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Tag: Cyclone Yasi

Hurry up and wait…

February 2, 2011 Helene

The windows are taped, the pool fence is wrapped, the garage roller door is braced. We’ve dropped off our valuable documents to friends with a storm bunker in their house and now we wait. On the drive back I took a photo of the Cook Highway (main road north out of Cairns) completely devoid of Continue reading

Blog Cairns, Cyclone Yasi, Helene Young, Shattered Sky, Wings of Fear 15 Comments

And so it continues

February 2, 2011February 2, 2011 Helene

The plants are in – who knew we had so many… The glass pool fence is wrapped up like a giant Christmas present and I’ve just been on mid-west NSW ABC radio chatting about Yasi!

Blog Cyclone Yasi, Helene Young, Shattered Sky, Trinity Beach, Wings of Fear 13 Comments

Morning before

February 2, 2011 Helene

Have just come back from a walk on the beach and you can see the outer wall of Yasi to the south east. The wind’s from the south as well which suggests Yasi is already to below of us. Innisfail may well be the worst hit again and my thoughts are with those people.

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Off to bed :)

February 1, 2011 Helene

Not a breath of wind outside… No flying foxes scattered across the sky while we had dinner and the Rainbow Bee-eaters who have been resident in our trees outside have vanished as well. Time for bed, then an early start tomorrow!

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