Ndakapinda kuCuba kuCastro's Funeral uye Izvi ndizvo Zvakaitika

Zuva rakanga risina kusimuka pandakabuda muimba yevasina marina uye ndakanzwa muvakidzani wangu, Aussie, achitaura nenzwi guru sezvo akavhara midziyo yakapoteredza mushure megungwa rake.

"Zvechokwadi ndichaenda! Ichi chikamu chenhoroondo! "Ndaiziva kuti aigona kungotaura nezvechinhu chimwe: Cuba.

"Uri kufamba nechikepe nhasi nokuda kwekuvigwa kwaFidel here?" Ndakabvunza Aussie.

"Ehe. Mamiriro okunze anotarisa zvikuru! Mhepo ine chiedza kubva kumabvazuva, inofanira kuva rwendo rwakakwana. "

"Ndingauya here?" Ndakabvunza, ndakashuva kuva nerwendo rwechokwadi kuCuba . Ndakanga ndagara muchikepe chekuKey West kwemakore maviri, asi pasinei nekugadzikana kwemazuva ano kuIndamende yekuAmerica kuenda kuchitsuwa chacho, ndakanga ndisati ndambofamba makiromita 90 kuenda kuHaana. Chikepe changu uye chikepe changu hachina kugadzirira rwendo irworwo .

Rwendo rwacho, hongu, rwakange rusina hanya. Ndakanga ndichinyanya kufunga pamusoro pezvichaitika mumhepo kana vanhu veCuban vakarasikirwa nemutungamiri wavo. Hurumende yainge yarega kwenguva pfupi mimhanzi newaini, uye vakanga vasina mubvunzo pakukwirira. Rwendo rwaibva kuChit West kusvika kuHaana runotora maawa anenge 14 kusvika ku20 nechikepe .

Aussie akaunganidza boka re motley Key Westers: Franky, mubati wehove akanga asina ruzivo rwezvikepe; Wayne, uyo aigara mumarina uye akanga asingambofungi; naScott, mutambi wemufananidzo uyo akanga achinyura muCuba kwemakore anopfuura makumi maviri.

Scott aifambidzana naamai nemwanasikana wavo vakaronga pakugadzira nekambani yakatenderera yakashanyira neyepamusoro catamaran, asi zvikepe zvakatengeswa kunze .

Vakadzi ava vakataridzika sevanodhakwa, vakaisa chikwata chevarwi vakatora mapuranga, mabhokisi, nezvimwe zvinhu pane zvisingambofadzi, "chirongwa b" chikepe chakanga chagadzirwa naScott.

Takasimuka zuva ranyura - zvizhinji gare gare kupfuura kutarisirwa - nemhepo yakanga isiri yakakodzera 9 kusvika 11 maira paawa seAussie akafanotaura. Pane kudaro, vakanga vachiridza kupfuura 25mph nemafungu akapoteredza mamita gumi nemaviri.

"Inguva shoma iri pano! Ndipfekedze jisi rearangi! "Aussie akadanidzira kuna Franky naWayne, avo vakanga vachinwa masikati ose. Vakatsvaira chimwe chinhu mumugwagwa uye vakapa girasi kumakwidza kuAussie pachigaro, chimiro chake chakanga chichibvaridza teti chikaputika mumhepo. Anopfira jisi zvakare.

"Pane here vodka muno? Ndakati juisi yeorangi! "Akapfuura girazi ichidzokera pasi, asi vashandi vemagetsi vakatarisa vakavhiringidzika.

"Chii chakashata nazvo?" Akabvunza Wayne.

"Handizive! Zvichida zvakasimba zvikuru? Wedzera mamwe jisi rearangi, "Franky akarayira kuti asanzwisise kuti sei mutungamiri akadzosa zvakare 'yakanaka' yakanaka.

"Chii chiri kubata?" Akabvunza Marita, chirevo chake cheBoston chiripo. Ruzha rwakangofanana nechechi yebhandi yemakumbo yakaramba ichienda kumaminitsi mashomanana.

"O, hazvisi chinhu," Aussie akamuvimbisa, uye ndakanzwa akanzwa chimwe chinhu pamusoro pekambamaran aigona kutora.

Sezvataiswedera pedyo neGulf Stream yakakurumbira, ine simba rine simba iri remvura yakaoma, mamiriro okunze akaramba achiwedzera. Zvinhu zvakanga zvawira pasi nokuti vashandi vakanga vachinwa panzvimbo pokuvadzivirira. Ndakaedza kukwira kuenda mberi kwekambani apo terevhizheni yakauya ichiwira pasi pamafudzi angu. Franky akanga ari pamatanho apo chikepe chakanga chakamira, ndokumukandira mumadziro.

