Njengoba inyuka ngaphezu kweziqhingi zaseVisayas ngendiza enophephela emhlane, inqamula emanzini acwebezelayo eMagellan Bay naseMactan Channel, noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo emigwaqeni yesiqhingi komunye wemishini esezingeni eliphakeme yakwaBMW, izivakashi manje sezingakhetha ukufika ngesitayela eShangri-La's Mactan Indawo yokuvakasha & i-Spa, eCebu.
Ngenkathi kumenyezelwa ukutholwa kwemikhumbi emisha yobukhazikhazi ehlanganisa isikebhe, isikebhe esinejubane, indiza enophephela emhlane kanye nesedan yokunethezeka, umphathi jikelele uRene D Egle uthe, “Sisichaza kabusha lesi sitatimende - 'Sesifikile'. Sifuna izivakashi zethu zithole ukunethezeka nobucayi obusezingeni lomhlaba noma ngabe usendleleni, noma ngabe kukhulunywa ngokuthintwa noma ukuhamba, ohambweni lwedolobha noma ohambweni oluhambela iziqhingi zonke. ”
Ohola iphothifoliyo yisikebhe somnumzane, iCelandine, esakhiwe nge-aluminium nensimbi yinkampani yasolwandle endala kunazo zonke yokuzilibazisa emhlabeni, iCamper & Nicholsons Shipyard. Owakhiwa ekuqaleni ngo-1960, lo mkhumbi wokuvuna ungenye yezikebhe ezine kuphela eziklanywe ngendlela efanayo futhi selokhu wathola imiklomelo eminingi ngefa layo eliyingqayizivele nobuciko obudala.
Ibuyeke ngokuphelele ngo-2013, iCelandine manje seyinama-deck decks asesitayeleni, isaluni eyakhiwe kabusha, upende wangaphandle omusha nezinjini ezintsha ezingene ngaphansi kwamahora angama-500. Izinjini zayo ezingama-180hp Cummins zimnika isivinini sokuhamba ngamafindo ayi-9 kanye nesivinini esiphezulu samafindo angu-14. Izindlu zangaphakathi zaseCelandine zingahlalisa izivakashi eziyisithupha emakamelweni amathathu anezindlu zangasese zokulala.
Ukwengezwa kwesibili eqoqweni lezindawo zasolwandle, isikebhe esinejubane iRainbow Runner singahamba ngezindawo ezinhle zeMactan Channel ngejubane lamafindo angama-25. Idume ngokusebenza okuhle kakhulu, ingavala kahle abagibeli abayi-15 uhambo ngalunye. IRainbow Runner isetshenziselwa ukudlulisa isikhumulo sezindiza, isuka eCebu Yacht Club iye eShangri-La Boat Jetty futhi okuphambene nalokho. Izophinde isetshenziselwe ukudlulisa izivakashi eCebu City, kunciphisa kakhulu isikhathi sokuhamba.
Izivakashi ezikhetha ukuhamba ngendiza, ukusondeza esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza yindiza enophephela emhlane iMcDonnell Douglas MD500E, eqhutshwa yi-Asian Aerospace Corp., isevisi ehamba phambili yokuhamba ngezindiza ePhilippines edume ngokusebenzela amakhasimende aphezulu. Inikwe amandla yizinjini zeRolls Royce Allison 250-C20R, inejubane eliphezulu lamakhilomitha angama-240 ngehora (cishe amamayela ayi-150 ngehora) futhi inendiza enciphise indiza enciphise umsindo, iba ukuphela kwendiza enophephela emhlane ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-NOTAR (no-tail rotor) ezweni.
IMcDonnell Douglas MD500E ilungele ukudluliselwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza, ukudluliswa kwedolobha nohambo oluqashiwe oluya eBohol nase-Oslob, phakathi kwabanye abaningi. Kulokho okungathatha amahora amathathu kuye kwemihlanu ngemoto nangesikebhe, i-MD500E ivumela abafuna indawo yokuzijabulisa ukuba bafike futhi bajabulele ukubhukuda noshaka be-whale e-Oslob noma ukuhamba izintaba zaseChocolate eBohol ngesikhathi esincane. Opharetha unama-hangar angasese ezindaweni eziphambili zabavakashi ePhilippines izivakashi ezingazivakashela futhi zikujabulele. Ngaphakathi kunesihlalo segolide se-oki futhi izihlalo zesikhumba ze-beige ezikwazi ukuhlala ngokuphepha abagibeli abathathu.
Uchungechunge lweBMW 5 luzungeza le mikhumbi. I-sedan yokunethezeka eyaziswa ngamaphakathi ayo asesitayeleni nokukwazi ukuhambahamba ngokushelela, i-5 Series iyingxenye yesevisi entsha ye-limousine.
