eVredefort Dome
Indlela-sango eya eVredefort Dome yiParys, idolobha elihle eleholide elakhiwe eceleni kodonga lomfula weVaal. Ukuze ufinyelele eParys uvela eGoli, thatha iN1 South, ulandela izimpawu zeBloemfontein. Ngemuva kokudabula i-Grasmere Toll Plaza, indawo enzima yasemadolobheni iguquguquka ibe amasimu ezolimo. Cishe amakhilomitha angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ngaphandle kweGoli, uzowela ibhuloho elide phezu koMfula iVaal ungene eFree State. Ngemuva kwamakhilomitha ayishumi (cishe amakhilomitha angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ukusuka eGoli), thatha umgwaqo ophumayo ophawuleke ngokuthi 'R59 - Parys / Sasolburg', ngaphambi nje kweKroonvaal Toll Plaza. Jikela ngakwesokudla bese ushayela amakhilomitha angamashumi amabili uze ufinyelele iParys.Ibanga elincane ungena edolobheni, umgwaqo omkhulu oya eParys (Loop Street) ushaya uphawu lokuma futhi uthatha ukugoba okubukhali ngakwesokudla (Water Street) bese kwesobunxele (iBeë Street). Landela le ndlela endaweni enkulu yezokuvakasha, iBeë Street; umgwaqo obanzi ogcwele izindawo zokudlela, izitolo zento zakudala, izitolo zobuciko, okunikeza amahora amaningi okuphequlula.
Uma usuqedile, qhubeka ngaphansi kweBreë Street kuze kube yilapho ufika (futhi kuphela) kwamalambu ezimoto eParys. Kusuka lapha ungaqhubeka uqonde ngqo edolobheni elincane laseVredefort (ngemva kwamakhilomitha ayishumi nanhlanu). Ngaphandle kwalokho, ungajika ngakwesokudla, udlule ibhuloho elikhangayo phezu kweVaal, uphinde ufike ngasePotchefstroom ku-R53 (cishe amakhilomitha angamashumi amahlanu). Izwe laseVredefort Dome Mountain libonakala ngokucacile, likhuphuka ngasenyakatho yeVaal, futhi lingafinyeleleka kulowo nalowo mgwaqo.
Imigwaqo yemigodi ehamba ngeDome Mountain Land inikeza umshayeli izindlela eziningi ezahlukene kanye nezinketho. Indawo ekhangayo ,iyamangalisa futhi umkhathi unokuthula njalo kusemaphandleni. Kodwa-ke, phawula ukuthi imigwaqo yesibili edabula izigodi ingaba nzima kakhulu. Ukulungiswa komgwaqo kwenziwa ngokungajwayelekile futhi amanye amasiziba awonakele kabi. Ngokuqinisekile awudingi imoto enkulu enamandla, kodwa imoto enokumiswa okuhle kanye nendawo evulekile engaphansi ehlukanisa umhlabathi nemoto ifanelekile. Thola ibalazwe yendawo kusuka kwenye yezindawo zokuvakasha zedolobha ukugwema ukulahleka kakhulu.
Ukuvakasha Okuphakanyisiwe Okuvela eParys kuya eVredefort Dome:
Uma ufika kwirobhothi emgwaqeni u-Breë Street, jikela ngakwesokudla ku-R53 yePotch. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwebhuloho, uzobona isitolo se Jalapor General Dealer. Lesi sitolo siye sathengela abantu be Parys isikhathi eside kusukela ngawo-1920 futhi sisesimeni saso sasekuqaleni. Itholakala engxenyeni engalungile yomfula ngoba amaNdiya awavunyelwe ukuba namasitolo e-Free Free State.
Ngemuva kwamakhilomitha amabili, ufika lapho kuphambana khona u-R500 no-Fochville. Jikela ngakwesokunxele bese uqhubeka u-R53 ngasePotch.
Amakhilomitha aayishumi kusuka eParys, jikela ngakwesokunxele lapho okunophawu lwe-Venterskroon. Umgwaqo manje uba ugedla lapho wehlela esigodini esivundile phakathi kwezindawo ezimbili zeVredefort Dome.