Wayne akachera ruoko rwake pana Mwari anoziva uye chii chakanga chichichenesa kwose kwose. Imwe nyanzvi yakanga isiri kushanda uye chigaro cheimwe chikabhururuka kubva. Nenguva iyi, vanenge vari vanomwe vedu vakanga vachikwira kurutivi rwechikepe, kusanganisira Scott uyo akanga aenda kuCuba kakawanda (kana kuti iye akati).

Wayne, uyo akanga akapfeka shangu dzandaifarira dzaive dzisina kumbobvira dzashayiwa kubva kumarina mazuva mashomanana apfuura, dzaikuchira mumuchiri uye ichiedza kunyaradza mwanasikana waMaria, Marita wakanyarara, nokumutaurira kutarisa nyeredzi.

"Ingosvika pane dzimwe nyeredzi, udzibate, uye uzviise muhomwe yako," akadaro. "Hazvina kunaka here?" Akakumbira kubvisa fudzi rake.

"Ndapota usandibata. Handinzwi zvakanaka, "Mindy akaedza kumubvuta.

"Hei captain, injini iri kupisa," Franky akadana. Vakatendeuka, uye kutinhira kwamafungu nemhepo zvakadanidzira zvikuru.

Ndakaputira pasi pe raincoat ndikaedza kurara. Ndakasimuka nemhepo yakangoerekana yakasviba sezvinoita mafungu ane simba akaputika pamuviri wangu, achindinyima zvachose saKaputeni Aussie akadanidzira "dutu iri rakanga risati raitika!"

"Ndiri kuenda kundobvarura bhani rangu!" Marita akachema. "Une bhaketi here?"

"Enda pasi uye ushandise musoro," Aussie akasimbisa.

"Handikwanise! Yakavhuniwa, uye kune mabhokisi uye mapfura ekudyira munzira. "Kuedza kupeta muimba yepachivako kwakanga kwakafanana nekushandisa imba yekugezera pachitima cheAmtrak chakanga chachangopera. Tose takanga takafukidzwa mumvura.

"Hei kapiteni," Franky akatanga zvakare apo ruzha rwenzwi rukaendazve zvakare. "Pombi yemvura inoputsika. Pane mvura yose pasi pasi pasi apa. "Zvino vose vakanga vari kuputika.

Kurwisana kwakaramba kuripo usiku, uye zvakanzwa semakumi emakore akapfuura zuva risati rapera, uye Havana yakaonekwa pamhepo. Mamiriro ekunze akazotanga kudzikama apo taisvika, takaputsika uye takarohwa, kune rudzi rusingagumi mukuchema.

Pamwe pamahombekombe aMamaria Hemingway, maCentan customs agents vakamirira , vachidzidzira zvigaro muzvigaro pasi peguru re gazebo sezvataiswedera kuguta rakanyarara. Havana ndiyo yakanga isingafungidzire yakadzikama mushure mekunge dutu reMupenzi weWest West.

Ndakanamatira uye ndakakamba nzira yangu kuenda kuuta hwechikepe, nguo dzangu dzakasvibira uye dzakaoma kubva mumvura yomunyu dzichikwira, asi zvisikwa zvangu uye shangu dzakanga dzichiri kunetseka. Ganda rangu rakatsvairwa kubva pakusimuka kunze uye kupwanyika kubva kuterevhizheni ichiwira pamusoro pangu, uye kunhuhwira kwe "kutambira" (kurutsi) pamakumbo angu epaguru kwaikurira mumhepo. Sezvo ndarwisana neshungu, chikepe chikuru, chakanaka chechikepe chakange chichifamba pamberi pedu chichienda kuHaana chizere nevatasvi vakanyarara.

Mushure mokunge takagara, boka redu rakashanyira Plaza de la Revolucion, uko zviuru zvakasangana kuti zvikwanise kuremekedza sezvazvinoita monotone mazwi kubva pamashoko ekurumbidza vakarumbidza Fidel zvaakaita. Vazhinji vaitaurirana pakati pavo, vakagara pachitsime chemukati munzvimbo yakafanana sekunge vakamirira mafirimu ekunze kutanga. Pakanga pane nguva refu yakamirira kukomborera Chevrolet tekitari yekare, uye Havana yakanga yakanyarara uye yakanyarara.

"Ndinofunga kuti ndiri kutya tsika," akadaro Mindy weBoston patakanga tichifamba-famba pedyo neHaana. "Asi kwete nekuda kweCuba. ICubans inoita seyakanaka. Ndine kushamiswa kwemitemo nekuda kweWesters Wemapenzi neyemutambo wavo wese. "