I-Cuttyhunk Ethule Ikhanyisa I-Pig Roast Yonyaka

Imisebenzi lapha isukela ekudobeni nasebhishi ukuya ekuhambeni emigwaqweni enamagquma namathrekhi angcolile. Cishe ingxenye yesiqhingi iyindawo evulekile. Njengoba izakhamuzi zasesiqhingini zisho: Uma ungakwazi ukuphumula lapha, awukwazi ukuphumula."

Azikho izindawo zokudlela ezifanelekile noma amabha, kodwa amakalishi okudla eduze kwedokodo lesikebhe athengisa amasemishi eqanda noshizi enziwe uku-oda kumamuffin wesiPutukezi. I-Soprano inikeza i-pizza ematafuleni epikiniki angaphambili kwegceke, kuyilapho intsha idla amaxoxo echibini eliseduze.

Ku-Cuttyhunk, izingane zigijima mahhala; izindlu ezinesizotha ezinama-shingled zinemithambeka eluhlaza; izinqola zegalofu ezihlotshiswe ngesandla kanye namaveni ashaywayo ahamba emigwaqweni; nabagibeli bezikebhe abadlulayo bamukelwa ngokubingelela kanye nokuthintana kwamehlo leyo ngxoxo yenhlansi.

Izakhamuzi zaseziqhingini (cishe iminyaka engu-40 unyaka wonke, amakhulu amaningana ehlobo) zithi kukhona okwenzeka lapha cishe njalo ebusuku. Kodwa umcimbi omkhulu kuzoba owosiwe wezingulube waminyaka yonke ngoMgqibelo.

Uma ubheka ngonyaka odlule , kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani i-roast igqamile . Indawo yokudlela yaseNew Bedford, uDale Bishop, ufike ngesikebhe emini ukuzoqala ukosa ngo-6:30 p.m. isidlo sakusihlwa nokudansa okuzuzisa umnyango wendawo yezicishamlilo, indawo yokugula, kanye nezinhlelo zezingane.

Abantu bathutheleka ehhovisi leposi lesiqhingi elingu-8-by-10-foot, elinamabhokisi eposi angu-88, iningi lawo lishiywe okhiye. Ngaphambi kokuba lowo owayengumphathi weposi u-Emily Petrulli akwazi ukuqagela ukuthi bangaki abantu abahlala eziqhingini abaya esitolo sokuthosa izingulube, ikhasimende langenela, elingamaphesenti angu-99,7.” UPetrulli, owakhulela eFoxborough kodwa wathuthela kulesi siqhingi ngo-1997, wanezela: Amanye amaphesenti avela ngemva kwengulube. , ngoba akuwona wonke umuntu kulokho, kodwa okwephathi nokudansa. Balinganiselwa ku-100 abantu abavela ngaphandle kwesiqhingi. "

Ngo-7 ebusuku. izingulube zazicoshwa zihlanzekile, kusale inala yenkukhu eyosiwe nezinhlangothi. Abantu abadala bazulazula ematafuleni epikiniki eduze komgwaqo nasosebeni lolwandle, kodwa izingane zaphuthuma idokodo ukuze ziyofuna i-limbo, imidlalo ye-hula-hoop, namathoyizi amaswidi athumela ukumemeza okunanela ku-Cuttyhunk Pond enenkungu.

Phakathi kwabangaphandle kwabasesiqhingini ababekhona kwakukhona uTerri Lowell waseNeedham, owafika eCuttyhunk eminyakeni engu-11 edlule ngomsebenzi wakhe wokuqala wokufundisa.

Pho unezingane ezingaki?" ebuza.

Ihlezi emathangeni akhe, indodakazi ka-Lowell uJennifer, oneminyaka engu-8 no-3-quarter," kuphendula, ababili."

Ekilasini, hhayi izingane zakho," wacaciswa umbuzo.

Ebheka isigqoko sendodakazi yakhe esinentende yesandla, asinqoba emqhudelwaneni we-limbo, uLowell wathi, Kuqale kwaba mabili; sabe sengeza izingane ezimbili zasenkulisa, isikhathi esithile. Kodwa kwase kuthutha umndeni wabane, ngakho saba nomfundi webanga lesibili, inkulisa, owesine nowesithupha.”

U-Lowell nomndeni wakhe babuyela esiqhingini njalo ehlobo. Kodwa kulo nyaka, sihlala isizini yonke,” kusho yena.

Ngo-9 ebusuku, u-DJ Steve Bishop washintsha amagiya wanikeza ukuzijabulisa umuzwa wabantu abadala. Lesi isiqhingi esomile, kodwa isixuku se-BYOB, nama-coolers abo kabhiya, sasibonakala kakhulu.

Abashayeli bezikebhe u-Dennis Macedo wase-Portsmouth, R.I., kanye no-Marilyn Metts wase-Swansea bavakashela u-Cuttyhunk njalo ehlobo begibele i-30-foot Catalina. Kulula ukuzibona esikebheni esigcwele abantu abadala , abagqoke imaski yengulube yephepha e-pink-and-fuchsia kanye nezikibha ze-neon-pink ezine-Escape" ezihlotshiswe ngokumnyama.

I-Macedo, umkhiqizi wobucwebe kanye nomthengi ovela kwamanye amazwe, unikeze imaski nobucwebe obupinki , ngayinye imakwe ngezingulube zopopayi ezipinki kanye ne-Cuttyhunk Pig Roast 2005."

Izulu emhlabeni, lesi siqhingi," kusho uMacedo. Ngiye kulo lonke elaseCaribbean, lapho banamaphathi khona, kodwa akukho okufana nalokhu. Lena into enhle kakhulu yomndeni, ngifuna ukubuyisela okuthile. Ngakho-ke, ngolwesine kuJulayi ngiba ne-float embukisweni, futhi nginikeza izikhonkwane zefulegi."

Bekuyingulube yokuqala eyosiwe futhi ivakashele eCuttyhunk ukuze uthole uSusan Brophy waseNewport, R.I.

Izingane ezingenalutho ziyagijima, abantu bezikebhe ezinosawoti, intsha yasendaweni enodoli, izinqola zegalofu ezipakwe eduze -- zijabulisa endaweni enophawu lwe-Danger' oluthi akuphephile. Ungaphambuka kanjani?