U-Andy Paine, Agasti 23, i-2017.
NgoLwesihlanu Septhemba 16 2016 kwakuwusuku olumatasa kimi. Ngiqale ukulungiselela umsakazo mayelana nePine Gap, indawo eyimfihlo yezempi yase-US eduze nase-Alice Springs maphakathi ne-Australia. Ngangixoxile nesifundiswa esifunde uPine Gap nokuthi senzani; isishoshovu esiphikise; kanye nomnikazi wendabuko wase-Arrernte othi akunalungelo ukuba lapho. Ngabe sengiphuthuma e-Griffith University, lapho nganikeza khona inkulumo yezivakashi ekilasini lokuziphatha ngokungalaleli komphakathi - umkhuba wokuhlukumeza ngenhloso nangokwephula umthetho ngokungafanele.
Kepha angisiye intatheli ebika ngokwenzekayo, noma isazi esichaza imibono. Ngakho-ke, ngemuva kokuqeda le misebenzi emibili, ngangena emotweni ngalibangisa e-Alice Springs ukuzama ukumelana noPine Gap nezimpi zase-US ezihlinzekayo.
Ngakho-ke ngiyacabanga ngaphambi kokuthi siqhubeke, i-primer esheshayo mayelana nePine Gap nokuthi yenzani. Kunolwazi oluningi laphaya uma unentshisekelo, kepha ngokuyisisekelo iPine Gap ingenye yezisekelo ezintathu zokuxhumana zesathelayithi i-US ezitshalile ngokususelwa emhlabeni wonke ukuze ikwazi ukuwuhlola umhlaba wonke. Ukuqeshiswa kwayo kwasayinwa ku-1966, isisekelo esakhiwe ku-1970. Ekuqaleni, bekungakaze kuvunyelwe emphakathini ukuthi kwakuyisikhungo samasosha - sichazwa "njengesikhungo sokucwaninga isikhala" kuze kube yilapho izifundiswa uDes Ball zithola lokho empeleni ezikwenzile. Kunamahlebezi amaningi wokuthi ukuxoshwa kukaNdunankulu uGough Whitlam kunokuthile akwenzayo ekufuneni kwakhe ukulawula ngaphezulu kwesisekelo nokuthola uhlangothi olungalungile lweCIA.
Isikhathi esiningi sokuphila kwayo, ngenkathi iPine Gap ihlala ikhanga ama-porotic avela ezilwela impi, inhloso yayo bekuwukubheka nje okuyisisekelo. Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, le njongo isishintshile. Kulezi zinsuku iselula ne-radio signals uPine Gap ayithola nge-satelite isetshenziselwa ukushaywa kwe-drone noma amanye amabhomu aqondiwe - enika amandla i-US ukubulala abantu eMiddle East ngaphandle kwengozi yokuba nesosha libulawe - noma ubungozi bokuzwela ukuthi kuvela ngokuxhumana nomuntu wangempela ongumuntu.
Njengoba ngishilo, iPine Gap ibiyindatshana yemibhikisho eminingi edlule iminyaka. Lokhu bekuzophawula isikhumbuzo se-50th sokusayinwa kokuqashisa - noma ngabe yiyiphi injongo ngqo wonke umuntu owayesiya ehlane kungacaciswanga kahle. Okuningi kulokho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Uhambo oluya e-Alice lwaluseveni lomngani wami uJim. UJim ungumakadebona wezenzo eziningi namacala asenkantolo e-Alice - ubeyazi kahle indlela. Iveni ibaleka i-biodeisel Jim eyenza ngezinhlanzi ezisetshenzisiwe namafutha e-chip; ngakho-ke yonke indawo etholakalayo yemoto yathathwa ngemigqomo egcwele uphethiloli. Abanye engangihamba nabo kwakunguFranz noTim. UFranz yindodana kaJim ngakho wakhula eya kwimibhikisho yize esemusha. UTim uvela eNew Zealand; isenzo sakhe sangaphambilini sokungalaleli impi yombango e-Australia kuholele ekutheni ahlaselwe, akhumule abe nqunu futhi esongelwa ngamasosha akwaSAS eSwan Island eVictoria. Engatatazeli, wayebuya ezofuna okuningi.
Kithina esisebenza nabo ezindlini (futhi eqinisweni uJim futhi, osehlale amashumi eminyaka ehlala ezindlini ezifanayo zeCatholic Worker), ukuhamba i-3000km ukuybhikisha bekuyingxenye yemizamo yethu yokwakha umhlaba onobulungisa nonokuthula. Ukuhlala ndawonye; sizama ukuhlala ngokuhlangana nangokusimeme, ukuvula iminyango yethu kubangani nakwabafokazi abadinga indawo ethile ukuthi bavakashele noma bahlale, futhi sihlukumeze umphakathi wezwe esikholelwa kulo.
Omunye abehamba naye wayengumfana ebesingakaze sihlangane naye kodwa oxhumana naye ufuna i-lift. Wayengumuntu okhulumayo, futhi engazange abelane ngalolo hlobo engxoxweni noma kumanani afanayo nathi sonke. Okuhle, kepha uthola ukuhlolwa okuncane ngohambo lwezinsuku ezine.
Futhi izinsuku ezine sahamba. Ngehlane, impela lina kakhulu. EMt Isa salala ngaphansi kwesembozo secala elingemuva lesonto futhi sakhithika ngaphansi kwepayipi elalichichima umsele. Lapho futhi sihlangane kafushane nesigungu esivela kwaCairns nabo ababeqonde e-Alice. Babenesikhathi esinethonya nesimo sezulu futhi besomisa izinto zabo endaweni yokuhlanza. Kufakwe kulelo qembu kwakungumngane wethu uMargaret; esinye isishoshovu sokuhlala isikhathi eside ebesizama ukuhlela isenzo isikhathi esithile. Saxoxa amasu okwesikhashana wabe esebuyela endleleni.
Noma kunetha imvula, idrive drive iyamangaza. Sibuke ukuguquka kwesimo lapho sihamba - izihlahla zincipha kanye ne-samller, amadlelo asuka ekuqothulweni kuya kophawu, umbala ovelele kusuka kokuluhlaza kuya kobomvu. Simile eMabheleni kaDeveli ukuze sigibele kulezo zamatshe adonsela phansi amangalisa kabi. Sabheka amafasitela emibala emihle nasezindlini ezinkulu zaphakathi ne-Australia. Ngisho nasemotweni yethu eminyene, kwaba sengathi sisuka ku-claustrophobia nengcindezi yedolobha.
