Phunzirani kulola kuti tsogolo lanu lizilamulira paulendo wapamadzi wodutsa pa Brecon Beacons National Park ku South Wales.
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“Chepetsani liwiro!” mnzanga Alex anafuwula kuchokera mumsewu pafupi ndi ngalande yomwe ndinali kuthamanga. Kalankhulidwe kake kachikondi ka ku Wales ndi kamvekedwe kake kochita dala sizinabise mantha m'mawu ake.
Poyankha, nthawi yomweyo ndinakankhira chowongolera cholakwika patsogolo, ndikutumiza bwato lathu la mamita 45 mwachangu kwambiri kupita ku denga lachitsulo la mlatho wokokera womwe Alex anali atangotsegula. Mwamwayi, liwiro lonse la sitimayo linali pafupifupi makilomita anayi pa ola limodzi. Komabe, panali phokoso lalikulu la chitsulo pachitsulo, ndikuyimitsa gulu laling'ono la anthu omwe anali pafupi. Palibe chabwino kuposa aku America omwe amayendetsa galimoto kuzungulira UK.
“Ndithudi… pang'onopang'ono,” Alex anabwereza. Pafupi ndi ine, Kali, yemwe anali golide wanga, anayang'ana gombe ngati kuti akufuna kusiya sitimayo.
Tinabwereka bwato ili kuchokera ku Country Craft Narrowboats m'mudzi wa Llangynyddr paulendo wathu wa masiku atatu wa ngalande kudzera ku Brecon Beacons National Park ku South Wales. Alex anakulira pa mtunda wa makilomita pafupifupi 30 ndipo nthawi zambiri ankasodza ndikupita kutchuthi m'deralo ndi banja lake. Bwato lathu, Country Girl, linali ndi bedi lalikulu lokhala ndi mabedi a checkered, khitchini yonse, malo ogona ndi odyera, bafa yokhala ndi shawa, ndi malo ogona akuluakulu okwanira mipando iwiri ya msasa. Mutha kukhala pamenepo ndikumwa khofi m'mawa wanu pamene abakha akusewera. Kupalasa bwato pafupi nafe.
Ulendo wathu wobwerera wa makilomita 20 umatsatira Monmouthshire ndi Brecon Canal kuchokera ku Llankindir kupita ku tawuni ya Brecon ndikubwerera. Timadutsa m'midzi, m'malo odyetsera nkhosa komanso m'mapiri a miyala yofiira a Brecon Beacons, komwe pakiyi idatengera dzina lake. Tinatsatira mapu a m'mphepete mwa dziwe ndipo tinaima usiku wonse kuti titadya chakudya chamadzulo tibwerere mosavuta ku bwato kukasewera makadi kapena kungogona m'bwato lathu.
Masiku athu akupita patokha mosangalala. Tinakhala maola ambiri tikusangalala ndi zinthu ndi mawu a paki, nthawi zina tikuyima kuti tiyende kapena tipite ku pikiniki.
Pambuyo pa tsiku lamvula komanso lamphepo lomwe lakhala kunja kwa ngalande ndi matope, palibe malo abwino kwambiri okhala ndi cwtch (Chiwelsh kutanthauza "kukumbatirana" kapena malo ang'onoang'ono otetezeka) kuposa malo osambira ofunda. Tinayima kawirikawiri - ndi tsitsi lonyowa, zovala zonyansa ndi agalu onyowa - ndipo tinalandiridwa ndi manja awiri. Patangopita nthawi yochepa titayima ku Royal Oak Hotel m'mudzi wa Penchley tinalandira foni yotiuza kuti bwato lathu lapatukana ndipo likuyandama pakati pa ngalande. Alex anathamangira kumvula kuti akamutenge; Kukhala pansi pa moto ndi kapu ya Breacon gin - mowa wotsekemera wa ku Wales wothira m'madzi a paki ya dziko - kungakuthandizeni kukhazika mtima pansi.
Zachidziwikire tinakondwerera ulendo wathu wopita ku Brecon ndi gin yochokera ku Hop In Beer & Gin House, yoperekedwa ndi nthambi za rosemary, zidutswa za grapefruit ndi tsabola wakuda. Madzulo omwewo tinayima pa malo ogulitsira zakudya a Three Horseshoes pamwamba pa phiri ku Grosffordd ndipo tinadya chakudya cha leek stew, nyama ya nkhumba ndi Cornish monkfish m'nyumba yamatabwa ya m'mphepete mwa nyanja pakati pa nsomba zomwe zili m'munda wakumbuyo.