Ngemuva kwamakhilomitha ambalwa, ufica ibhuloho elincane phezu komfudlana omuhle. Kukhona umjikelezo ngakwesokunxele okunophawu- 'Koppieskraal'. Lokhu isinqamuleli esiya e-Parys njalo sinemibukiso emihle.
Uma uqhubeka uqonde ku-Venterskroon, umgwaqo uhola ngedonga elimangalisayo ledwala elivuliwe. Amandla amakhulu eVredefort Dome aqala ukubonakala.Ima epulazini laseThabela Thabeng ukuze ubheke ngokushesha ukuboniswa kwalo kwezinto zemvelo ezithakazelisayo.
Amakhilomitha ayishumi nanhlanu ukusuka emgwaqweni , ufika e-Venterskroon. Idolobha elidala lemayini libukeka lihle nezakhiwo ezintsha eziningana (kufaka phakathi isitolo sekhofi kanye nendawo yolwazi) kulindele izivakashi.
Uma usuqedile, umgwaqo uqhubeka nge-Venterskroon phezu kwendlela encane. Lokhu kukukhipha epulazini leLefontein, elinye elidala kunazo zonke eTransvaal.
Khona-ke uzofika emgwaqweni ongaqhubeki. Jika ngakwesokunxele. Ngemuva kwesikhashana, uzofika ekhoneni leSchoemansdrift-Potch. Jikela ngakwesokunxele uye ngaseSchoemansdrift.
Lapho uqhubeka neDome, wehlela eMfuleni weVaal.
Ngemuva kwamakhilomitha ambalwa, kunokuphambana nomgwaqo we-Skandinawiëdrift. Hlala ushayela ngakwesokunxele ukuya ku-Schoemansdrift.
I-Schoemansdrift ingumzila omude, owodwa phesheya koMfula iVaal. Ukuhlelwa kwayo kuhle, futhi ibhuloho iyindawo eyintandokazi yabadobi bendawo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi lweVaal, umgwaqo ufika ekugcineni.Jikela ngakwesokunxele bese uhamba ngendlela yakho eceleni kwebhange eliseningizimu lomfula.
Kukhona inethiwekhi eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu yemigwaqo yemigodi ngokusebenzisa le ngxenye yeVredefort Dome, ngakho thola ibalazwe kusuka kwenye yezikhungo zolwazi ngaphambi kokuphuma. Kunzima ukulahleka kakhulu, kodwa, ngoba yonke imigwaqo ekugcineni iholela emgwaqweni oqhamukayo ohlanganisa iVredefort neParys (R59).
Uma ushaya i-R59, jikela ngakwesokunxele ukuya ku-Vredefort noma uphendukela ngakwesokudla ukuze ubuyele e-Parys. Uhambo oluzungezayo akumele libe ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha ayikhulu kodwa awufuni ukugijima, ngakho-ke qala masinya.
'Alternative Route'
Enye indlela yokufinyelela e-Vredefort Dome Mountain Land ivela ePotchefstroom. Ukuze ufike kuleli dolobha elincane elimatasa, thatha iN1 eningizimu eBloemfontein. Ngemuva kwamakhilomitha anagamashumi amabili, kukhona ukuhlukaniswa phakathi kwe-N1 ne-N12 (emakwe nge-Potch ne-Kimberley). Thatha i-N12 bese uhamba eduze nomgwaqo ovelele wezintaba cishe ngamakhilomitha ayikhulu. Endleleni, uzodlula iMayini yeMonon, ejulile emhlabeni. Uma ufinyelela ku-Potch, landela izimpawu ze-R53 eziya e-Parys. Lokhu kuzokuletha endaweni yaseVredefort Dome Mountain uvela enyakatho.Njengombhalo wokugcina, lapho ubuyela eGoli, imigwaqo ingaba yinto edidayo. Njengoba useduze kwedolobha elikhulu, uzobona isibonakaliso se-N1. Lokhu kuzokuthatha emgwaqeni omkhulu (owaziwa ngokugcwele ngokuthi i-Western Bypass) ngeRoodepoort eya ePitoli. Uma ufuna ukufika ku-M1, eholela eNtshonalanga eya eSandton, landela izimpawu ze-N12 eWitbank bese uthatha umgwaqo onophawu olumakwe 'M1 North'. Ukumaka okungcono kungasiza lo msebenzi omncane onzima, ongidida njalo.
Translated by Nsika Khoza