Singene e-Alice ngoMsombuluko ntambama. Sidlule edolobheni saya kumaClaypans aseningizimu nje, indawo ye-Healing Camp. Kwakunekamu cishe labantu base-40-50 ababekiwe; kufaka nesinye isishoshovu esidala sokuthula uGraeme, owafaka i-kettle futhi wasemukela sonke ngezinkomishi zetiye.
Okwamanje kufanele ngidwebe kokulandisa ukuchaza ukuthi lokhu kuhlangana kuPine Gap kwaqanjwa kanjani. Njengoba kuvame ukubonakala kunjalo kwinhlangano yokuthula, bekungekho ukuthula ngokuphelele. Ngangiqale ngizwa umbono wokuhlangana okuxoxwe ngawo eminyakeni embalwa edlule, emhlanganweni wokubutha wonyaka we-Independent and Peaceful Australia Network. I-IPAN yinhlanganisela yamaqembu okuthula athi minyaka yonke ahlele ingqungquthela lapho iningi labafundi nezishoshovu zinikeza izinkulumo ngezihloko ezahlukahlukene eziphathelene nempi nokulwa. Muhle impela kepha akubandakanyi ukuphazamiseka okuningi okuphazamisayo okujabulisa kakhulu futhi kuyala ukunakwa kwabezindaba okuningi. Ngakho-ke, ukuze kufezeke lokho, iqembu elibizwa nge-Disarm laqalwa ngenhloso yokusetha ikamu kanye nendawo yokuthi abantu benze izinto ezingaphazamisa ukusebenza kahle kukaPine Gap.
Ngaphezu kwalawa ma-callout amabili, indoda yase-Arrernte uChris Tomlins inqume ukuthi kube nokubulawa okwanele komhlaba wakhe wendabuko. Impendulo yakhe ayenethemba yize yayingeyona imibhikisho njenge "kambi lokupholisa" - kubonakala sengathi umbono wakhe walokhu bekungumphakathi onenhloso ongekho konke ohlanganisa yonke into kusuka kusiko labomdabu bendabuko kuye ekuzimiseleni nokuzindla. Wayehambahamba ezweni lonke ehlanganyela lo mbono - ikakhulukazi emicimbini ye-hippy enjenge-Confest neMardi Grass kaNimbin.
Kwakuyinkambu yokupholisa eyaqala kuqala. Ukubizelwa kule kamu kudlulisele ohlotsheni lwabantu abakholelwa ekuphilisweni ngokomoya futhi banamathela ukubaluleka okukhethekile emcabangweni wemisiko yokuhlukumeza ngokwesintu. Kuyajabulisa nokho ukuthi, abantu ababeka isitoko esiningi kwipolitiki yangaphakathi yesiko lendabuko bavinjwa yilokho okubonakala kungangxabano ngaphakathi kwe-Arrernte ngokuthi ngabe uChris Tomlins unelungelo lokukhulumela noma ukusebenzisa umhlaba kumaClaypans . Ibhizinisi elithile elingcolile.
Ukuphendukela ekamu, ngokushesha kwabonakala ukuthi ligcwele uhlobo lwabantu ongase ubathole behlala eNyakatho NSW (lapho ngicabanga ukuthi iningi labantu abavela) noma iRainbow Gathering - komunye umuthi, ukufunda amandla nokuphila ngokuhambisana nemvelo. Ngeshwa futhi baba uhlobo lwabantu oluthambekele ekusetshenzisweni okusindayo kwezindunduma, ukwabiwa kwamasiko okungahambi kahle kanye nokungaqondi ngelungelo labo elibavumela ukuba bakholwe ukuthi ukuthula nokuchuma kungavela ngokuhlala uzindle. Lokhu kungahle kuzwakale kunokhahlo, kepha ngichithe isikhathi esilingana kulo lonke lolu siko futhi angicabangi ukuthi kuyasiza kakhulu ukuzama ukudala ushintsho lomphakathi noma ngokwenza ukucebisa ukuhlangana nomphakathi. Ngisheshe ngacabanga ukuthi lolu kwakuyisimo esasibhekene naso lapha.
Noma kunjalo, izinsuku ezimbalwa sasihlala ekamu futhi sizama ukufaka isandla. Kwakuyiqembu elingajwayelekile kepha kwakukhona abantu abalungile lapho. Njengoba abanye beqala ukungena nathi saqala ukukhuluma isu lokubonisa ngezenzo nabezindaba.
Isenzo esaphakanyiswa nguMargaret kwaba “isililo” esizeni ePine Gap sokulila bonke abafile ababangelwe yile ndawo. Ubephakamise ukuhumusha ngobuqambi - umculo, umdanso, ubuciko. Ngokwami ngazizwa ngathi ngifuna isithombe esixhumene ngokuqondile nokumisa ukusebenza kwePine Gap. Bengizwile ukuthi kukhona idepho edolobheni lapho amabhasi asuka khona ezothatha bonke abasebenzi abasahlala phansi. Ngibone sengathi ngiyayivala futhi ngiphakathi kwedolobha eliseduze nabezindaba kanye nabadlulayo.
Ngakho-ke njengoba abanye babebheka izindlela ezingase zihambe ngezinyawo, ngaya edolobheni ukuyokhipha idepho. Kutholakale ukuthi inamasango amane - okuncane kakhulu kumuntu oyedwa nedivayisi yakhe yokukhiya evaliwe. Ngizodinga uhlelo B.
Noma kunjalo, ukuya edolobheni ngiyobuye ngithole khona kabusha kwaba nezinzuzo zako - kwangikhipha ekamu lokupholisa elaliqala ukukhanga kancane. Ukuza ku-Alice ngangazi ukuthi kukhona izithandani ezimbalwa ezindala lapho kungaba kuhle ukuzibona. Kodwa isimanga esihle lapho ngingena edolobheni bekuthola ukuthi empeleni bekukhona inqwaba yobuso obujwayelekile abavela ezweni lonke - abanye engingakaze ngibabone eminyakeni (kwakungamangazi ngoba babephakathi nehlane - nganginakho ngigcine ngize e-Alice eminyakeni emihlanu edlule).
