Itholakala eGold Coast eQueensland, e-Australia iyigugu eliphelele lekhefu lokuntweza emanzini. I-Kirra iyiphuzu lokugcina lamaphuzu osukwini lwayo, uma liqhathaniswa nanoma yiliphi igagasi emhlabeni. Idonsa kakhulu phezu kwesihlabathi, incela ngaphansi kwezinga lolwandle njengoba igijima ifinyelela ku-200 metres. Izindebe zinamandla futhi ngezinye izikhathi zixega, ziletha amashubhu ajulile, ashesha kakhulu, futhi amade kakhulu ezimpilweni zabantu abaningi. Ezinsukwini ezinkulu, ochwepheshe baye bangena ekugxumeni kuma-jet skis ukuze bangene kusenesikhathi futhi bakhuphule izinga labo lokwehla okunzima (noma bakhohlwe ukugwedla kanzima, ubani ozokusho?). Labo abangenawo ama-skis bazifaka engozini yokuphonseka esihlabathini okuzokwenzeka nakanjani. UKirra ube nokufa okuningana okucishe kufane nokuvuswa. Ngenxa yokuthi incike kakhulu esihlabathini, imisebenzi eminingana yokwakha phakathi neminyaka engu-50 noma ngaphezulu edlule iye yanyamalala iminyaka eminingi, kodwa iye yaphinde yavela ngaphandle kwephutha. Uma ungenza ukwehla futhi uthathe isivinini esikhulu ngangokunokwenzeka, ungenza umgqomo wokuphila kwakho.
Yiziphi izimo ezingcono kakhulu zokuntweza e-Kirra?
I-Kirra ithola kahle phakathi kokhalo oluphakeme kanye nokuphezulu okuphindwe kathathu, imvamisa iphuka cishe ingxenye yesithathu kuya kwengxenye yobukhulu bokuvuvukala okungenayo, ngakho idinga okukhulu. Ibhodi elifushane noma i-step up amabhodi akhethwa lapha, kodwa noma yini ongayenza ukwehla kakhulu futhi ubambe isivinini kuyosebenza. U-Kirra usekhefini ngempela kubasubathi abaphakathi, abathuthukile, noma abachwepheshile. Igagasi liyaguquguquka, futhi aliphuki njalo (3/10). Izixuku ngakolunye uhlangothi ziyinganekwane ngokuphelele. Uzobe ubala ngamakhulu ngosuku oluhle lapha (10/10). Akuvamile kakhulu ukuba negagasi lapho kungekho muntu owela khona kuwe ngakho lindela ukuthola embalwa uma kungeyona yonke imiphongolo yakho eyonakele. Buka abantu bendawo abahle kanye nochwepheshe abavakashelayo, bavame ukuba nesikhathi esinzima sokuhlola okusele ehlombe labo uma kukuhle (mhlawumbe kuyinto emanzini). Imimoya yasogwini ivela eNtshonalanga. I-groundswell enkulu eseNingizimu-mpumalanga iyona engcono kakhulu e-Kirra, kodwa ingasebenza naseMpumalanga naseNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-cyclone. Amagagasi angcono kakhulu ancike esihlabathini, kodwa angasebenza kunoma yimaphi amagagasi.
Ama-boardshort nama-bikini yikhodi yokugqoka unyaka wonke. Amazinga okushisa amanzi akhuphukela kuma-degrees angu-27 ngoFebhuwari ngaphambi kokuba ehle aze afike ku-22 degrees ebusika. Bona ishadi lezinga lokushisa elingezansi ukuze uthole idatha eyengeziwe kulokhu.