Kupatula kucheza ndi anthu awiri odzipereka omwe anandithandiza mokoma mtima kuyendetsa maloko nthawi yonse yotsala pamene Alex anali ndi chiwongolero (tinaphunzira kuchokera ku zolakwa zathu), masiku athu anakhala tokha tokha. Tinakhala maola ambiri tikusangalala ndi zinthu ndi mawu a pakiyi, nthawi zina timayima kuti tiyende kapena kusangalala. Ikagwa mvula, monga momwe imachitira tsiku lililonse, timayamba kupulumuka, kutenga zida zathu zosalowa madzi, kufuula malangizo, mawu athu otayika mumphepo, ndikugwirizana kuti tiyendetse maboti athu mosavuta kupita ku chitetezo.
Kusiyana pakati pa bata ndi adrenaline kunandipatsa kumvetsetsa kwakukulu kwa kukoma mtima komwe Alex nthawi zonse ankalankhula za maulendo ake aubwana ku Brecon Beacons. Kukonda kwake zinthu zabwino komanso chidwi chake pa moyo watsiku ndi tsiku, zomwe zinali zachilendo kwa ine pamene ndinakumana naye koyamba, mwadzidzidzi zinamveka bwino: pokhapokha ngati anthu aku Wales ataphunzira kuvina mumvula, sakanakhala ndi nthawi yokwanira yovina.
Maboti a Narrowboats a Country Craft amapereka maboti asanu ndi limodzi okhala ndi zinthu zonse zabwino kunyumba. Amapezeka kuyambira Marichi mpaka Okutobala.
Mukhoza kumwa mowa wachikhalidwe mu bala yokongola iyi ya m'zaka za m'ma 1500, kapena kusangalala ndi zakudya zabwino za nsomba za m'bawa, kuphatikizapo pie ya nsomba ndi saffron puree ndi loin yokazinga yokhala ndi pea ndi mint puree.
Pafupi ndi Taff Trail, mukayenda pansi kapena kukwera njinga, mutha kusangalala ndi nyama yowotcha yachikhalidwe ya Lamlungu kapena steak ndi ale pie yokoma, lamb shank kapena chili con carne, yoperekedwa ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya ma Pack casks ndi gin kuti mupeze mphamvu.
Sangalalani ndi zakudya zakale zophikidwa kunyumba kuphatikizapo nyama yankhumba ndi mazira, nsomba ndi tchipisi ndi nkhuku yokazinga m'munda wa mowa wa m'mphepete mwa nyanja wa baa iyi womwe umayendetsedwa ndi banja pamene dzuwa likuwala, kapena pafupi ndi malo ophikira moto m'nyumba masiku amvula.
Malo odyera omwe amakonda kwambiri nyengo iliyonse monga nyama ya venison loin yokhala ndi radish ndi kabichi wokazinga; mimba ya nkhumba yokhala ndi apulo wobiriwira ndi shallots; ndipo Garden Beach Shack imapereka ma leeks owotcha okhala ndi nori seaweed emulsion kuti anthu odyera azisangalala ndi mawonekedwe okongola a mapiri mosasamala kanthu za nyengo.
Hop In, yomwe idatsegulidwa mu 2020, imapereka mowa wopangidwa mwaluso kuchokera ku Progressive Brewery ndi ma gin ochokera padziko lonse lapansi, komanso zokhwasula-khwasula zopangidwa ndi zosakaniza kuchokera kwa ogulitsa am'deralo, kuphatikizapo nkhosa yachikhalidwe yokhala ndi cheddar ya ku Wales; nkhono zoyera mu vinyo, adyo ndi bakha; ma croquettes a anyezi wobiriwira ndi ginger.
To explore Wales in more detail, contact T+L A-List consultant Nicola Butler, who is planning a trip around the country, including hidden gems like the Pembrokeshire coast. Email: nicola@noteworthy.co.uk.
Nkhaniyi inayamba kuonekera mu magazini ya Travel + Leisure ya Disembala 2022/Januware 2023 pansi pa mutu wakuti “Riverside Stories.”
Nthawi yotumizira: Juni-07-2024