Abanye balaba bantu bebengekho okungaphezu kokujwayelana nje, kepha uthola uhlobo olukhethekile lwebhondi ngokwenza izishoshovu zezepolitiki nabantu. Komunye, ukusebenza ngephrojekthi noma isenzo nabantu, noma kafishane, kuhluke kakhulu ekugijimeni umuntu amahlandla ambalwa. Okwesibili, kwesinye isikhathi lezi zimo zingaba zimbi noma ziqise kithimu engaphezulu komoya. Lokho kungaba nomphumela wokwakha ngokushesha izibopho eziqinile. Okwesithathu, ulwazi lokuthi wabelana ngamanani afanayo nokuthi omunye umuntu kungenzeka ukuthi ubesebenza ezintweni ozisekelayo kusho ukuthi kunokuthembana okungokwemvelo nobumbano.
Mhlawumbe kwakuyizizathu lezi noma mhlawumbe ngabe zazingenandaba; kodwa omunye umndeni wawumuhle kakhulu lapho ngicela ukuthi ngingahle ngishayeke lapho ngangihlela ukwenza okuthile. Eqinisweni, lo mbuzo waphendulwa ngokubonakalayo ngendlela okwasho ukuthuthumela ngomcabango wokuthi ngabe angizange ngamukeleke. Lolu hlobo lokungenisa izihambi oluphelele yilokhu engizama ukukunikeza abanye, futhi bekulokhu kuvame ukwamukelwa. Sonke isikhathi sithokozelwa kakhulu.
Ngakho-ke ngahlala izinsuku, ngakha amatende ngemuva kwendawo futhi ngathola izinto zokwenza edolobheni ngoba angizange ngizwe sengathi ngibuyela ekamu. Ngachitheka, ngasiza ngasendlini yonke, ngasebenzela usuku lokupenda izindonga futhi ngakha i-basketball hoop esikhungweni sokudonsa izingane zasendaweni abanye abangane abagijimayo, abaphekile futhi abahlanze i-Food Not Bombs (ukudla kwamahhala okusemgwaqweni okungenye yezindlela zami izinto engizithandayo futhi bebelokhu kuyingxenye yokuphila kwami cishe iminyaka eyisithupha manje).
Inhlanganisela yokwamukela abantu nezinto engingaba negalelo kuzo ukwenza kube lula kakhulu ukuzizwa ngisekhaya e-Alice futhi ngasijabulela kakhulu isikhathi sami lapho. Kunohlobo lokuhlekisa laphaya - yidolobha lesikhashana nje lelo futhi kunenqwaba yokukhohlisa abantu abeza bethi bafuna ukusiza aboriginal kuphela ukuhlala iminyaka embalwa, bathole imali eningi bese babuyela emuva ugu. Ngesinye isikhathi ngahlala phansi ukuze ngithole indebe nabantu ababili engisanda kuhlangana nabo. Sikhulume ngokuqalwa kwethu ukuzulazula, umkhuba sonke esiwuhumusha njengendlela yobuthakathaka. Kepha akufanele. Abanye abantu baphila impilo yabo yonke endaweni eyodwa kepha abaze bazinikele ngempela kubantu ababazungezile. Ukuba yisidudla, futhi ukwenze kahle, akumelwe neze ube sekhaya, kusho ukuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi usekhaya.
Ngenkathi ngisedolobheni, abangane bami (kanye nokukhuthazela ekamu lokuphulukisa) babelungiselela isililo sabo. NgeSonto ebusuku baqala ukuhamba. Kwakuyiqembu elihlukile - abantu abayisithupha, munye ngamunye kumashumi eminyaka ahlukene kusuka kwintsha kuya kuma-70. Bahamba phakathi kwesihlahla amahora amaningi phakathi kobusuku, inhloso yabo ukuhamba endaweni yasePine Gap futhi benze isililo sabo ekuntweleni kokusa. Bafika esangweni elingaphandle (isisekelo uqobo saso sivikelekile futhi sakhanyisiwe, kepha impahla yangempela yePine Gap inkulu kakhulu futhi inesikhuhlu esingenalutho) ngenkathi kusemnyama futhi bathatha ikhefu ukuze babambe umoya bese belinda kuze kuse. . Ngokumangazayo, bavuke izibani zamaphoyisa - base betholakele ngandlela thile futhi manje sebezungezwe. Babengaphulanga mithetho, futhi noma ngabe yikuphi, amaphoyisa abengazimisele kakhulu ukuboshwa kakhulu futhi kuvezwe obala. Ngakho-ke bonke bafakwe ezimotweni zezimoto zabuyiselwa enkambeni.
Ngakusasa ekuseni ogogo abathathu abangamaQuaker asebekhulile okwesikhashana nangxenye bavale umnyango wangaphambili wePine Gap ngokuba nephathi yetiye. Kube ukwenqaba kwesenzo ababesenze ngonyaka owedlule ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca impi yamasosha e-US-Australia eShoalwater Bay; futhi isiza sabesifazane asebekhulile abanobungane baphuza itiye futhi bevimba umgwaqo ngaso sonke isikhathi uthola ukunakwa. Babezilungiselele ukuboshwa, kodwa futhi kubonakala sengathi ama-cops ayengafuni - ukuthothaniswa kwemigwaqo yaphazanyiswa ngabo maqede bathatha ithawula babuyela ekhaya. Kwakuyisenzo sokuqala somphakathi sokuhlanganiswa kodwa.
Sihlangene kabusha ukuze sikhulume ngezinhlelo zesipele. Abamangali bebehlose ukuzama futhi ngasikhathi esithile. Ngihlanganyele uhlelo lwami - bengifuna ukuzikhiya ngebhadi labasebenzi abaphethe amabhasi esangweni elingaphambili lePine Gap (futhi, amasango angaphambili asebangeni elide ukusuka esisekelweni futhi ayihambi ibanga lokuhamba). Sibeka usuku lwangoLwesithathu ekuseni.
Emuva eBrisbane, ngilungiselela uhambo, ngangizithengele ibhayisekili iD-Lock. E- $ 65, bekuyilokishi eshibhile kodwa nokho into eyodwa ebiza kakhulu ebengiyithengile ngaphezu kweminyaka emihlanu (angikenzi lokho). Kwakufanele kube yinto yokusebenzisa eyodwa - uhlelo lwami kwakuwukuyisebenzisa ukukhiya okuthile kuze kufike lapho iphoyisa liphoqelelwa ukuba lihlole amandla alo nge-angle-grinder. NgoLwesibili ebusuku, ngemuva kokuhlelela kahle ukukhishwa kwami kwabezindaba, ngichithe okungenani ihora ngizijwayeza ukuzivikela eziseleni zezimoto ezihlukile.
