Lapho abapakishi abaneminyaka engu-20 beya eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, bapakisha amasudi abo okubhukuda avamile, izinto ezixosha izinambuzane, izibuko zelanga, futhi mhlawumbe nezincwadi ezimbalwa ukuze bagcine indawo yabo kuyilapho benakekela ukulunywa omiyane emabhishi ashisayo eziqhingini zaseThailand..
Kodwa-ke, inhlonhlo enesikhathi esincane kakhulu ukuthi udinga ukuhamba ngebhayisikili amakhilomitha angu-9,300 ukuze ufike eNewcastle.
Kodwa yilokhu uJosh Reid akwenza.Ithambo lepani laliboshelwe emhlane wakhe njengofudu landizela kwelinye izwe, azi ukuthi uhambo lwakhe lokubuya lwaluzothatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu sosuku.
"Ngivele ngahlala etafuleni lasekhishini, ngaxoxa nobaba kanye nonkulunkulu wami, futhi ngathola izinto ezahlukene engingayenza," uReid etshela i-Bicycle Weekly mayelana nendawo okwazalelwa kuyo lo mbono.Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, uReid wasebenza njengomqeqeshi wokushushuluza eqhweni ebusika, umlimi wezihlahla zasehlobo eBritish Columbia, futhi wathola i-visa yokusebenza yeminyaka emibili eCanada, eqeda umsebenzi wakhe eNyakatho Melika, futhi wagibela ibhayisikili laseNova Scotia elibude obugcwele. uya eCape Breton.
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Kulezi zinsuku, njengoba amabhayisikili amaningi enziwa e-Asia, umqondo uwukungenisa ngokwakho amabhayisikili.Lolu hambo lwathatha izinyanga ezine ngo-2019, futhi njengoba ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus lwenze kwaba nzima ukuthenga amabhayisikili ngo-2020, indlela yakhe yabonakala ihlakaniphile.
Ngemva kokufika eSingapore ngo-May, walibangisa enyakatho futhi washayisa ibhayisikili ezinyangeni ezimbili nje kuphela.Ngaleso sikhathi, wazama ukusebenzisa ibhayisikili laseDashi ukuze aphinde enze indawo ye-Top Gear e-Hai Van Pass eVietnam.
Ekuqaleni, ngangifuna ukuthenga ibhayisikili eCambodia.Kwavela ukuthi kwakuwubuqili ukuthatha ibhayisikili ngokuqondile emgqeni womhlangano.Ngakho-ke, waya eShanghai, lapho bakhiqiza khona ibhayisikili ngobuningi besuka phansi embonini enkulu.Bamba ibhayisikili.
UReid uthe: “Ngiyazi cishe ukuthi imaphi amazwe engingadlula kuwo.”"Ngike ngabona ngaphambilini futhi ngabona ukuthi ngingafaka isicelo se-visa futhi engakwazi ukuphatha ngokuphephile ipolitiki ezindaweni ezahlukene, kodwa ngicishe nginamaphiko futhi i-Turmoil yaqonda ngqo eNewcastle."
UReid akudingeki engeze amakhilomitha amaningi nsuku zonke, inqobo nje uma enokudla namanzi, ujabulela ukulala esakeni elincane eceleni komgwaqo.Ngokumangalisayo, wayenezinsuku ezine kuphela imvula phakathi nalo lonke uhambo, futhi lapho ephinda engena eYurophu, isikhathi esiningi sase siphelile.
Ngaphandle kuka-Garmin, usebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza ocingweni lwakhe ukuze azule aye ekhaya lakhe.Noma nini lapho efuna ukugeza noma edinga ukushajwa kabusha izinto zakhe zikagesi, uvele angene egumbini lehhotela, athathe amaqhawe e-terracotta, izindlu zezindela zamaBuddha, agibele isiphithiphithi esikhulu, futhi usebenzisa i-Arkel Panniers kanye nama-Robens alungele abantu abalungile. abanentshisekelo kuzo zonke izisetshenziswa, noma bengazi ukuthi baphindaphinda kanjani i-Reid's feat.
Esinye sezikhathi ezinzima kakhulu kwakuwuhambo ekuqaleni kohambo.Wahamba waya entshonalanga edlula eChina waya ezifundazweni ezisenyakatho-ntshonalanga, lapho zazingeziningi khona izivakashi, futhi wayebaqaphile abantu bangaphandle, njengoba okwamanje kukhona amaSulumane ama-Uyghur ayizigidi ezingu-1 avalelwe esifundeni.Isikhungo sokuboshwa.Lapho uReid edlula ezindaweni okuseshwa kuzo njalo ngemva kwamakhilomitha angu-40, wayediliza indiza ezindizayo futhi ayifihle ngaphansi kwepotimende, futhi asebenzise i-Google Translate ukuze axoxe namaphoyisa anobungane, ayehlale emnika ukudla.Futhi benza sengathi abaqondi uma bebuza imibuzo enzima.
