy, i-Penokee Man, ezweni lethu futhi izokuyisa ukubona ukuthi uhlala kuphi ngemva kweminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-1000. Eduze lapha kwakungenye yezindawo zokugcina zokuthwebula zaseNdiya/e-Calvery futhi imnyuziyamu yethu e-Hill City igcwele izinto zobuciko eziphawula umlando omkhulu wale ndawo. Umyeni wami, u-Laurel, uyakuthanda ukuxoxa ngezindaba zalapho ogogo wakhe behlalisa amabala okuqala angu-180.
Eminyakeni engu-8 edlule, i-Seven 2 Bar ibungaze abantu abavela e-India, e-Ukraine, e-Italy nase-United States. I-lodge yethu iyatholakala ekuvakasheni kwangempelasonto, amaholidi ngeviki noma ngenyanga, ukuzingela entwasahlobo nasekwindla, ukugijima komndeni, ukuhlangana kwekilasi, noma ukushaywa wumoya edolobheni. Sinikeza ama-turkey aqondisiwe nama-pheasant hunts. Abaqondisi bethu banesipiliyoni kakhulu futhi baqeqeshiwe izinja zokuzingela i-pheasant.
Nginikeza ukudla okuphekwe ekhaya futhi ngenze konke kusukela ekuqaleni.
Woza usivakashele futhi ubone umlando ophilayo we-Goddard Ranch ku-Seven 2 Bar Adventures.