Lapho sesikhulume ngalesi senzo, izithandani zabantu zazizwakalise ukukhathazeka ngokuphepha kwami ngokushona phansi kwebhasi. Bengingakhathazeki ngalokho, noma ngokuboshwa; kodwa benginovalo lokuthi ngizokwazi yini ukuzikhiya ngesikhathi. Noma yikuphi okunye ukukhiya engibe yingxenye kukho kwenziwe isikhathi esiningi nendawo - hhayi phambi kwamaphoyisa. Futhi, ngoba kwakuwukuphela kwento engangiyilethile, ngizobe ngisebenzisa i-D-Lock ezungeze intamo yami kunokuba ngikwazi ukukhiya isivalo esisezingeni elisebenzayo zombili izingalo kuso. Indawo okuwukuphela kwayo lapho (lapho nginethemba lokuphakamisa ithikithi lonke hhayi ibhasi elilodwa) yayisesangweni elingaphambili, lapho kwakukhona khona ukuthi kunamaphoyisa. Ukuphela kwethemba lami kwakuwukubathola ngokumangala.
Angikwazanga ukulala ngezinzwa. Bengilokhu ngicabanga ukuthi kungenzeka yini. Ngemuva kokudonsa ubuthongo kancane, i-alamu yami yahamba nelanga namanje ngaphansi komkhathi futhi yathululela isando semvula etendeni. Kwakuyisikhathi sokuhamba.
Bekunamaphoyisa asevele elinde eduze kwesango. Senze idummy ekuseni edlule sibambe nje izimpawu, ngakho-ke nokukhiya kwami kufihlwe ngaphansi kwe-jumper yami senze sengathi senza into efanayo. Kwafika amabhasi. Kusihlwa, abangane bami baphuma ngaphambili babambe ibhanela. Ibhasi ime phambi kwami. Amaphoyisa mhlawumbe aqhele nge-20 amamitha. Ngemuva kwazo zonke izinzwa, kwakuyithuba elihle impela. Ngangena ngaphansi kwebhasi, ngashayisa umhlane ngqonde ekhephini elingaphambili. Ngithole ukhiye ngaphezulu kwebar, ngifaka intamo yami ngaya ngachofoza ukhiye uvaliwe. Futhi kwabe kukhona izandla ezingibambile. Ngabambelela ku-axle ngokulangazelela, kodwa kwakungamsebenzi. Amaphoyisa amathathu abedonsa umzimba wami ngaphandle. Bathathe isikhiye sami kodwa bangidedela, bangishiya nginamanzi okuthi ngilele emgaqweni futhi ngabukela ngamehlo egama ibhasi lingena.
Amaphoyisa nawo ayenamahloni kancane. Babopha umgwaqo bobabili njengoba manje amanye amabhasi edlula. Omunye wabo wema amamitha ambalwa phambi kwami, wenza ukukhanya kwakhe okuhle ngokwesabisa. Ekugcineni omunye weza kimi, wathatha imininingwane yami futhi wangitshela ukuthi kungenzeka ngithole inhlawulo.
Ngemuva kokuthi wonke amabhasi esedlulile, saphindela enkambeni ye-Disarm, manje eyayimiswe amakhilomitha ambalwa ezansi nomgwaqo osuka esangweni. Bengimanzi futhi ngidumazekile, kepha nokho ngiphezulu e-adrenaline. Lapho ngibuya ekamu, ngangiphuze inkomishi yetiye, isidlo sasekuseni ngahlala phansi emhlanganweni wekamu, owawuhlela ukwenza umhlangano omkhulu wendlela ngaleyo ntambama.
Imihlangano yasekamu yayiyinde futhi inesiphithiphithi - abantu abaningi kakhulu ababengazana futhi benemibono ehlukene bendawonye endaweni eyodwa. Izingxoxo zahambahamba nxazonke. Ekugcineni kwafinyelelwa esinqumweni, kepha ngalesi sikhathi ngangibanda futhi ukudumala kokwehluleka kokuqala kwasekuseni sekuqala ukukhahlela. Saphindela emuva ekamu lokupholisa ukuze siphumule.
Bengikade ngingahlali ekamu isikhathi esingangesonto, futhi kubonakala sengathi sasithole isivakashi esikhulu ngaleso sikhathi. Ukusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa bekuphezulu - ukhula oluningi kodwa futhi lubonakala nalutho lwamanzi omzimba. Imibono nayo ibisidlulile ngendlela evamile yama-hippy auras nama-vibes amahle. Ngeshwa, ikamu manje lalibonakala sengathi likholelwa ukuthi kukhona abafokazi abahlela ukuza emhlabeni futhi bazise umphakathi omusha kodwa kwadingeka balinde kuze kube yilapho umhlaba unokuthula ngokwanele ukuba beze kuPine Gap basayine isivumelwano se-inter-galactic. Ukubhikisha ngokumelene noPine Gap bekungumbono omubi (yize kuyilokho ebesiphume lapha ukuzokwenza) ngoba kubeka isivumelwano esisengozini.
Angikaze ngiwubambe wonke amaqiniso emiqondo, kodwa ngiyafunga ukuthi angikwenzi lokhu. Omunye umgilwa weza wasitshela ukuthi uphumele ku-Alice ekholelwa ukuthi abantu babhekene nezimpi futhi kufanele sibhikishe uPine Gap, kodwa ngobusuku bangaphambilini wayeqiniseka ngephutha lezindlela zakhe ngalo mbono. Ngabe uthini kulokho? Bekunabantu abathile abalungile e-Healing Camp, kepha ikakhulukazi bekukubi. Ngingabhala i-akhawunti nje ye-Healing Camp futhi kungaba okuthokomele, kepha akulona iqiniso lelo iphuzu futhi futhi kwakunzima nokuphila ngalo ngaleso sikhathi ngaphandle kokukulandisa manje. Lonke iqembu lezepolitiki elinomdlandla linengxenye yalo yemibono ye-wacky, kepha lokhu bekungelinye izinga. Nokho, ngemuva kwalokhu asichithi isikhathi esiningi ekamu futhi angikwazi ukusho ukuthi ngiphuthelwe.