E-China, inkinga enkulu ukuthi ukukhempa akukho emthethweni ngokobuchwepheshe.Abantu bakwamanye amazwe kufanele bahlale ehhotela njalo ebusuku ukuze umbuso ukwazi ukulandelela imisebenzi yabo.Ngobunye ubusuku, amaphoyisa amaningana amkhiphela isidlo sakusihlwa, futhi abantu bendawo bambuka egcoba ama-noodle eLycra ngaphambi kokuba amthumele ehhotela.
Lapho esefuna ukukhokha, amaphoyisa ayisipesheli angu-10 aseShayina ayefake izihlangu ezingavimbeli izinhlamvu, izibhamu nezinduku, agqekeza abuza imibuzo ethile, amqhuba ngeloli, ajikijela ibhayisikili ngemva kwakhe, amyisa endaweni eyothi. wayazi lapho.Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, kwaphuma umyalezo emsakazweni othi ngempela angahlala ehhotela asanda kungena kulo. UReid wathi: “Ngigcine ngiyogeza ehhotela ngo-2 ekuseni.”"Ngifuna ukushiya ingxenye yeChina."
UReid walala eceleni komgwaqo oGwadule LwaseGobi, ezama ukugwema izingxabano ezengeziwe namaphoyisa.Lapho ekugcineni efika emngceleni waseKazakhstan, uReid wazizwa ekhungathekile.Ufake isigqoko esibanzi, esibanzi esigadayo emamatheka futhi exhawula.
Kuleli qophelo ohambweni, kuningi okusazohamba, futhi usehlangabezane nobunzima.Wake wacabanga ukumxosha nokubhukha indiza elandelayo ebuyayo?
UReid uthe: “Kungase kudingeke umzamo omkhulu ukuya esikhumulweni sezindiza, futhi ngenze isithembiso.”Uma kuqhathaniswa nendawo lapho kungekho ndawo yokuya khona, ukulala phansi kwetheminali kuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunendlela yokulala emahlombe abantu abangenandawo yokuya.Ucansi alufunwa eChina.
“Sengibatshelile abantu ukuthi ngenzani futhi ngisajabule.Lokhu kuseyi-adventure.Angikaze ngizizwe ngingalondekile.Angikaze ngicabange ukuyeka.”
Lapho ugibela ingxenye yomhlaba usesimweni esingenakuzisiza, kufanele ulungele ukubhekana nezinto eziningi futhi uzilandele.Kodwa okunye okumangaza kakhulu uReid ukungenisa izihambi kwabantu.
Wathi: “Umusa wabantu abangabazi uyamangalisa.”Abantu bavele bakumeme, ikakhulukazi e-Asia Emaphakathi.Lapho ngiya eNtshonalanga, yilapho abantu beba luhlaza.Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi abantu banobungane kakhulu.Usokhaya wangigeza ngamanzi ashisayo nezinto, kodwa abantu baseNtshonalanga basemhlabeni wabo siqu.Bakhathazeka ngokuthi omakhalekhukhwini nezinto zizokwenza abantu baconse amathe, kuyilapho abantu baseMpumalanga Ngokuqinisekile njenge-Asia Ephakathi, abantu banelukuluku lokwazi ngalokho okwenzayo.Bakuthakasela kakhulu.Abakwazi ukubona eziningi zalezi zindawo, futhi abakwazi ukubona abantu abaningi baseNtshonalanga.Banentshisekelo enkulu futhi bangeza bazokubuza imibuzo, futhi ngiyaqiniseka, njengaseJalimane, uhambo lwamabhayisikili luvame kakhulu, futhi abantu bavame ukungakhulumi nawe kakhulu.
UReid uqhubeke wathi: “Indawo enomusa engake ngayibona isemngceleni we-Afghanistan.“Indawo lapho abantu bethanda ‘ukungayi lapho, kubi kakhulu’, leyo indawo enobungane kunawo wonke engake ngayibona.UmSulumane Le ndoda yangimisa, yakhuluma kahle isiNgisi, futhi saxoxa.Ngambuza ukuthi azikho yini izindawo zokukhempa edolobheni, ngoba ngangike ngadabula lezi zigodi futhi empeleni yayingekho indawo esobala.
