Koyi yadda za ka bar makomarka ta yi tafiyar jirgin ruwa ta wurin shakatawa na Brecon Beacons da ke Kudancin Wales.
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"A hankali!" abokin aikina Alex ya yi ihu daga gefen titi kusa da magudanar ruwa da nake tuki. Lafazin Welsh mai daɗi da kuma salonsa na ganganci bai ɓoye firgicin da ke cikin muryarsa ba.
A martanin da na mayar, nan da nan na tura lever ɗin da bai dace ba gaba, na tura jirgin ruwanmu mai tsawon ƙafa 45 cikin cikakken gudu zuwa cikin rufin ƙarfe na gadar da Alex ya buɗe. Abin farin ciki, cikakken gudun jirgin yana da kusan mil huɗu a kowace awa. Duk da haka, an yi ƙarar ƙarfe a kan ƙarfe, wanda ya dakatar da ƙaramin rukuni na masu kallo. Babu wani abu mafi kyau fiye da Amurkawa suna tuƙi a cikin Burtaniya.
"Da gaske… a hankali," Alex ya maimaita. Kusa da ni, Kali, mai ɗaukar kaya na zinariya, ta kalli bakin teku kamar tana shirin barin jirgin.
Mun yi hayar wannan jirgin ruwa daga Country Craft Narrowboats a ƙauyen Llangynyddr a lokacin tafiyarmu ta kwana uku ta Brecon Beacons National Park a Kudancin Wales. Alex ya girma kimanin mil 30 kuma sau da yawa yana kamun kifi da hutu a yankin tare da iyalinsa. Jirgin ruwanmu, Country Girl, yana da gadon sarki mai girman gado mai kyau, cikakken kicin, wurin zama da cin abinci, bandaki mai shawa, da kuma bene mai girman da zai iya ɗaukar kujeru biyu na sansanin. Za ku iya zama a kai ku sha kofi yayin da agwagwa ke wasa. Yin kwale-kwale kusa da mu.
Tafiyarmu ta komawa gida mai nisan mil 20 ta biyo bayan Monmouthshire da Brecon Canal daga Llankindir zuwa garin Brecon da kuma dawowa. Muna tafiya a cikin karkara, wuraren kiwo na tumaki da kuma kololuwar duwatsu masu launin ja na Brecon Beacons, inda wurin shakatawa ya samo sunansa. Mun bi taswirar mashaya a gefen magudanar ruwa kuma muka tsaya don dare don bayan cin abincin dare mu iya komawa cikin jirgin ruwan cikin sauƙi don yin wasa da kati ko kuma kawai mu yi barci cikin kwanciyar hankali a cikin jirgin ruwanmu na gida.
Kwanakinmu suna wucewa cikin kaɗaici mai daɗi. Mun shafe sa'o'i muna jin daɗin abubuwan gani da sautuka na wurin shakatawa, wani lokacin muna tsayawa don yawo ko yin hutu.
Bayan rana mai ruwan sama da iska da muka shafe muna a waje da makullan magudanar ruwa da kuma laka, babu wani wuri da ya fi kama da wurin shakatawa mai dumi (Welsh don "runguma, runguma" ko ƙaramin wuri mai aminci) fiye da gidan giya mai dumi. Mun tsaya akai-akai - da gashin da ya jike, tufafi masu datti da karnuka masu danshi - kuma an tarbe mu da hannu biyu. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan mun tsaya a Otal ɗin Royal Oak da ke ƙauyen Penchley, mun sami kira da ke sanar da mu cewa jirgin ruwanmu ya rabu kuma yana shawagi a tsakiyar magudanar ruwa. Alex ya fita cikin ruwan sama don ya ɗauke ta; Zama kusa da wuta da gilashin gin na Breacon - wani ruhun Welsh da aka fitar daga ruwan wurin shakatawa na ƙasa - zai iya taimakawa wajen kwantar da hankalinku.