Okwamanje, abakhalayo, kunqunyelwe amalungu ambalwa kusuka emzamweni wokuqala, bebehlela ukuzama futhi ukungena eziko. Njengoba sehlulekile ku-Plan A yami, isisombululo esisobala bekuwukubajoyina ngalobo busuku. Kwakuyinto yokuqabula ngempela. Uma kuqhathaniswa nokusa okuvusa imithambo ekuseni, ukuhamba esihlahleni amahora ambalwa phakathi kobusuku bekuphumula. Futhi ngizoba nabangane bami!
Izinto ezimbalwa zazizokwenzeka ngaphambi kwalokho. Okokuqala ukuvimbela umgwaqo ntambama. Kwakuyisenzo esijabulisayo esiveze ukuthi amaqhinga wamaphoyisa azoba yini - amaphoyisa awabophanga muntu noma asisondeze. Ithrafikhi eya ku-Pine Gap iphambukiswe ngomnyango ongemuva; futhi hhayi nje kuphela ukuthi ababhikishi bavunyelwe ukuhlala emgwaqweni, empeleni amaphoyisa avimbe ukuphela komgwaqo uqobo, esivimba ukuthi singaphumi. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni kube namahlaya ambalwa mayelana nokuthi amaphoyisa ahlanganyele nathi ekuvinjelweni, kodwa kwaphakamisa udaba oluncane kulabo bethu abadinga ukuphuma ukuhlela isenzo sethu esilandelayo. Sobathathu esasikhona ekugcineni bekufanele sihambe siyofika ekugcineni komgwaqo sithwele noma yini esizoyidinga bese sibuyela edolobheni.
Iphuzu lomhlangano wangaphambi kwesililo 
kwakuyiCampfire In The Heart, indawo ebuyela ngokomoya ngaphandle kwase-Alice lapho bebedla khona futhi bexoxa njalo ngesonto. Ngalesi sikhathi isihloko sasithi "ukukholwa nokugqugquzelwa". Abantu abaseqenjini babelana ngemibono ehlukene, kodwa empeleni esingazange sikusho ukuthi kwakuwumkhuba ongokomoya esase sizowenza - uhambo lokuya ezweni laseBabiloni, ngokuzibeka engcupheni yokuboshwa kokuphikisana nombuso wezempi wase-US emhlabeni. UJesu wathi: “Susa inkemba yakho, ngoba ophilayo ngenkemba uzakufa ngenkemba.” Kimi, ukholo kanye nezenzo zezepolitiki azibonakali. Uhambo esasizohamba ngalo kwakuyisenzo esingokomoya esijulile.
Ngakho-ke saqala ukulungiselela. Sibe nabangane abambalwa ababevumile ukusikhipha saze lapho sasihamba khona saya ePine Gap. Ngaphambi kwalokho ngaleso sikhathi yize kunendaba eyodwa obekufanele uyihambele - hhayi kwabezindaba ngalesi sikhathi, ebisisele ezandleni zabanye abangane.
Ngemuva komzamo wokuqala wehlulekile wecala, kube nengxoxo eningi ngokuthi iqembu lingahle libonwe kanjani. Isiphakamiso esisodwa, esasibonakala singathandeki kodwa konke okunakwa njengokuthathwa ngokungathí sina, ukuthi ukufinyelela kukaPine Gap ekulandelaneni kwesiphuphutheki sezinzwa zokushisa komhlaba (esisetshenziselwa ukuthola ukwethulwa kombumbulu, futhi ngokusobala ukulandela ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu) kwakutholile iqembu labantu abanegazi elifudumele elinde uthango lokujikeleza lwesisekelo. Isiphakamiso sokunciphisa lokhu bekungezokusatshalaliswa kakhulu ngalesi sikhathi (ngakho-ke kungenzeka sibe ngama-kangaroo noma okuthile), futhi sigqoke izingubo zokulala ezifudumele eziphuthumayo zepulasitiki ukuze sibambe ukushisa komzimba wethu hhayi ukukukhanyisa ukuze kutholakale. Bengikade ngiphikisana nokugqoka izingubo zokulala ezicwebezelayo, kodwa njengoba wonke umuntu ebeka eyodwa, ngashiyelwa esiphethweni sokuthi uma ngenqaba futhi siphinde satholakala bekuzoba yicala lami. Ngobushelelezi ngazimboza ngengubo efana ne-alfoil suit ngafaka ijakhethi yami ngaphezulu. Ukuzinikela okufanele sikwenze ukuze kube nokuthula.
Siqala ukuhamba, buthule (ngaphandle kwepulasitiki ebhuqayo) nokukhanya kwezinkanyezi. Sesihambile ngaphansi kwamamitha we-500 lapho kufika umzuzu wokuqala wokudideka - sasiseduze kwendlu futhi izinja zikhonkotha. Omunye wathi ayeke, kepha abantu bangaphambili bebashesha phambili. Sahlukana. Kwakungesisiqalo esasinethemba lethu. Silinde isikhashana, sizama imizamo ehlukahlukene yokuthola abanye ngaphandle kokudonsela ukunakekela kwethu ngokweqile. Ekugcineni besiqhubeka nokuhamba, sithola (ekugcineni) ukuthi abanye bazosilinda endaweni ebonakalayo.
Kwakukuhambo olude. Bengingakalali ubuthongo ubusuku obudlule, futhi sase sidlulile phakathi kwamabili. Kepha ngacambalala, ngilala kancane kepha nge-adrenaline eyanele ukuze ngiqhubeke. I-adrenaline, okumnandi ngokwenele, yayingeyona iminonjana ngalokho okungenzeka lapho sibanjwa, yize ngangazi ukuthi sizibeka engcupheni yokugwetshwa isikhathi eside ejele. Lokho akubanga nzima. Kwakuyinjabulo yokweqa ehlane emhlanganweni wokuthula neqembu labalingani.
Okwesikhashana manje sekukhona isiko lokuthi “abahambeli bokuthula” ezisekelweni zezempi ezweni lonke ukufakaza ngokuthula - iningi lamaKhristu ahlanganisa ubuhlanga kanye nesiko lenkolo lohambo olungcwele lokumelana esidlangalaleni ngenxa yezempi. EPine Gap, eShoalwater Bay eQueensland lapho amabutho ezempi ase-US nase-Australia enza imisebenzi yokuzibandakanya ngokubambisana, eSwan Island lapho abakwa-SAS behlela khona imisebenzi yabo ekhethekile. Ngingumuntu othanda umqondo wohambo lokuvakasha - siphazamisa ukuthula kwamalungiselelo empi kepha futhi nohambo olude lusinikeza ithuba lokucabangisisa ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuphilela ukuthula ezimpilweni zethu, ubudlelwano bethu, nomphakathi wethu.
