Pack/Repack & a Lot of Rain

Wow – it was wild and woolly out there today!
The rain fell relentlessly most of the day. The wind blew it in the back door and we ended up with a few leaks that we hadn’t come across before!

The whole veranda was saturated – the wheelbarrow filled with water making our firewood a bit soggy!
I put it all next to the fire to dry out and brought up a new load which we stored inside.

The view was mostly blocked today

Pretty spooky and cool

I went out and emptied over 200mm of water (and one spider) out of the rain gauge. (Nearly 8 inches) and while I was standing there I saw a mini cyclone go mad in the paddock behind us.
I didn’t have my camera on me (I am precious about letting it drown) but this is the tree that it tossed about like a twig:

See the lack of foliage at the top and the broken bits?
Well… as I watched, the wind spun an amazing amount of tree-debris way up in the air – probably twice the height of the trees:

Aaaaand flung it in my direction!!
It was fabulous to watch. I saw the whole little mini cyclone then move up the paddock, over our chook shed, through our big trees and on to the next property.
The power was amazing.

Our yard is sodden but the man-ferns are loving it!

Back inside, I decided to totally repack. (Again)

I had decided on the big normal suitcase and a smaller pack for my checked stuff.
Jeff really wanted his backpack left behind and the big suitcase was pretty heavy.
So…

Back to my backpack and dufflebag!!

The red backpack will be carry on – and will have all my camera gear and a few toiletries
A shoulder bag with some lollies, documents, notebook, purse & book etc completes my packing mission.
The only thing left to add is my hiking pants and toiletries.
With two whole days to spare!!
Awesome!

Hope your weekends are just as productive!

Cheers!