Ba shakka mun yi bikin tafiyarmu zuwa Brecon da gin da aka ɗauka daga Hop In Beer & Gin House, an yi hidima da rassan rosemary, yanka innabi da barkono baƙi. Daga baya a wannan maraice mun tsaya a Three Horseshoes gastropub a saman tudun da ke Grosffordd kuma muka ci stew na leek, naman alade da kuma Cornish monkfish a cikin wani bukka na katako a bakin teku tsakanin kifayen da ke cikin lambun baya.
Banda tattaunawa da wasu masu aikin sa kai waɗanda suka taimaka mini wajen sarrafa makullan sauran lokacin da Alex ke riƙe da jagora (mun koya daga kurakuranmu), kwanakinmu mun shafe cikin farin ciki da walwala. Mun shafe sa'o'i muna jin daɗin abubuwan da ke faruwa a wurin shakatawa, wani lokacin muna tsayawa don yawo ko yin nishaɗi. Idan ruwan sama ya yi, kamar yadda yake yi kowace rana, muna shiga cikin yanayin tsira, muna ɗaukar kayanmu masu hana ruwa shiga, muna ihu da ihu, muryoyinmu sun ɓace a cikin iska, kuma muka haɗu don jagorantar jiragen ruwanmu zuwa aminci.
Bambancin da ke tsakanin kwanciyar hankali da kuma adrenaline ya ba ni fahimtar tausayin da Alex ke yawan yi game da tafiye-tafiyensa na yara zuwa Brecon Beacons. Kyakkyawan halinsa da sha'awarsa ga rayuwar yau da kullun, wanda ya kasance baƙon abu a gare ni lokacin da na fara haɗuwa da shi, ba zato ba tsammani ya zama ma'ana: sai dai idan Welsh ta koyi rawa a cikin ruwan sama, ba za su sami lokaci mai yawa don rawa ba kwata-kwata.
Kamfanin Country Craft Narrowboats yana ba da jiragen ruwa shida tare da duk abubuwan jin daɗi na gida. Ana samun su daga Maris zuwa Oktoba.
Za ku iya shan giyar gargajiya a cikin wannan mashaya mai daɗi ta wannan otal ɗin na ƙarni na 16, ko kuma ku ji daɗin kyawawan abincin teku na gidan giya, gami da biredi na kifi tare da saffron puree da gasasshen kifin cod tare da wake da mint puree.
Bayan tafiya ko hawa keke, za ku iya jin daɗin gasasshen gargajiya na Lahadi ko kuma biredi mai daɗi na nama da ale, shank na rago ko barkono con carne, wanda za a yi masa hidima tare da zaɓaɓɓun akwatunan Pack na gida da gin don kuzari.
Ji daɗin abincin gargajiya da ake dafawa a gida, gami da naman alade da ƙwai, kifi da dankali da kuma curry na kaza a cikin wannan lambun giya na bakin teku na gidan giya na iyali lokacin da rana ke haskakawa, ko kuma kusa da murhu na cikin gida a ranakun damina.
Abincin da aka fi so a lokacin gastropub kamar naman alade da radishes da kabeji mai kauri; cikin naman alade da apple kore da shallots; da kuma Garden Beach Shack suna ba da leeks da aka ƙone tare da emulsion na nori seaweed don masu cin abinci su ji daɗin kallon saman tsaunuka komai yanayin.
An buɗe shi a shekarar 2020, Hop In yana ba da giyar sana'a daga Progressive Brewery da gins daga ko'ina cikin duniya, da kuma abubuwan ciye-ciye da aka yi da sinadaran da masu samar da kayayyaki na gida suka samar, ciki har da naman rago na gargajiya tare da Welsh cheddar; farin mussels a cikin ruwan inabi, tafarnuwa da kuma cinnamon na ƙafar agwagwa; albasa kore da citta.
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.
Sigar wannan labarin ta fara bayyana a mujallar Travel + Leisure ta Disamba 2022/Janairu 2023 a ƙarƙashin taken "Labarun Riverside."
Lokacin Saƙo: Yuni-07-2024