Futhi ngingaqala ukucabanga ngabantu engangihamba nabo. Ngaziqhenya ngokuhamba nabo. UJim noMargaret bobabili babeyizishoshovu zesikhathi eside - bebekade bezenza le nto kusukela ngaphambi kokuzalwa kwami. Zombili ziyisikhuthazo kimi kanye nakubangane - ngokuzinikela abakukhombisile kulokhu kwenza ngokunqoba nokudumala; ngokusebenzisa ukuba ngumzali nokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ngaboshwa kanye nabo izikhathi eziningi ngaphambili ngesizathu esifanayo.
Kwakukhona-ke uTim noFranz - engangihlala nabo endlini. Asigcini nje ngokuhlanganyela isikhala, ukudla nezinsizakusebenza; yize sihlanganyela zona. Sabelana ngamagugu namaphupho - sikhetha ukuzama ukuhlala ngendlela ehlukile kusiko elisizungezile njengesiphephelo esincane ezweni elinobugovu, eligxile ekuzimiseleni imali; njengofakazi wendlela ehlukile engenzeka. Futhi manje njengokwandiswa kwephrojekthi besihamba ndawonye singena kwesinye sezisekelo ezibalulekile zamandla ezempi emhlabeni - futhi sikwenza ndawonye.
Noma kunjalo, ukuhamba kwesinye isikhathi kungaba nzima ukuhamba. Sahamba senyuka senyuka namagquma. Amadwala kanye ne-spinifex utshani ngaphansi kwezinyawo konke kwakubukhali kangangokuba ngisho noJim, ongakaze (futhi engisho ukuthi) akazange afake noma yisiphi isicathululo sezinyawo, wayembhangqwana yama jogger ayitholile ekhaya (cishe ayengomunye wezingane zakhe). UMargaret ubekade ebona umqeqeshi oqondene naye ukuzama ukufanelekela lokhu kuhamba, kodwa futhi wayekhathala kuwo wonke omunye umsebenzi wokuzama ukwenza lokhu - imihlangano, ukuhlela, ukukhishwa kwabezindaba, ukuxhumanisa.
Ngaye nakwabanye, bekungokwesibili bekwenza lokhu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ebusuku ezinsukwini ezine. UMargaret wayedinwa futhi elahlekelwa ukulinganisela. Njengoba sihamba singena emagqumeni, wabambelela engalweni yami ukuze aqine.
Sihambe kancane lapho sihamba. Ngokuhambisana nezinyathelo zokuvikela izinzwa zokushisa, besizolanda ukuyeka. Bengilala phansi ngibheke phezulu ezinkanyezini, njengoba ngivame ukwenza njalo ngobusuku ngaphandle kwedolobha. Namuhla ebusuku yize bekunganelisi njengokujwayelekile. Komunye, izibani ezinkulu zePine Gap zidala ukungcoliswa okukhanyayo okwenza izinkanyezi zingakhangi njengoba zazivame ukuba sehlane. Futhi-ke bekukhona izinkanyezi zokudubula - imvamisa umbono wokujabulisa, kepha kusihlwa ngifana noBilly Bragg obonisa ukuthi mhlawumbe bangama-satellite. Ama-Satellites asetshenziswa yiPine Gap ukubulala abantu ngaphesheya kwezwe.
Nokho, saqhubeka. Ukungaqondi kahle ukuthi sasikuphi lapho sikhuphuka khona ngokungadingekile sabe sehlela egqumeni elikhulu kakhulu. Kwakungeyona into enhle impela, kodwa saqhubeka nokuhamba. Futhi-ke sase sibona uthango lwangaphandle. Injabulo yethu yize ibifushane. Sabona ukubona okugqamile egqumeni eliphakathi kwethu nesisekelo sangempela. Sasizwa amazwi ekhuluma komunye nomunye emisakazweni. Kwakungamangazi, empeleni. Amaphoyisa athole amandla amaningi okubuka, i-Pine Gap nangaphezulu. Kepha kungenzeka ukuthi bebengazidingi. Kungenzeka nje babelindele ukuthi sizozama ukungena futhi futhi besilindele.
Noma iyiphi indlela, icebo lethu lokufika esicongweni kwalelo gquma, lithulule izinsimbi futhi lenze isililo sethu ngokubuka kwesisekelo lalibukeka lishaqekile. Uhlelo olusha kwakuwukuthi luhambe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka futhi sethemba ukuthi singayenza enye ingxenye ngaphambi kokuboshwa. Sidlule kocingo.
Indima yami, njengoba nganginikezwe ngalobo busuku, kwakungu-cameraman. Ngomsebenzi ngangifakwe nekhamera yefoni nethoshi lekhanda lokukhanyisa. Bengifisa ukuthi ngizoba nesikhathi esincane sokuthola ukudutshulwa kahle. Lokho bekuqala ukubukeka kungathandeki, futhi njengoba sasikhuphuka egqumeni ngangivula ifoni ngifaka isibani ekhanda lami.
Sasikhuphukele phakathi egqumeni futhi ngokumangazayo, amaphoyisa ayengabonakali ngathi asasibonanga. UMargaret wayekhathele. Ubambe i-viola yakhe ngaphandle kwayo. Nganyenyeza / ngamemeza uFranz ukuthi abuye futhi azothatha isiginci sakhe. Ngokuyisimangaliso, izinsimbi zazingafani. Njengoba bekudlalwa futhi ngakhanyisa isibani ukuze ngizame ukuthola isithombe, umdlalo wethu wawusuphezulu. Amaphoyisa abesiza manje.
Besisahambisa imiqondo, sibajahele esiqongweni segquma lapho iPine Gap ibizobekwa khona phambi kwethu. Isililo sethu saba umdanso - uJim ephethe isithombe sengane efile empini e-Iraq, uFranz edlala isiginci, uTim ephethe i-amp yakhe, uMargaret e-viola. Bengizama ukukuthola konke ngokudutshulwa yize wonke umuntu (kufaka nami uqobo) wayehamba ngokushesha egqumeni elinamagquma futhi okuphela kokukhanya enganginakho kwakuwukukhanya okuzwakalayo kwesibani sekhanda. Kuya ngokwanele ukusho, ukuthi umphumela owenzekayo awusiwo umsebenzi wami omuhle kakhulu. Ngokwazi ukuthi asisoze sabuyisa ifoni noma imemori khadi, ukugxila kwami bekuqiniseka ukuthi kuzolayisha. Ngakho-ke ngithwebula kancane bese ngishaya inkinobho yokulayisha.
