Saturday 28th January
Having been in the middle of one of the worst floods in Brisbane last year, we didn’t think we would have the serious flooding in summer in Auckland!
To all our friends and family in Auckland and surrounds, we hope you and your home’s are all ok. For those not in Auckland, a state of emergency was declared last night due to the extreme conditions that resulted in horrendous flooding, the airport being closed and more. We don’t have full reception here but are getting bits of news when the boat swings in the right direction.
Last night I had a dream that we were staying at the brotherlinlaw’s farm. It was windy and a tree had blown down on top of a small garden shed. Another fell half down threatening to land on the house. We found some rope and went to pull the tree away from the house. At that point I woke up.
I awoke to a large crash and the splintering of wood. Shit, a boat has hit the rocks. I raced out on deck. I couldn’t see any boats around, but there on the beach partly in the water were two trees. The high winds and torrential rain had toppled one of the tall pine trees, which dragged another tree over the cliff. Then a second land slide occurred further along the cliff.