ENingizimu ye-Adelaide, eSouth Australia, uzothola i-Waitpinga Beach. Ngosuku lwayo, i-Waitpinga ingaba indawo enhle kakhulu yokuntweza, egqekeza idwala nesihlabathi esifinyelela kumamitha ayi-100. I-Waitpinga iyindawo okufanele uhambe kuyo lapho yonke indawo isicaba, ikhukhumala, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi izoba nkulu kakhulu futhi ingahlelekile ukuthi ingaba yinhle. Amagagasi lapha uma eselungile ama-a-frame anamandla aqinile emiphongolweni kusukela ekusukeni kuze kube yilapho encipha eziteshini eziningi nasezimbotsheni ezihamba ngasogwini lolwandle. Umuntu kufanele akhumbule ukuthi kunendawo yokuzalanisa oshaka abamhlophe eseduze kakhulu nekhefu: Qaphela.
Yiziphi izimo ezingcono kakhulu zokuntweza e-Waitpinga Beach?
Iba kahle phakathi kwekhanda phezulu ukuya phezulu kabili. Sincoma ukuthi ugibele ibhodi elifushane noma ukhuphukele lapha, ikakhulukazi uma usayizi uyaphakama. I-Waitpinga ifaneleka kakhulu kubatshuzi abaphakathi nendawo nabathuthukile. Kuvame ukuba khona igagasi lapha (7/10) kodwa lingaba matasa uma livuliwe (5/10). U-Waitpinga udinga izimo zengilazi noma imimoya yasogwini esuka eNyakatho ukuze isebenze kahle. Kungcono kakhulu phakathi namagagasi aphezulu, futhi indlela engcono kakhulu yokukhukhumala isuka eNingizimu-ntshonalanga.
Sincoma i-wetsuit engu-3/2 ehlobo enamazinga okushisa amanzi aphuma ku-17 degrees. Ebusika i-4/3 iyadingeka njengoba amazinga okushisa ehla aze afike ku-14 degrees. Bona ishadi lezinga lokushisa elingezansi ukuze uthole idatha eyengeziwe kulokhu.