Isililo esenziwayo siqala kancane, kudlalwe i-riff yamanothi amabili isikhashana. Kuba ngcono ukusuka lapho ngokudlala i-viola ngendlela emangalisayo. Kepha ngeshwa, besingeke sifike lapho. Amaphoyisa manje ayesephezu kwethu. Badlula abaculi, babiza “Uyaduma!” ngiqonde ngqo kimi. Kwakungo-4 ekuseni kanti ukusakazwa kwethu, kwama-reson asobala, kwakungakaze kukhangiswe phambilini. Kepha kumnandi ukwazi ukuthi okungenani umuntu oyedwa wayeyibona bukhoma. Ngibaleke emaphoyiseni, ngisazama ukuqopha futhi ngashaya inkinobho ethi "layisha". Mhlawumbe kungithengele imizuzwana embalwa, kepha bekungikho lokho. Njengoba ngangibalekela ize, elinye iphoyisa langifaka emhlabathini onzima. Omunye wahle wehla phezu kwami, wrenching esandleni sami. Bahlanekezele izingalo zami base bezihlanganisa ngentambo baziqinisa ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngiphoyisa elilodwa engalweni ngayinye, bangidonsela esiqongweni segquma. Akuyona neze impatho embi ukwedlula yonke obungayilindela emaphoyiseni, kepha ngiyasho ngoba lapho ngifika phezulu ngabona engangihamba nabo behleli bonke. Ngokusobala babevunyelwe ukuhamba baya phezulu bengathikamezekanga futhi bengabekanga sandla kubona!
ENorthern Territory, ngemuva kwezinqola zamaphoyisa kumane kungamakhekhe. Lokhu kwenziwa nginesiqiniseko sokuthi ngiyeka ukupheka kwamaphoyisa ekufeni lapho kushisa (i-la Mr Ward ngo-2008), kepha ebusika obusogwadule basebusika kwenza uhambo olubandayo kakhulu lokubuyela e-Alice. Ikakhulukazi kuFranz, okwathi ngasizathu simbe wamthathela i-jumper yakhe ngamaphoyisa. Ngenhlanhla mina noTim sase sikhumulile izingubo zethu zokucwecwa ezingenangqondo, uFranz azigoqa ngazo emzimbeni wakhe oqhaqhazelayo.
Umuzwa endlini yokubuka wawumnandi impela - ukulala, isikhathi eside ukuya kwinhlolokhono lapho wenqaba ukusho noma yini, ngokunikezwa isidlo sasekuseni (futhi wenza lokho kudingakalayo kokudliwayo - uTim okuwukuphela komuntu odla inyama wakhipha isamishi kumuntu wonke ; UFranz ekubeni uVegan washintsha isamentshisi lakhe ukuthola izithelo ezengeziwe), wadangala. Okubi kakhulu kunokuvalelwa esitokisini kukhiyelwa esitokisini ne-TV ngenani eliphelele, yize sikuthole ukukhululeka ngasikhathi sinye ngokubuka abantu bezilimaza ku- “Wipeout”. Cishe phakathi nosuku sabizelwa enkantolo ukuba sizokuya enkantolo esicabanga ukuthi kungaba yinkantolo.
Kufanele ngibe kuleli zikhathi manje ngibona ukuthi asikhokhiswanga lutho ngamacala ajwayelekile afingqiwe othola umsebenzi wokubhikisha. IPine Gap inomthetho wayo - Umthetho Wezokuvikela (Special Undertakings). Ngaphansi kwaso, isiphambeko sinokujeziswa yisiboshwa seminyaka eyisikhombisa. Ukuthatha izithombe kungenye yezikhombisa. Lo mthetho wake wasetshenziswa ngaphambi nje emlandweni (yize abantu abaningi bake bangena ePine Gap ngaphambili) - lokho kwaba ngemuva “kokuhlolwa kwesakhamuzi” ngezikhali zokubhujiswa kwabantu okwenziwa yiqembu labantu abane kubandakanya owethu uJim Dowling noMargaret umyeni osashonile uBryan Law e2005. Batholwe benecala futhi bahlawuliswa, kepha kwathi uma umshushisi edlulisa lesi sigwebo (benomuzwa wokuthi laba abane bekumele baye ejele), inkantolo enkulu yabe isizichithile izinsolo zabo. Umthetho wawungowezokuvikela, inkantolo yathi; futhi ngokwenqaba ukuvumela noma yibuphi ubufakazi bokuthi uPine Gap empeleni wenzeni inkantolo yehlulekile ukuthola ukuthi empeleni uPine Gap wayeyisikhungo esihlobene nokuvikela kwe-Australia.
Uhulumeni uphendule ngokuguqula umthetho ku-2008 ukuze ingxabano ingaphinde isetshenziswe. Okuthile okudingayo ngaleyo nqubo yonke ngempela. Kepha akuyona ukuphela kwento engajwayelekile ngalo mthetho. Ngenxa yobunzima obukhulu balezi zijeziso, awusoze wakhokhisa umuntu osebenzisa isenzo ngaphandle kwemvume ebonisiwe yommeli-jikelele. Futhi kulokhu, kubonakala sengathi uGeorge Brandis ubengaphenduli ifoni yakhe. Ngakho-ke amaphoyisa abesevele esitshele ukuthi angeke asikhokhise imali futhi azofuna ukumukelwa. Ukuthi yikuphi obekulungile ngathi, sifuna nje ukukhipha inkantolo eyodwa ngaphandle kwendlela. Kepha-ke, njengoba sihleli ezitokisini ezibambe ngemuva kwekhotho, izinto zaqala ukuzonda.
Ummeli wabasebenzi e-Alice Springs ngalolo suku kwenzeka nje ukuthi abeyisishoshovu esidala esasazi abanye babasebenzi bethu kusukela ngecala lokugcina likaPine Gap. Njengoba sasihleli esitokisini esasiphethe, wangena wasitshela ukuthi uzwile ukuthi umshushisi uyaphikisana nebheyili. Ukube baphumelele, lokhu bekuzosho ukuthi sizovalelwa ejele e-Alice Springs, okungenani kuze kube yilapho bethola isignesha kaGeorge Brandis. Kungaphinde kube yinto engakaze ibonwe ngaphambili - imvamisa ibheyili inqatshelwa kuphela kubantu abathathwa njengengozi yokubaleka noma ingozi emphakathini.
