It was incredibly windy during the night, and about 1:00 am I gave up on trying to keep our refirgerator running on gas, so switched it over to battery. I relit it about 4 am as it had calmed somewhat, and it stayed on. However, unlike the northern part of Australia we are dry and safe, just to alleviate any concerns anyone back in Canada may have. There is no other topic on the TV news here . Tonight the entire hour of the news was devoted to the flooding in and around Brisbane, and now there is a one hour special. It is hard to comprehend the concept of a flood of 20 m in depth.
When we were in Northern Queensland in November and early December it was flooding there then, though not nearly as much as it is now. It was also flooding here in Wagga Wagga on the Murrumbidgee River at that time, but is no longer. As we drove down from the mountains this morning you can still see the high water level on all of the creeks and rivers. The water has now dropped many metres. Today it was cloudy, but quite warm and hasn’t rained.
We stopped at a caravan dealer Coromal Caravans Wagga Wagga and they tried to fix our awning, but didn’t have the correct part. They were very good about it, spent an hour or so trying to find parts, and didn’t charge us anything. They did identify the type of awning though, so I’ve found the manufacturer’s website and hope we will be able to find someone with the correct part.
Tomorrow we drive into the “Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone” so have cooked or eaten all our fresh fruits and vegetables.