Wathi: 'Uma nibuza noma ubani kulo muzi, uzokulalisa ubusuku bonke.'Ngakho wangiyisa kulaba bantu abasha eceleni komgwaqo, waxoxa nabo, wathi, “Balandele”.Mina Ngilandela laba bafana ngale mizila, bangiyisa kwagogo wabo.Bangibeka phansi kumatilasi ofana no-Uzbek, bangiphakela zonke izibiliboco zabo zasendaweni, base bengiyisa lapho ekuseni ngahamba nami ngiyovakashela indawo yangakubo ngaphambili.Uma uthatha ibhasi lezivakashi usuka lapho uya khona uya endaweni oya kuyo, uzohlangabezana nalezi zinto, kodwa ngebhayisikili, uzohamba imayela ngalinye.”
Uma ugibela ibhayisikili, indawo eyinselele kakhulu yiTajikistan, ngoba umgwaqo uphakama ufinyelele ku-4600m, owaziwa nangokuthi "uphahla lomhlaba".UReid uthe: “Yinhle kakhulu, kodwa inemigodi emigwaqweni emibi, emikhulu kunanoma iyiphi indawo enyakatho-mpumalanga yeNgilandi.”
Izwe lokugcina elanikeza uReid indawo yokuhlala kwakuyiBulgaria noma iSerbia eMpumalanga Yurophu.Ngemva kwamakhilomitha amaningi kangaka, imigwaqo iyimigwaqo, futhi amazwe aseqala ukufiphala.
“Bengikanise eceleni komgwaqo ngesudi yami yokukhempa, yabe isiqala ukungikhonkotha le nja.Insizwa ethile yeza izongibuza, kodwa akekho kithi owayenolimi olufanayo.Wakhipha ipeni nephepha wadweba indoda yenduku.Wangikhomba wadweba indlu wadweba imoto wase ekhomba imoto yakhe.Ngafaka ibhayisikili emotweni yakhe, wangiyisa endlini yakhe ukuze angiphakele, Ngageza, Umbhede ungasetshenziswa.Kwathi ekuseni wangihambisa ukuze ngidle okunye ukudla.Uyingcweti, ngakho wanginika lesi sibani samafutha, kodwa wangithuma kuphela endleleni yami.Asizange sikhulume ulimi lomunye.Yebo.Ziningi-ke izindaba ezifanayo ezimayelana nomusa wabantu.”
Ngemva kwezinyanga ezine zokuhamba, uReid ekugcineni wabuyela ekhaya ngoNovemba 2019. Ukuqopha uhambo lwakhe ku-akhawunti yakhe ye-Instagram kuzokwenza ufune ukubhuka ithikithi lokuya endaweni eyodwa endaweni ekude ngokushesha futhi wenze idokhumentari ye-YouTube esezingeni eliphansi eletha ukuqeda ubuthi obuphelele ukuhlela ngokweqile kanye nokuphromotha ngokweqile kwayo yonke enye I-ejenti yenkundla.UReid manje unendaba azoyixoxela abazukulu bakhe.Akanazo izahluko angazibhala kabusha, noma engakwazi futhi, kungcono adabule amanye amakhasi.
“Anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ngiyafuna yini ukwazi ukuthi kwenzekeni.Kumnandi ukungazi,” usho kanje.“Ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kuyinzuzo yokuyiyeka indize kancane.Ngeke wazi.Kunoma yikuphi, awusoze wakwazi ukuhlela noma yini.
“Ezinye izinto ziyohlezi zingahambi kahle, noma ezinye zizohluka.Kufanele nje ubekezele okwenzekayo.”
Umbuzo manje uwukuthi, ukugibela ibhayisikili phakathi nendawo emhlabeni, hlobo luni lwe-adventure olwanele ukumkhipha embhedeni ekuseni?
Uyavuma: “Kumnandi ukugibela ibhayisikili usuka ekhaya uya eMorocco,” uyavuma, nakuba kungekona nje ukumamatheka okujabulisayo ngemva kohambo lwakhe lokubekezela.
“Ekuqaleni bengihlela ukubamba iqhaza emjahweni iTranscontinental, kodwa wahoxiswa ngonyaka odlule,” kusho uReid okhule nemoto.“Ngakho-ke, uma kuqhubeka kulo nyaka, ngizokwenza.”
UReid uthe empeleni uhambo lwakhe olusuka eChina luya eNewcastle kumele enze okwehlukile.Ngokuzayo ngipakisha ingubo yokubhukuda eyodwa kuphela, ngifake ezimbili esikhwameni sami, bese ngizigibela zonke ngiye ekhaya.
Uma ufuna ukuphila ngokuzisola, khona-ke ukupakisha amapheya amabili eziqu zokubhukuda kuyisinqumo esihle.