Sikhulume ngakho savumelana ngokuthi akufanele kube nzima ukuphikisana nalokho ngaphambi kwemantshi. Sibe nesinye isimangalo esikhona. Lapho sekuyisikhathi sokukhuphukela enkantolo, sonke asibizwanga ndawonye. Munye kuphela umuntu okhishwe esitokisini aze aye enkantolo - uFranz. Ukulunga enkantolo, uFranz waba ngowokuqala ngokulandelana kwezinhlamvu zamagama. Kepha futhi wayengomncane (19) futhi wayengenaso isipiliyoni senkantolo. Manje kwase kufanele azishushise yedwa. Ngokusobala ngaphakathi enkantolo umngani wethu ummeli wabasebenzi wasukuma (ngaphandle kokulandela inkantolo umthetho) ukusho ukuthi bekungalungile ukubiza uFranz yedwa. Ngaphakathi esitokisini, samnika imiyalo engokomthetho ebabazekayo - “qaphela ukuthi yini okufanele ayenze ngebheyili!” UFranz uphume esitokisini, sonke sahlala ngovalo.
Wayengabuyanga lapho onogada bengibiza mina noJim. Besingenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi yini okufanele siyilindele, kodwa bekungasho ukuthi sizothatha izintambo sitshelwe ukuthi amacala abekwe phansi. Futhi-ke nokho lokho kwenzeke - ngesikhathi besisesitokisini, ijaji Daynor Trigg ubelokhu ephikisana nokushushiswa mayelana noMthetho Wezokuvikela (Special Undertakings) Act. Ngokombiko wezindaba we-ABC, uTrigg ubize umthetho ngokuthi "umthetho omncane ongasho lutho". Ngaphandle kwemvume yoMmeli-Jikelele, sasingakhokhiswa. Yilokho okushiwo ngumthetho, ngakho-ke sasikhokhiswe ngokungafanele futhi manje sase sikhululekile ukuya.
Ngaphandle kwenkantolo bekugcwele ukugcwala eqenjini elikhulu labasekeli. Bekukhona namakhamera ezindaba. Saphuma, saxoxa kancane saya kumakhamera. UFranz noMargaret badlale iPine Gap yabo isililo singaphazanyiswa. Ngemuva kwalokho kufanele sihlale phansi siphumule kancane. Kwakuyizinsuku ezimbalwa ezihlanyayo.
Ukwehla bekungakapheli okwamanje. Ngaphandle komsebenzi ongapheli wemidiya (ngokwesiko nangokwenhlalo), obekulindelwe kithi bekuwukulindelwa kwamaphoyisa ukuba aqhubeke futhi azosibopha. Ngempelasonto ezayo futhi inkantolo ivaliwe, sibheke izinsuku ezimbalwa esitokisini - okungenzeka kube ngaphezulu. Icebo lethu bekuwukuthi sisuke edolobheni ngezinsuku ezimbili futhi sibuyisele wonke umuntu empilweni yansuku zonke eQueensland. Kwanqunywa ukuthi kufanele siqonde endaweni ethile ngaphandle kwedolobha bese silala izinsuku ezimbalwa ezizayo.
Ngaleso sikhathi, e-Alice Springs, omunye wabangane bami abakhulu abavela esikoleni esiphakeme ubuka izindaba futhi ungibona ngaphandle kwenkantolo. Besikaze sixhumane iminyaka, kepha akulona usuku lonke kufika umngani wakudala esikhungweni esibomvu - ngakho uJoel (umngani wami), azi ukuthi ikamu lokubhikisha likhona kuphi, walibangisa khona ukuyosho usuku lokuzalwa.
Ngaphandle kwamasonto ambalwa angajwayelekile, lokhu kancane kungaba yingxenye emangazayo yendaba yonke. Ngoba ngenkathi uJoel efika ekamu eyobona umngani wakhe wakudala, wavele wabona isixuku sezishoshovu silindele ukuthi amaphoyisa ayengilandela futhi engahlose ukusiza ekusesheni. Ngakho-ke njengoba umfana wezwe / umdlali webhola lezinyawo / umthengisi wensimbi uJoel azulazula efika kubantu abambalwa ababuza ukuthi ukuphi, konke akutholayo bekungabantu abathi abakaze bezwe ngo-Andy Paine. Ukhiphe ifoni yakhe futhi ebakhombisa isithombe sami esibe sezindabeni. Bavalelisana.
Ekugcineni, othile wathatha inamba yakhe wayithumela kimi. Kwangijabulisa ukuthola yena, ngemuva kokuzama ukuchaza umngani wami owayedidekile ukuthi kungani enenkinga engaka yokuza kimi. Manje kwase kungusuku lwethu lokugcina e-Alice, ngakho-ke ngemuva kokuthola isikhathi esihle, ngaphindela endlini engangihlala kuyo ukuthi ngivalelise lapho. Ingqungquthela ye-IPAN "yokuqeda impi" ibiqhubeka, kepha ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa ekhathazekile, ngiyidlulisile futhi esikhundleni salokho ngabukela i-Western Bulldogs iphumelela ifulegi le-AFL eTodd Hotel eyayigcwele phama. Ubusuku baphela ngokuthi “umkhosi wokuthula” okhanyiswe yikhandlela usuka lapho uqapha edolobheni. Lapho (ngemuva kokuba ngigijimile ngangena komunye umngani wakudala ngezikhathi ezithile) sathi indlela yethu yokugcina eya kubangane bakudala, abangane abasha, abangane bomshado, amahippie acijile nedolobha lase-Alice Springs. Singene eveni saphuma saya olwandle olude nolwandle.
Indaba ayipheleli lapho. Ngemuva kwamahora we-40 aqonde abashayeli abajikelezayo, saphindela emuva eBrisbane nje ngesikhathi ukuze samukelwe esenzweni sobumbano esilwa nePine Gap. Ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa, uGeorge Brandis wagcina ebheke i-voicemail yakhe wasayina imemo. Sithunyelwe amacala ethu ngeposi, kanti ngoNovemba sizobuyela enkangala ukuyophikisana nokuthi abantu ababulala nababhubhisa empini, hhayi labo abamelana nakho, bayizigebengu zangempela. Isahluko esilandelayo ku-adventure ende yokuzama ukudala umhlaba onokuthula kakhudlwana.
